Dennis Locorriere obituary (opens in new tab)

Lead vocalist of Dr Hook, the group that had a US and UK Top 10 hit with Sylvia’s Mother in 1972Although , with his eye-patch and cowboy hat, was the most instantly recognisable member of Dr Hook, it was Dennis Locorriere, who has died aged 76 after suffering from kidney disease, who sang lead vocals on most of their best-known songs.It was he who sang their breakthrough hit , which reached No 5 in the US and No 2 in Britain and topped the charts in several other countries, and he was the sin...