Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, shortened from 1975 onwards to Dr. Hook,
were an American rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey.
In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show performed
songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.
The band had eight years of regular chart hits, in both the U.S.
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Also Known As: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
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 & 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 & the Medicine Show because of the eyepatch he wears.
From: New Jersey, United States
Genre(s):
Rock,
Outlaw Music,
Southern rock,
soft rock
Active From: 1967–1985
Associated Acts:
Shel Silverstein