Dr Hook And The Medicine Show are fondly remembered for their warmth, humour,
irreverence and slightly left field approach to pop music, represented by the
unusual characterisations in the lyrics of their biggest hits, Sylvia's Mother,
A Little Bit More and The Cover Of The Rolling Stone (written by Shel
Silverstein). Originally formed by three friends Ray Sawyer, George Cummings and
Billy Francis as the Chocolate Papers, their career took off in earnest after
they landed up in New Jersey and met singer Dennis Locorriere. They changed
their name to Dr Hook and created a lot of in...