Reelin’ in the Years 265: Sylvia’s Mother. RIP Dennis Locorriere
Posted in 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music at 12:00 on 29 May 2026
US band Dr Hook (and the Medicine Show)’s lead singer Dennis Locorriere – not the one with the eye-patch – died last week.
Their output was at best soft rock but their hits tended to stick in the mind.
The band’s first UK hit was Sylvia’s Mother (no 2 in 1972) but they had a no 1 in 1979 with When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman.
This is a live version of the earlier song apparently recorded on the houseboat of the song’s writer Shel Silverstein.
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show: Sylvia’s Mother
Dennis Michael Locorriere: 13/6/1949 – 16/5/2026. So it goes.
