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  2. Medicine Show (song) - Wikipedia

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    Written by Mick Jones and Don Letts about a fictitious medicine show, and following the success of "E=MC 2", "Medicine Show" was released as the third and final single from the album, peaking at No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 42 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. [1] [2] It was their final top 40 single in the UK with the ...

  3. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show - Wikipedia

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    The song is based on stories Band drummer Levon Helm told Robertson about minstrel and medicine shows he remembered from his youth in Arkansas. [1] [2] [3] The song's title is based on the name of one such traveling show, F. S. Wolcott's Original Rabbit's Foot Minstrels. [1] [2] The song lyrics describe the colorful characters in the show. [1]

  4. Medicine show - Wikipedia

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    One of the last great medicine shows had its swan song in the summer of 1972, when the two-man show of Chief Thundercloud (pitchman Leo Kahdot, a Potawatomi from Oklahoma) [4] and Peg Leg Sam (harmonicist-singer-comedian Arthur Jackson) played at a carnival in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

  5. Wagon Wheel (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Wagon Wheel" is a song co-written by Bob Dylan, and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show. [2] Dylan recorded the chorus in 1973; Secor added verses 25 years later. Old Crow Medicine Show's final version was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2013.

  6. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show appeared on the cover, albeit in caricature rather than in a photograph. In the United Kingdom, the BBC Radio network refused to play "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'", because it considered doing so would be advertising a trademark name. CBS Records responded by setting up a phone line to play the song to anyone ...

  7. Sylvia's Mother - Wikipedia

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    "Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart (tied with "Sexy Eyes" from the album Sometimes You Win for the band's best performing song), [1] as well as #2 in the United Kingdom.

  8. Freakin' at the Freakers Ball - Wikipedia

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    Freakin' at the Freakers Ball is a studio album produced by Ron Haffkine written by Shel Silverstein originally released in 1972. The title track was covered by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on an album titled Sloppy Seconds.

  9. Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band - Wikipedia

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    Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band was a Los Angeles-based [1] American psychedelic rock band. [2] They were known best for the inclusion of songwriter and vocalist Norman Greenbaum, [2] and for their hit "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago", which reached No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.