Dr. Hook

Dr. Hook
Dr. Hook performing at a telethon in 1977
Background information
Also known as	Dr. Hook
Origin	Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Country rock roots rock boogie rock pop rock soft rock blue-eyed soul disco
Years active	1969–1985 1988–2015 2019–present
Labels	Columbia Capitol CBS Casablanca
Members	Dennis Locorriere John Maher Michelle Cordelli Damien Cooper Tim Bye Jon Poole Ryan Farmery
Past members	Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings John "Jay" David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob 'Willard' Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman Leonard Wolfe
Website	drhookofficial.com

Dr. Hook (known as Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show until 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), "Walk Right In" (1977), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979) and "Better Love Next Time" (1979). In addition to its own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.

The band had eight years of hits in the United States. Its music, spanning acoustic ballads and soft rock, was played on Top 40, easy listening and country music outlets throughout the English-speaking world. In recent years the band's mellower '70s hits such as "Sharing the Night Together" (1978) and "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979) have also received regular airplay on Yacht Rock Radio on SiriusXM.