"[Ray] Sawyer died in Daytona, Florida, after "a brief illness", according to US website Page Six.
The band is best known for the song When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, which was a number one hit in the UK in 1979.
Sawyer joined Dr Hook in 1969, two years after he lost an eye in a car accident.
Despite not being the lead singer, his eye patch - and cowboy hat - meant he was the most easily recognised.
But Sawyer, who was born in Chickasaw, Alabama, in 1937, did take lead vocals on one early hit, 1972's Cover of the Rolling Stone.
In the song's lyrics, he sang: "The biggest thrill we've never known is the thrill that'll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone."
Dr Hook did eventually appear - in caricature - on the front of the famous magazine in 1973."
The band is best known for the song When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, which was a number one hit in the UK in 1979.
Sawyer joined Dr Hook in 1969, two years after he lost an eye in a car accident.
Despite not being the lead singer, his eye patch - and cowboy hat - meant he was the most easily recognised.
But Sawyer, who was born in Chickasaw, Alabama, in 1937, did take lead vocals on one early hit, 1972's Cover of the Rolling Stone.
In the song's lyrics, he sang: "The biggest thrill we've never known is the thrill that'll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone."
Dr Hook did eventually appear - in caricature - on the front of the famous magazine in 1973."
UPDATE: January 3rd, 2019
Jimmy Osmond treated for stroke
Osmond, 55, was playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Birmingham Hippodrome."
"He won the adoration not just of our audiences, but also of all our staff - we all send Jimmy and his family very best wishes for a speedy recovery."
Darren Day will replace him as Captain Hook in the pantomime."
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