Q: What is the connection between famed children’s author, Shel Silverstein, and the band, Dr. Hook? A: Shel Silverstein had the good fortune of being very talented at just about everything he set his ...

Fifty years ago this week — on March 29, 1973, to be exact — the ragged New Jersey country-rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show got their wish: Rolling Stone put them on the cover. In 1967, ...

The Sausalito Historical Society has a fascinating new exhibit, “Remembering Shel Silverstein,” that was organized and mounted by some of Silverstein’s old friends and neighbors from the houseboat ...

Ron Haffkine, a Grammy-winning record producer and manager known for his work with Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, has died. He was 84. Haffkine died Sunday at his home in Mexico after a brief bout with ...

Formed around Union City, New Jersey, and originally named Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the band enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s, with hit singles including Sylvia’s Mother, The ...

Bobby Bare and author/songwriter Shel Silverstein were great friends, as well as mutual admirers of each other's work. Now Bobby is producing a tribute to his late friend titled 'Turnable, Twistable ...