Dr. Hook Lyrics

Dr. Hook Info:

Also known as:
Dr. Hook

From:
New Jersey, United States

Genres:
Rock, Outlaw Music, Southern rock, soft rock

Years active:
1967–1985

Associated acts:
Shel Silverstein

Name Origin:
When told by a club owner that they needed a name to put on a poster in the window of his establishment, Cummings made a sign: "Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: Tonic for the Soul."

The "Hook" name was inspired by Sawyer's eyepatch and a reference to "Captain Hook" of the Peter Pan fairy tale, though, humorously, because Captain Hook was neither a doctor nor wore an eyepatch.

Ray Sawyer lost an eye in a near-fatal car crash in Oregon in 1967, and has worn an eyepatch ever since. To this day, Sawyer is mistakenly considered Dr. Hook because of the eyepatch he wears.

Past Members:
Dennis Locorriere - vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica
(1967-1985)

Ray Sawyer - vocals, guitar, percussion, congas, maracas
(1967-1983)

Billy Francis - keyboards
(1967-1985; died 2010)

George Cummings - lead and steel guitars, vocals
(1967-1975)

Rik Elswit - lead guitar
(1972-1985)

Jance Garfat - bass
(1972-1985; died 2006)

John Wolters - drums
(1973-1982, 1983-1985; died 1997)

Rod Smarr - guitar
(1980-1985; died 2012)

Bob 'Willard' Henke - guitar
(1976-1980)

Leonard Wolfe - Keyboards

Joseph Olivier - drums
(1968)

John "Jay" David - drums
(1968-1973)

Walter Hartman - drums
(1982-1983)