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Dr. Hook frontman Dennis Locorriere dead aged 76 after kidney disease battle

Dennis Locorriere, the longtime frontman of Dr. Hook, has died aged 76 after what his management described as a ‘long and courageous battle’ with kidney disease

Dennis Locorriere, the longtime frontman of Dr. Hook, has died aged 76 after what his management described as a “long and courageous battle” with kidney disease.

The singer, whose distinctive voice helped turn Dr. Hook into one of the defining soft rock and country-pop crossover acts of the 1970s, died peacefully on Saturday (16.05.26) surrounded by loved ones, according to a statement released by his management.

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