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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in 1975) is an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey.The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother" (1972), "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (1973), "Only Sixteen" (1976), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979), and ...
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).
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.
"Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart (tied with "Sexy Eyes" from the album Sometimes You Win for the band's best performing song), [1] as well as #2 in the United Kingdom.
Paul D’Amato, best known for playing Tim “Dr. Hook” McCracken in hockey comedy “Slap Shot,” died following a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease, on Monday ...
Cummings found fame with Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the group he named and founded in Union City, New Jersey in 1968. He invited former Chocolate Papers bandmates Ray Sawyer, Billy Francis, and Popeye Phillips to join his new band (Phillips left to join The Flying Burrito Brothers before the band achieved success, and Francis rejoined Cummings shortly after Locorriere joined.)
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."
Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook song) " Sexy Eyes " is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP Sometimes You Win. In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the ...