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Huss and Dalton Guitar Company, Inc. took root in the fertile soil of the Shenandoah Valley, late in the summer of , when Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton’s friendship and mutual interests inspired them to envision eminently playable, mellifluous, and attractive guitars that were true to their sense of aesthetics and tone. While the luthiers appreciated traditional design, they imagined a guitar that paid homage to tradition and also incorporated improvements to the structure and cosmetics of the distinctly American steel-string guitar.

Jeff Huss left North Dakota for Virginia, in , to pursue his interest in bluegrass and traditional music. It was this interest and a Staunton law firm’s decision to purchase a computer that led him to Stelling Banjo Works where, for nine years, he honed his skills as an instrument maker. While Huss was still working for Stelling, he began building guitars in his home shop.

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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

American rock band

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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (shortened to Dr. Hook in ) is an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success in the s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother" (), "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (), "Only Sixteen" (), "A Little Bit More" (), "Walk Right In" (), "Sharing the Night Together" (), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" () and "Better Love Next Time" (). In addition to its own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet Shel Silverstein.

The band had eight years of hits in the United States. Its music, spanning acoustic ballads and soft rock, was played on Top 40, easy listening and country music outlets throughout the English-speaking world. In recent years the band's mellower '70s hits such as "Sharing the Night Together" () and "When You're in Love with a Beautiful

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