The Life & Death of Dr Hook's RAY SAWYER 

Had the honor of working with Ray, opening for him at the Broken Spoke in Daytona. He was very kind to me and I hold those memories in great regard. RIP Ray!!!

"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" is my favorite Dr. Hook song. I was like 11 years old when it was released. Loved it in 79' and still love it in 2024. "Sharing The Night Together" is the other track I like. RIP Ray🙏

I still love him on “Sylvia’s Mother”.

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show was the soundtrack of my youth. As a child of the 70’s & early 80’s, their music just touched my soul. Beautiful memories. ✌🏻💖🎶

RIP Ray, thanks for the music you have left with us and all the great sounds over the years you guys put together!

They were so popular in Australia, we loved them ❤️

Always loved their music very underrated rip brother 🙏😞❤️ never forgotten

"A couple more years" was always my favourite & also one of the most appropriate songs for my first girlfriend & I. Ah those were the days 💙💖

It’s actually Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, loved them!

Sharing the night together was one of my favorites🥰🥰🥰

I loved Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. Someone mentioned that they were not trendy enough, always a little behind the times… Guess that’s why I like them so much, they were genuine! And man, did they have some fun! 🎶😆

I loved their music and stage performance. Ray was my favorite.

The Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show with Freakers Ball is a classic.

Ray Sawyer was a very talented individual and had a very distinctive voice. He'll be missed. Luckily, we can still enjoy his performances.

I remember buying a Cream magazine when I was very young in the 70s and there was a picture of this guy buck naked at a microphone. I’d never seen a naked person before my life. I’ve seen many more since though

I loved Dr Hook and the medicine show❤

Awesome musician. God rest his soul.😢

seen them at the kings head pub in GA in the 80s one of the best shows i ever seen and i have seen a lot

Loved Dr. Hook!

I remember there music I just started driving brings back good memories I miss the great music of the 60s 70s and 80s

Seen him in perform in NYC back in the 70s. He seemed like a fun loving type of guy.

I was stoned and I missed it was pretty good. Their video is awesome.

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day also today is my friends birthday ❤😊

I think Locorriere and Sawyer together have some great harmony vocals. They were a fantastic and very entertaining group. I was born in 73 but my siblings were all born between 53 and 65 so I had all the great records around the house

Dr Hooks best album by a country mile was Sloppy seconds.

Thanks, mate. You gave me a lot of smiles at your antics, and you and the boys, and Shel, really pleased my ears.

Great band and they had a lot of fun on stage ❤!!

One more year. I Still drop a tear. Because its a true story about his daughter! R.I.P 😢

They were very popular in central Pennsylvania in the 70's, playing small venues like Altoona but selling out. They were a fun band to watch.

They were popular in Alaska too. When we did ice fishing listening to their hits, memorable and good times. Thank you for the music guys. RIP Ray Sawyer.

Great group! 🎵❤️

Saw this guy do a show in an upstairs of a house that had been converted to bar back in 1990. He was awesome.

And they LIKED TO PARTY!!! in the fun way, that is.

Dennis was the voice of Dr. Hook in my opinion and he was the lead voice in the majority of their hit songs

Loved Dr hook band very popular in Australia down to earth band rip Ray 😢

Ray…my dad passed away one week before you! He loved Blue Jeans song and I hope you two went into the gates of heaven together. Liz Taylor probably went through with yooos! Australia loves Dr. Hook music 🎶 so thanx for that! ✌️😁👍🫡✨🎶

Love that guy 😎😍

I was always a fan of dr hook thanks to my parents I thought as a kid that the eye patch guy (Ray) was the Dr hook and the other guys where just his backing band

17, Number # 1 Records, final got to me Ray in a bar doing a show in late 80s in Longview,Tx had all their greatest hits, gone.

Dr Hook & the medicine show officially shortened their name to just Dr. Hook in 1975. That was their working band name until they broke up in 1985.

I always loved their song More Like The Movies

Saw the band in 1974 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. They were okay -- their problem was that they were totally out of step with whatever trend was current, so they came off as a novelty act (with a secret weapon, the songs of Shel Silverstein). The Tubes came along and were in sort of the same position, but they had a more distinctive, contemporary sound -- and costumes.

We loved doctor hook in Australia in the 70s and 80s,,,, Sylvia's mother said and the cover of the rolling stones,,, great music 🎵 RIP my old mate !🇦🇺👍😜

I got stoned and I missed it probably shouldn't have been my theme song on road trips. But fuck they were great. Rip Dr.

Such a great band they don't make them like that anymore rest in peace Dr hook 🙏😔

They sure were photogenic😁😁❤❤

Still listening to their music.❤

Missed them in Medford OR in 1979. Was small drunkin concert on pbs

Ray came thur Oklahoma, 2014-2015? They put on a very good show. Tickets were quite reasonable, unlike today.

I absolutely loved them

Rest in Peace ✌ bro 😢

Sharing the night together is a great song

She was 16 loved it

I was 16 when “She was only 16” came out!

I love George. He named the band because of Ray, but he WAS Not Dr. Hook!

I´ve always loved them!!!! ///Lars

My aunt was a good friend of his. It’s Mo-bill. Mobile, Alabama

And a little bit more❤❤❤

Mobile (a city) is pronounced "Mow - Beel."

I saw them in 1978🎶

.. 'Mobeel' ..

Ray was a nice man.

Nice voice

In the early 70’s they played at a local state fair but showed up drunk/stoned and started singing risqué ( very nasty) lyrics to Sylvia’s Mother and were escorted off the stage and off the property.

I saw them in 1974.

George Cummings WAS Dr. Hook. He named and started the band up in Jersey. He sat next to me on a train on 6/20/11 from Newark to North Carolina and he tuned up my acoustic guitar and we sand some Medicine Band songs and a few other songs and he let me sing " Freakers Ball" ( Shel Siverstein lyrics) as we serenaded everybody in our train car. Then he got off the train in North Carolina to play some golf the next day before heading to the Muscle Shoals recording studio. George pulled a flask out of his vest pocket and shared it with me inbetween songs. It was my first taste of TITO's vidka. I continued on home to New Orleans after being stuck in New Jersey for almost six years after Hurricane Katrina. He was a really nice guy but he couldn't stand Ray Sawyer at all...

Love me some Hook. Millionaire is my personal fave.

I like Ray but to me Dennis will always be the front man

Never really took themselves serious but were good.

Silvia's mother,On The Cover of The Rolling Stone.

Im a Chickasaw Al boy

Seen live in amarillo

..my buddies and I saw them ca 1984 at the Crown Lounge in western Firy Lauderdale

1970s :-)

Saw them with Ten Years after,and Blue Oyster Cult, they were funny as hell, didn't really fit in the with the line up,though!

Interesting

mo-beel

Love your accent but its prononced Mo Bill

My favorite is SEXY EYES. TILL THIS DAY

In love with a beautiful woman, sexy eyes, she got her blue jeans on my favorites

Mo Beal

1:29 1:34 a bit too much info

15 years ago I restored my Rowe R-94 jukebox and one of the first 10 records was Dr Hook's "Cover Of Rolling Stone" on side A with "Queen Of The Silver Dollar" on side B Love their songs but his girly boy acts was cringe worthy

I thought he was Dr Hook

I hope this man made it to heaven. Are you saved through Jesus Christ. Jesus died for your sins and mine. Jesus said who ever believes in me wil never die. Are you saved.

Sylvia’s Mother

Sexy Eyes was the best

Sexy eyes was mine.

Shel Silversteins pride party.

Dr. John, Dr. Hook I always confused the two back in the 70s.

It's pronounced mobeel 😊

Mobile, Alabama is pronounced "Moe Bill" or "Mo Beal"

Its Dr Hook and the medicine Head

Mobile pronounced Mobill. No one ever says it right!!!!

on the cover of the rolling stone RIP beautiful soul