# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ray-sawyer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:28:26.050Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ray-sawyer"
name: "Ray Sawyer"
slug: "ray-sawyer"
description: "Ray Sawyer was an American percussionist and vocalist known for his work with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song \"The Cover of Rolling Stone\" and was a recognizable presence in the band owing to the eyepatch and cowboy hat he wore. He was also the uncle of Wild Fire vocalist Zack Sawyer."
tagline: "American singer (1937-2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ray_Sawyer2_(Dr.Hook).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1937-02-01"
deathDate: "2018-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.65
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.998572
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2576805/"
    handle:    "nm2576805"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Qm80YHGbBBGXJyX4SGm7A"
    handle:    "4Qm80YHGbBBGXJyX4SGm7A"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://drhookraysawyer.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/641247"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "راي سوير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Sawyer"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b1c7bf0-a304-4780-89a5-f0187619d989"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133962"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1261078"
    title: "Ray Sawyer"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump