Ray Sawyer, the Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show member who sang the 1973 Shel Silverstein-penned hit “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone,'” has died at the age of 81. Page Six first reported Friday ...

Blame it on Shel Silverstein, perhaps, but the Rolling Stone‘s cover is news. Silverstein penned “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” in 1972, and it was such a hit when it was recorded by Dr ...

The collection of songs, penned by Bare’s late friend, songwriter and author Shel Silverstein ... including “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone,’ ” a Top Ten pop smash in 1973.

(The label of the original single gave the title as “The Cover of Rolling Stone,” though the lyrics ... and caught fire after it joined with Shel Silverstein, the cartoonist and sometime ...

Shel Silverstein is known for his whimsical ... feature new parody lyrics based on the Silverstein-penned "The Cover of Rolling Stone," which was a pop hit for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show ...

Consider the many worlds of the late writer and illustrator Shel Silverstein ... hit songs in the 1960s and 70s, including "Cover of the Rolling Stone," performed by Dr. Hook & the Medicine ...

Silverstein was a cartoonist, songwriter (“A Boy Named Sue”; Dr. Hook’s self-parody, “The Cover of the Rolling Stone”), and children’s-book author. He also dabbled in short ...

“He ignited my creativity,” Janson told the crowd before launching into a slingshot version of Silverstein’s biggest hits, “A Boy Named Sue” and “Cover of the Rolling Stone,” made ...

Silverstein wrote many songs for the rollicking rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. But perhaps the most famous was the track “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone.’” Released in 1972 ...

When asked many years ago what he most wanted out of life, Shel Silverstein answered ... Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show’s “Cover Of the Rolling Stone,” and The Irish Rovers’ “The ...