The band changed labels again, but could not replicate earlier successes, and officially disbanded in 1985. Henke left soon after to be replaced with Rod Smarr. But Sawyer was increasingly upset at the commercial direction the group's sound was taking, and left the band in 1980. According to Huey, it solidified their reputation as "disco-tinged balladeers." Bob "Willard" Henke joined the band while Elswit took a year off to recover from cancer. Pleasure & Pain, released in 1979, was the group's first gold album. Hook was able to string together several more hits, including "When You're in Love With a Woman" and "Sexy Eyes." In this period, it was Locorriere who was frequently featured on lead vocals.
The hit from the project was a reworked version of Sam Cooke's "Only Sixteen" that charted in the top ten in 1976. Unlike previous projects, this album included original material written by the group. They signed with Capitol in 1975 with the aptly titled album Bankrupt. The group had a difficult time meeting the high expectations created by Sloppy Seconds, and the result was Belly Up, which Huey noted "was unfortunately prophetic." The group was forced to file bankruptcy in 1974, although they continued to tour incessantly. David left the band in 1973 and was replaced by John Wolters. Hook & The Medicine Show even after they got their picture on the cover of the bible of popular music in March of 1973.
Rolling Stone magazine subsequently featured the band on its cover as a result of the novelty hit.īut all was not well for Dr. The song "The Cover of Rolling Stone," penned by Silverstein, appeared on the album and became the group's biggest hit. This was in time for the recording of Sloppy Seconds. The next year, two more musicians were added to the Medicine Show-Jance Garfat on bass and Rik Elswit on guitar. And, during their peak years, they were just as famed for their crazed stage antics, which ranged from surreal banter to impersonating their own opening acts." "Although the band had a reputation as a mouthpiece for humorist Shel Silverstein, who supplied several of their biggest hits," wrote Huey, "they didn't rely exclusively on his material by any means. The album included "Sylvia's Mother," which became a hit in mid-1972. Silverstein wrote all the songs for their self-titled debut album, released in 1971. Hook & the Medicine Show became a great combination. The soundtrack was written by Shel Silverstein, a well-known children's author and the writer of "A Boy Named Sue," which Johnny Cash parlayed into a hit. This also led to a contract for the band with CBS. Haffkine also became their manager and producer. Recording came to the attention of Ron Haffkine, musical director for the film "Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?," the band was hired to perform on the soundtrack. The band "began playing some of the roughest bars in the Union City area, concentrating mostly on country music out of sheer necessity," according to Steve Huey, writing in All Music Guide. Phillips quit soon after the band was formed and was replaced by John "Jay" David. This included George Cummings, lead and steel guitars Billy Francis, keyboards and Popeye Phillips, drums. The remainder of the band was recruited from a group in which Sawyer played, called the Chocolate Papers.
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The band was formed in 1968 in Union City, New Jersey, by singer-songwriter Dennis Locorriere and Ray Sawyer, a singer with a bold stage presence, including an eye patch needed after suffering injuries in a car accident. In later years, the band changed its material to disco-tinged ballads and had marginal success before breaking up. Hook & the Medicine Show was a band that combined country with pop and rock, and was perhaps best known for the catchy and witty hit song "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." They were among the bands that became popular during the 1970s thanks to AM radio play.
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