Dr. Hook
USA
Formed: 1968
Died: 01 January 1985
Genres: Pop/Rock, Country, Folk
Styles: Country-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's sardonic, country-flavored pop/rock made them one of the most fondly remembered acts of AM pop radio's heyday in the '70s. Although the band had a reputation as a mouthpiece for humorist Shel Silverstein, who supplied several of their biggest hits (including "The Cover of Rolling Stone"), they didn't rely exclusively on his material by any means. And, during their peak years, they were just as famed for their crazed stage antics, which ranged from surreal banter to impersonating their own opening acts. The band wa...
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