Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show was an American rock band of the 1970s known for their humorous, storytelling songs and close association with songwriter Shel Silverstein.

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instanceOf rock band
activeYearsEnd 1985
activeYearsStart 1968
alsoKnownAs Dr. Hook NERFINISHED
Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer NERFINISHED
associatedAct Shel Silverstein NERFINISHED
chartSuccess had multiple Top 10 hits in the 1970s
cityOfOrigin Union City, New Jersey NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Dr. Hook NERFINISHED
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1972
disbandedIn 1985
formedIn 1968
genre comedy rock
country rock
novelty song
pop rock
rock
soft rock
influencedBy country music
rock and roll
knownFor collaborations with Shel Silverstein
humorous songs
storytelling lyrics
member Billy Francis NERFINISHED
Dennis Locorriere NERFINISHED
George Cummings NERFINISHED
Jance Garfat NERFINISHED
Jay David NERFINISHED
John Wolters NERFINISHED
Ray Sawyer NERFINISHED
Rik Elswit NERFINISHED
notableSongwriter Shel Silverstein NERFINISHED
notableWork A Little Bit More NERFINISHED
Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk NERFINISHED
Only Sixteen NERFINISHED
Sexy Eyes NERFINISHED
Sharing the Night Together NERFINISHED
Sylvia's Mother NERFINISHED
The Cover of 'Rolling Stone' NERFINISHED
When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman NERFINISHED
peakPopularityPeriod 1970s
recordLabel Capitol Records
Columbia Records
songwriterCollaboration Shel Silverstein wrote many of their early songs NERFINISHED
stateOfOrigin New Jersey NERFINISHED
vocalist Dennis Locorriere NERFINISHED
Ray Sawyer NERFINISHED

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"Only Sixteen" hasNotableCoverVersionBy Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
subject surface form: Only Sixteen
this entity surface form: Dr. Hook
Shel Silverstein songMadeFamousBy Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show