Dr hook eyepatch guy

My band, john, jon, damien, tim, willie and michelle, are far and away the best musicians and singers i have ever worked with. Live finds them setting up camp, railing from onstage against their irrelevancy and low estate to a room. Hook confirms everything you want to believe about the 70s. Wearing a black eyepatch, sawyer was the face of the band as. Despite not being the lead singer, his eye patch and cowboy hat meant he was the most easily recognised. Hook confirms everything you want to believe about the. They started out playing some of the roughest bars in the union city area, concentrating mostly on country music out of sheer necessity. He was a renowned figure for the eyepatch and cowboy hat that he would wear on stage. His resemblance to captain hook in peter pan inspired the name of the soft. Okkervil rivers will sheff posted a fantastic essay on his veryfavoriteever cinematic document of a rock and roll band which happens to be a 10dollar import dvd of dr. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Dr hook when youre in love with a beautiful woman youtube. He began putting out music in the early 1960s and formed dr.

Hooks ray sawyer, cover of rolling stone singer, dead at 81 alabamaborn singer featured on hits like sylvias mother and when youre in love with a beautiful woman as. Timeless is a 40 track collection of chart hits, love songs and lesser known gems from the band s extensive repertoire, handpicked by dennis locorriere, dr hook s lead singer and guitarist. The days have been long and i have been lonesome recalling the dreams that never came true the nights have been lonely but now thats all ov. Ray sawyer with his signature eye patch who was the singer of the 1970s band dr. Hook 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Haffkine, having a knack for picking songs, quickly became dr. Famed for his eye patch sawyer, who was not the lead singer was the most recognisable member of the band and fans remember him for. Alabamaborn sawyer, who has died in florida aged 81 after a brief illness, cofounded dr hook to which they abbreviated the name in 1975 in union city, new jersey in 1968. Hooks ray sawyer, cover of rolling stone singer, dead at 81. Ray sawyer of dr hook fame dead at 81 our tribute youtube. Ray sawyer had lost his right eye in a nearfatal car crash in oregon in 1967, and thereafter always wore an eyepatch. Ray sawyer february 1, 1937 december 31, 2018 was an american singer and vocalist with the 1970s rock band dr. The musician famous for wearing an eye patch died peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness. Hook sharing the night together 1978, vinyl discogs.

Tributes paid after death of dr hook singer ray sawyer. Haffkine visited jann wenner, one of the founders of rolling stone, proclaiming ive just given you guys the best commercial for. Eye patch wearing dr hook singer and percussionist. Locorriere sang most hook songs including harmonies in the studio and wrote much of their material, some with acclaimed songwriter and playboy cartoonist shel silverstein. The band was always a crowdpleaser and this performance, which includes their signature song the cover of the rolling stone, features the group at its absolute best. An appointment with dr hook the dennis locorriere interview. Ray sawyer the eyepatch wearing singer who led 70s rock group dr. Jul 21, 2016 an appointment with dr hook the dennis locorriere interview.

Hook the best of when youre in love with a beautiful woman, making love and music and more. Hook stumbled onto the stage of a cavernous dance hall called the midnight sun. The original lineup consisted ray sawyer, dennis locorriere, bill francis, jay david, and george cummings, but their lineup changed quite a bit over the years. We want to be your familys one stop for all of your eyecare needs. Welcome to hook eye care and thank you for visiting our website. Hooks biggestselling single, when youre in love with a beautiful woman, composed by even stevens. Hooks ray sawyer, cover of rolling stone singer, dead. The single sylvias mother, a subtle parody of teenheartbreak weepers, flopped upon release, but with more promotional muscle, became the bands first millionseller and hit the top five in the summer of 1972. Hookthe cover of the rollin stone video dailymotion. He was famous for his eye patch and his cowboy hat. The rest is fodder for thc historians of this troubled age. Sawyer joined dr hook in 1969, two years after he lost an eye in a car accident. Walk off the earth keyboardist mike beard guy taylor dead.

His resemblance to captain hook in peter pan inspired the name of the softrock band that gave us sylvia. Hook had 10 top 40 hits including sylvias mother and the. If not for that fortuitous meeting, its entirely possible the world outside of the garden state would have never heard of dr. The only people who have never talked to me about a dr hook reunion has been the other guys in dr hook.

About five years after they got started and also five years after singer ray sawyer lost an eye in an accident, resulting in his trademark eyepatch, dr. On sunday, february 18th, to be exact, seven formerly unknown musicians calling themselves dr. With his trademark cowboy hat, gritty singing voice and customary eyepatch, the man from dr hook was the number one eyepatch wearing icon throughout the 1970s and for a small part of the 1980s. Guitarist and vocalist ray sawyer of the rock band dr. Many people think that the guy in the eyepatch is dr. He would go on to rule the rock n roll world, but that night the big stage belonged to the guy wearing a cowboy hat and eyepatch. Timeless showcases the many musical styles of dr hook. They make every show a special experience for me and that feeling is carrying across the lights to audiences everywhere. The medicine show and doctor referring to the shows common in the 19th century were intended as tongueincheek support for drug abuse. Hook and the medicine show doing a liveforgermantv performance sometime in 1974.

The hook name was inspired by sawyers eyepatch and a reference to captain hook of the peter pan fairy tale, although, humorously, because captain hook was neither a doctor nor wore an eyepatch. Hooks ray sawyer dead at 81 guardian liberty voice. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song the cover of rolling stone and was a recognizable presence in the band owing to the eyepatch and cowboy hat he wore. It was locorriere, then 20 years old, who sang on this one, delivering the vocal with sincere sorrow. Offering quality eyecare to bentonville, rogers, springdale, fayetteville and all of northwest arkansas, we strive to provide a full scope of optometric care. Silverstein wrote all the songs for their selftitled debut album, released in 1972. Rock and roll history was made in charlotte, north carolina, under cloud swept skies as the sun moved into the last decan of aquanus. Ray sawyer with the eye patch and dennis locorriere. Jan 01, 2019 sawyer joined dr hook in 1969, two years after he lost an eye in a car accident. Ray sawyer lost an eye in a nearfatal car crash in oregon in 1967, and has worn an eyepatch ever since. And doctor hook, being a friendly bunch, suddenly found there were about 14 families depending for their daily bread on the continuing success of dr. Hook, after the captain hook character in peter pan.

The hook name was inspired by sawyers eyepatch and a reference to captain hook of the. He died peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness, according to his wife, linda sawyer. While no cause of death has been revealed, sawyer suffered a. Jul 29, 2019 the hook name was inspired by sawyers eyepatch and a reference to captain hook of the peter pan fairy tale, although, humorously, because captain hook was neither a doctor nor wore an eyepatch. He lost his right eye in a car accident, which led to the wearing of his signature eye patch. Hook and the medicine show doing a liveforgermantv performance sometime in.

Feb 23, 2011 the face, with the distinctive eyepatch, belonged to ray sawyer who in a further blurring of the memory these days tours as dr hook. Walk off the earth keyboardist mike beard guy taylor. But if you really want to hear that side of the band, you should turn to ravens superb 2003 comp i got stoned and i missed it. Other members include jance garfat, rik elswit, and jon wolters, bob willard henke, and rod smarr. Hook and the medicine show put on concerts filled with humor and down home rock n roll. Thats ray sawyer, who lost his right eye in a car accident in the early 70s. Celebrates dr hook 50th anniversary world tour 20192020. American vocalist best known as the singer for the 1970s band dr. Ap guitarist and vocalist ray sawyer of the rock band dr. The best from shel silverstein 19711979, which has some overlap with this greatest hooks collection but captures that essence better than columbias best current cd comp the essential dr.