Fifty years ago this week — on March 29, 1973, to be exact — the ragged New Jersey country-rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show got their wish: Rolling Stone put them on the cover. In 1967, ...

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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show singer Ray Sawyer, who sang lead on their hit "The Cover of Rolling Stone," has passed away. He was 81. The news was broken on the Facebook page of the current incarnation ...

Ray Sawyer, the singer best known for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show's hit "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone,'" has died. Page Six reports that Sawyer passed away in Daytona Beach after a brief illness. He ...

Some moments of a musicians long career in rock ‘n’ roll, especially one as adventure-filled as that of Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook, are unforgettable. “The Cover of the Rolling Stone,” the band’s biggest ...

Ray Sawyer, who cut a distinctive figure as a member of the band Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show thanks to his flamboyant style and attention-drawing eye patch, and who sang lead on one of the group’s ...

Formed around Union City, New Jersey, and originally named Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the band enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s, with hit singles including Sylvia’s Mother, The ...

Dr Hook & The Medicine Show singer Ray Sawyer has died aged 81. The musician was famous for the black eye patch he wore after he lost his eye in a car accident. The 1970s band, which was later known ...

Ray Sawyer, the singer best known for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show's hit "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone,'" has died. Page Six reports that Sawyer passed away in Daytona Beach after a brief illness. He ...

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