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Dr. Hook
American rock band
Dr. Hook was 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), "Better Love Next Time" (1979), "Sexy Eyes" (1980), and "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk" (1982). In addition to its own material, Dr.
Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.
members: Ray Sawyer, George Cummings, Dennis Locorriere
formed in: New Jersey
labels: Columbia Records
genres: rock music
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country rockrockamericanpopsoft rock
Formed 1968 in New Jersey as . Their name was shortened in 1975 to Dr. Hook, disbanded in 1985.
Also known as: DR. Hook, Doctor Hook, Dr Hook, Dr.Hook, DrHook
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Dr. Hook, the records, oldest first
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
1972 album
Sloppy Seconds
1972 album
wanted
Sylvia’s Mother
1972 ep
Belly Up!
1973 album
Fried Face!
1974 album
Bankrupt
1975 album
A Little Bit More
1976 album
Makin’ Love & Music
1977 album
Pleasure & Pain
1978 album
wanted
Sometimes You Win...
1979 album
Rising
1980 album
Players in the Dark
1982 album
Let Me Drink From Your Well
1983 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"The Cover of "Rolling Stone"" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show.
Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973. The song satirically laments that the band had not appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone, a magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by various artists, including R. Stevie Moore on his 1987 album Teenage Spectacular; Poison on their 2000 album Crack a Smile... and More!; Sammy Kershaw on his 2010 album Better Than I Used to Be, with his version featuring Jamey Johnson; Black Francis on the album Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein in 2010; and Jackyl on their 2012 album Best in Show. Canadian singer Corb Lund featured the song on his 2019 EP Cover Your Tracks in a duet with Hayes Carll.
