The Polyester Ball - Happy 80th birthday to George Cummings (born July 28, 1938 in Meridian, Mississippi), a guitarist and songwriter who found fame with the pop band DR. HOOK. He founded
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Popsi's Picks - Who Remembers This Band ? "The Chocolate Papers". George Cummings later went on to form, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show. They were the house band at Gus Stevens
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