The Funny Side of Dr Hook
Danny Holloway, NME, 17 March 1973
DR. HOOK were unexpectedly thrust to popularity via their international hit 'Sylvia's Mother' last summer. The strange thing is, people were buying the song and not the artists. So the group have had to prove themselves despite their success.
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