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Feb 1, 1937

Singer Ray Sawyer is born in Chickasaw, Alabama. With Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, he performs on the early-'70s pop hits "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone," covered in country by Bobby Bare and Buck Owens, respectively

Jul 28, 1938

Steel guitarist George Cummings is born in Meridian, Mississippi. He joins the pop band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, recording the original versions of "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone." He also writes Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley's novelty "Where's The Dress"

Jan 16, 1942

Keyboard player Bill Francis is born in Mobile, Alabama. As a member of Dr. Hook, he plays on two pop hits that are later reborn in country music. Bobby Bare remakes "Sylvia's Mother," and Buck Owens retools "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"

Aug 8, 1942

Drummer Jay David is born in Union City, New Jersey. He joins Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, whose early-'70s pop hits "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone" are remade in country by Bobby Bare and Buck Owens, respectively

Mar 3, 1944

Bass player Jance Garfat is born in California. He plays with pop music's Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, recording two songs that receive country covers: "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone'"

Jul 6, 1945

Guitarist Rik Elswit is born. He joins the pop band Dr. Hook, which has two Shel Silverstein-penned hits covered by country artists: "Sylvia's Mother," by Bobby Bare; and "The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone,'" by Buck Owens

Jun 13, 1949

Dennis Locorriere is born in Union City, New Jersey. A founding member of the pop group Dr. Hook, he provides backing vocals on a handful of Travis Tritt hits, including "Country Club" and "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"

Jun 15, 1972

Bobby Bare remakes Dr. Hook's "Sylvia's Mother" in a midday session at the Mercury Recording Studio in Nashville

Aug 2, 1972

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show pick up a gold single from the RIAA for the pop hit "Sylvia's Mother," just seven weeks after Bobby Bare recorded a country version of the Shel Silverstein song

Mar 29, 1973

Life imitates art as Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show appear on the cover of Rolling Stone on the heels of their hit "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone." Within a year, Buck Owens retools the song for country as "On The Cover Of The Music City News"

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