@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Dr. Hook - Sometimes You WinYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Pop, Soft Rock, Union City, New Jersey 6/26Matrix #: SW-12018Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Dennis L (49' - Alive), Ray S (37' - 18'), Billy F (42' - 10'), Jance G (44' - 06'), Rik E (45' - Alive), John W (45' - 97')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Ray Sawyer lost his right eye in a 1967 car crash, and the eyepatch became so tied to the band’s image that many casual fans thought he was “Dr. Hook.” Media Narrative: By this era, the group had moved from freaky Shel Silverstein-linked outsiders into a smoother radio act, which split the old story from the new sales machine. Band Drama: Founding guitarist George Cummings had already left years earlier, and the band kept rebuilding its identity around Locorriere and Sawyer as the public faces. 6/13/26 LM
