Dennis Locorriere
American musician (1949–2026)
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- Dennis Michael Locorriere (June 13, 1949 – May 16, 2026) was an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and primary lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr.
- Hook & the Medicine Show).
- Because of his parents' young age, Locorriere knew "they didn’t have the knowledge or maturity to keep it together, and, as a result, they never lived as man and wife and the three of us didn’t stand a chance of becoming a family.
- The first record he bought was "Hey!
- His mother knew singer Sam Cooke when he was still a gospel singer, and at age ten was taken to see him live at Palisades Amusement Park.
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WikipediaDennis Michael Locorriere (June 13, 1949 – May 16, 2026) was an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and primary lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).
Locorriere was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the only child to teenage parents Ruth (nee Mantovani) and Lenny Locorriere, both of Italian descent. Because of his parents' young age, Locorriere knew "they didn’t have the knowledge or maturity to keep it together, and, as a result, they never lived as man and wife and the three of us didn’t stand a chance of becoming a family." Dennis was raised by his grandparents Ralph and Angelina Mantovani in Union City, where his mother, who was nineteen when she gave birth to Dennis, was "in and out of the picture until she got a little older".
The first record he bought was "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel. His mother knew singer Sam Cooke when he was still a gospel singer, and at age ten was taken to see him live at Palisades Amusement Park.
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