Dennis Locorriere, cantante y guitarrista de Dr. Hook, fallece a los 76 años

Dennis Locorriere, miembro fundador y vocalista de la banda de soft rock de los años 70 Dr. Hook, ha fallecido a los 76 años tras una larga batalla contra una enfermedad renal. Murió pacíficamente el 16 de mayo de 2026, rodeado de sus seres queridos. La noticia fue confirmada mediante declaraciones de la banda y su equipo de representación.

Locorriere cofundó Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show en 1969 en Nueva Jersey. Comenzó como bajista y cantante principal de la banda antes de convertirse en su líder indiscutible. El grupo logró un gran éxito con temas como “Sylvia’s Mother”, “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’”, “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman” y “Sharing the Night Together”. Trabajaron estrechamente con el compositor Shel Silverstein en sus primeros álbumes y, posteriormente, acortaron su nombre a Dr. Hook.

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