• From: Cornwall Ontario, Canada
  • Registered: 2006-06-01
  • Posts: 243

Topic: Dr. Hook

Does any body out there have  songbook of Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show material.Something a little more than "Sylvia" or "Rollingstone" I'm looking for stuff like "the Ballad Of Lucy Jordan" or "Years From Now". It sure would be nice to get this in a song book so I can edit and transpose etc.        thanks

              STEVE(Johnny V.)

  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,069

Re: Dr. Hook

Hey Steve - Just noticed your request languishing in the forum.  Many of Dr. Hook's lyrics were the creations of Shel Silverstein - author/artist/poet/illustrator/creative genius and all-round fascinating character.


There are several sites dedicated to Shel Silverstein's (Silverstien?) incredible body of work.  Try contacting the creators of those sites to see what they know - Wikipedia is probably your best first step, I'm sure there are links at the article about Shel.

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • From: Cornwall Ontario, Canada
  • Registered: 2006-06-01
  • Posts: 243

Re: Dr. Hook

Hey James,

Thanks for the tip. Yes I know of Shel Silverstein. Have you ever read "The Devil & Billy Markem"?

Great stuff. Always wanted to attempt to put it to music.

              STEVE