Dr. Hook

Rating  2 Stars Ray (Eye Patch) Sawyer left Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show in 1983 to pursue a solo career, while the band continued to tour successfully for another couple of years, ending with the Dr. Hook’s One and Only Farewell Tour, with Dennis Locorriere as the sole front man. In 1988 Sawyer went back on the road as “Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook”, this billing eventually being altered to “Dr. Hook featuring Ray (Eye Patch) Sawyer”. In the early 2000s, Billy Francis began joining Ray to play some shows. Dennis Locorriere, who was the original singer of Sylvis mother, relocated to Nashville and wrote songs for many other artists. In 1989, Dennis Locorriere performed a well received one-man show at Lincoln Center, The Devil and Billy Markham, written by Silverstein. Dennis Locorriere has since released two solo studio albums (Out of the Dark in 2000 and One of the Lucky Ones in 2005), a live CD set in 2004 (Live in Liverpool), a concert DVD (Alone with Dennis Locorriere) and has toured to packed houses in recent years as the Voice of Dr. Hook. In March 2007, Dennis Locorriere (and band) embarked on the Dennis Locorriere Celebrates Dr. Hook Hits and History Tour, to promote the release of the Dr. Hook Hits and History CD/DVD set. This tour was “greatest hits and more” tour, that is, as Dennis Locorriere puts it, “for the fans.” A live DVD of the tour was released in July 2007, and went straight into the official UK music DVD chart at number 10. A new studio album of original material is expected from Dennis Locorriere in late 2007, early 2008. A U.S. single will be released in 2007. John Christian Wolters, who played drums with the band from 1974 to 1984, died on June 16, 1997, of liver cancer. Robert Jance Garfat, who played bass with the band from 1971 to 1984, died on November 6, 2006, in a motorcycle accident. Sourse and more Information: Wikipedia