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June 13, 1949 (age 75) Union City, New Jersey, U.S. Occupation (s) Singer, actor. Instrument (s) Vocals, guitars, harmonica, drums. Years active. 1968–present. Dennis Michael Locorriere (born June 13, 1949) is the American lead vocalist and guitarist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).
After Dr. Hook split up, Dennis Locorriere retained ownership of the band's name. However, from 1988 to 2015, Sawyer was granted a license to tour separately as "Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook" or "Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer" (joined for a time in 2001 by Billy Francis); Sawyer did not perform publicly after his last tour ended in October 2015 and ...
Ray Sawyer (February 1, 1937 – December 31, 2018) [1] was an American percussionist and vocalist with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. [2] Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song "The Cover of Rolling Stone" and was a recognizable presence in the band owing to the eyepatch and cowboy hat he wore.
From left to right: Dennis Locorriere, Billy Francis, and Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show on the March 29, 1973 cover of Rolling Stone in caricature. [3]The song satirizes success in the music business; the narrator laments that his band, despite having the superficial attributes of successful rock stars (including drug use, "teenage groupies, who'll do anything we say," and a ...
Sometimes You Win is a studio album by the American band Dr. Hook, released in 1979.It was produced by Ron Haffkine. [2]The album contains three of the band's most commercially successful singles: "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (also included on their previous album Pleasure and Pain), "Better Love Next Time" and "Sexy Eyes."
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Ray Sawyer – lead vocals, guitar; Dennis Locorriere – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass; George Cummings – steel guitar, lead guitar; Billy Francis – keyboards, backing vocals; Jay David – drums, backing vocals
2000: Dennis Locorriere, on his album Out of the Dark (as the singer for Dr. Hook, he performed on the original version of the song) 2005: Bobby Bare, on his album The Moon Was Blue; 2010: Lucinda Williams, on the Shel Silverstein tribute album Twistable Turnable Man; 2017: Kikki Danielsson, on her album Portrait of a Painted Lady. [20]
The Best of Dr. Hook, later re-titled Revisited, is the first compilation album by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the ... Dennis Locorriere – lead guitar ...