Dennis Locorriere - wikipedia Dennis Locorriere Dennis Michael Locorriere ( born June 13, 1949 ; Union City, New Jersey, United States ) is the American former lead vocalist and guitarist of the soft rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, later Dr. Hook. He continues as a solo artist, session musician and songwriter. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Discography and DVD 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Live albums 3.3 Compilation albums 3.4 DVDs 4 References 5 External links Career Locorriere, as a founding member of Dr. Hook, was the recipient of more than 60 gold and platinum albums, gaining No. 1 chart status in more than 42 countries. He is also a songwriter, whose songs having been recorded by Bob Dylan, Crystal Gayle, BJ Thomas, Helen Reddy, Willie Nelson, Southside Johnny and by Jerry Lee Lewis, on his 2006 release, Last Man Standing. Locorriere 's company retains the rights to the trademark name, Dr. Hook, although it is licensed to Ray Sawyer for touring purposes. Locorriere tours as `` The Voice of Dr. Hook, '' as referenced to the fact that his voice was most prominent on the majority of Dr. Hook hits. Locorriere has contributed his vocals to the albums of others, such as Randy Travis ' Always and Forever album ( 1987 ). His solo performances includes songs from his past, as well as newer material from his solo period. Locorriere has released three solo albums, Out of the Dark ( 2000 ), One of the Lucky Ones ( 2005 ) and Post Cool ( 2010 ). A compilation album, Alone in the Studio / The Lost Tapes, was released in 2008. Locorriere released a live CD, Dennis Locorriere - Live in Liverpool ( 2004 ), as well as a concert DVD of his solo show, Alone With Dennis Locorriere ( 2002 ). In November 2000, he toured his Voice of Dr. Hook concert in Australia and New Zealand ; and is touring there again in May 2015. In 2007, Locorriere and his band embarked on the Dennis Locorriere Celebrates Dr. Hook Hits and History tour. In early 2008, Locorriere toured the United Kingdom, as member of Bill Wyman 's Rhythm Kings. In early 2010, Locorriere again toured in the United Kingdom, promoting his new Post Cool album, accompanied by Andy Fairweather Low as his `` special guest ''. In 2014, he toured in Australia for the first time in nearly 15 years. Personal life Locorriere has resided in England for a number of years, maintaining a residence in Worthing, Sussex. Discography and DVD Studio albums Out of the Dark ( Track Records, 2000 ) One of the Lucky Ones ( Track Records, 2005 ) Post Cool ( 2010 ) Live albums Alone with... ( 2002 ) Live in Liverpool ( 2004 ) Post Cool Live ( 2011 ) Compilation albums Alone in the Studio / The Lost Tapes ( 2008 ) Retrospection ( 2011 ) DVDs Alone with Dennis Locorriere ( 2006 ) Hits and History Tour Live ( 2007 ) Post Cool Live ( 2011 ) References Jump up ^ Bonitto, Brian ( 2014 ) `` Hooking up with Dennis Locorriere '', Jamaica Observer, June 2, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014 Jump up ^ http://www.dennislocorriere.com/tour-dates.htm Jump up ^ http://www.drhookofficial.dennislocorriere.com/#!post-cool-dennis-locorriere/c35z Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2015 - 02 - 04. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3430600030.html Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. External links Dennis Locorriere 's website Twitter.com/DrHookOfficial facebook.com/DrHookOfficial instagram.com/DrHookOfficial drhookofficial.com BNF : cb13965025x ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0003 7189 0541 MusicBrainz : e0852756 - 9497 - 4c70 - 9595 - e8f058bf2cf2 VIAF : 46953118 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings Bobby Dominguez Jimmy Allen Dennis Locorriere Popeye Phillips Joseph Oliver John David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob `` Willard '' Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman Studio albums Sloppy Seconds ( 1972 ) Pleasure and Pain ( 1978 ) Sometimes You Win ( 1979 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1980 ) Singles `` Sylvia 's Mother '' `` The Cover of Rolling Stone '' `` The Ballad of Lucy Jordan '' `` Only Sixteen '' `` A Little Bit More '' `` Walk Right In '' `` Sharing the Night Together '' `` When You 're in Love with a Beautiful Woman '' `` Better Love Next Time '' `` Sexy Eyes '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Locorriere&oldid=824233380 '' Categories : 1949 births American expatriates in the United Kingdom American male singers American singers Living people American country guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists People from Union City, New Jersey People from Sussex Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show members American people of French - Canadian descent 20th - century American guitarists Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2014 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 6 February 2018, at 03 : 05. 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Question: who was the lead singer in dr hook
Answer: Dennis Michael Locorriere