Dennis Locorriere - The True Voice of Doctor Hook
DENNIS LOCORRIERE is one of the last great undimmed American heroes.
Without reservation he still has one of the finest voices around, impassioned heartbreak and lost innocence… As the lead singer of Dr Hook, one of the biggest bands across the world in the seventies and eighties, Dennis Locorriere is THAT beautiful voice instantly recognised the world over. He sang every major hit they had and was the only member of the band on every Dr Hook recording, Dr Hook’s plaudits are impressive. Hook amassed more than 60 gold and platinum records scoring No 1 hits in more than 42 countries… they had massive world-wide success with classics like “Sylvia’s Mother”, “When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman”, “A Little Bit More” and the original and definitive version of “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan”… they spent 300 days a year on the road for 15 years. They clocked up another Gold record last year when Dennis’ concept the Hits & History CD released to accompany his massively successful Hits & History tour went Gold in the UK with sales of over 100,000. The tour DVD would also later hit the Top 5 in the UK and the album reach Gold in Europe too.
But Dr Hook really is only the early part of Dennis Locorriere’s story. He appeared in a major movie with Dustin Hoffman. He starred at New York City’s Lincoln Centre in a universally acclaimed one man play “The Devil And Billy Markham” written by Shel Silverstein especially for him.
He has written songs that have been recorded by a wide variety of other artists including Bob Dylan, Southside Johnny, Crystal Gayle, BJ Thomas, Olivia Newton-John, Waylon Jennings, Helen Reddy and Willie Nelson.
Dennis own story is now so much more than Dr Hook. His contemporary achievements now feature two critically acclaimed Solo albums, two Live Concert DVD recordings, a three disc box set and major appearances at both Glastonbury & Cropredy Festivals and several major international tours in his own right.
He recently starred as part of the all star line up for the Dear Mr fantasy Concert at London’s Roundhouse alongside Steve Winwood, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, Yusuf Islam, Joe Walsh, Gary Moore, Bill Wyman, Jon Lord and a host of other stars celebrating the life and career of Traffic founding member Jim Capaldi and was also the latest special guest with Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings early this year.
Dennis returns to the UK this year celebrating the very best of his own solo work and the wonderful catalogue of classic songs & recordings from his former band Dr Hook.
Presented by John taylor.
Tickets £18.50
