Editing Dr. Feelgood (band) (section)

===Early years===
[[File:Dr-Feelgood mascot stencil FoP-de.jpg|thumb|upright|Dr. Feelgood's mascot, as used by the band in the 1970s and early 1980s]]
The band were formed on Canvey Island in 1971 by Johnson, Brilleaux and Sparks, who had all been members of existing R&B bands, and soon{{when|date=November 2024}} added drummer John Martin. They took their name from a 1962 record by the American [[blues]] pianist and singer [[Piano Red|Willie Perryman]] (also known as "Piano Red") called "Dr. Feel-Good", which Perryman recorded under the name of Dr. Feelgood & the Interns. The song was [[cover version|covered]] by several British beat groups in the 1960s, including [[Johnny Kidd & the Pirates]]. The term is also a slang term for heroin or for a physician who is willing to over-prescribe drugs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Doctor+Feelgood|title=Doctor Feelgood|journal=Segen's Medical Dictionary|date=2012}}</ref>

By late 1973, the band's driving R&B influence had made them one of the most popular bands on the growing London pub rock circuit, which included regular appearances at the Lord Nelson music pub venue.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Flickr.com |title=London Lost Music Venues: Rock Music 15 - Lord Nelson |date=18 January 2011 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/5539022127/ |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lord Nelson, 100 Holloway Road, Islington N7 |url=https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/Islington/LordNelson.shtml |access-date=23 November 2022 |website=Pubshistory.com}}</ref> They recorded their debut album, ''[[Down by the Jetty]]'', for [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] in 1974.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-feelgood-mn0000204708/biography |title=Dr. Feelgood &#124; Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 October 2015}}</ref> Like many pub rock acts, Dr. Feelgood built up a dedicated following and were known primarily for their high energy and intense live performances constantly honed through their touring and regular performances. Their studio albums such as ''Down by the Jetty'' and ''[[Malpractice (Dr. Feelgood album)|Malpractice]]'' (1975) added significantly to their rising popularity. 

Their breakthrough 1976 live album, ''[[Stupidity (Dr. Feelgood album)|Stupidity]]'', reached [[List of number-one albums (UK)|number one]] in the [[UK Albums Chart]] (their only [[chart-topper]]). The [[Ramones]] were the opening act for the group's May 1976 shows at [[The Bottom Line (venue)|the Bottom Line]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robins |first=Wayne |date=May 12, 1976 |title=The apex of punk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-nassau-edition-the-ramones-at/161998430/ |work=Newsday |pages=9A}}</ref> 

After the 1977 follow-up ''[[Sneakin' Suspicion]]'', Johnson left the group because of conflicts with Lee Brilleaux. He was replaced by [[Gypie Mayo]]. The band with Mayo were never as popular as when Johnson was in the line-up, yet they went on to enjoy their only top ten hit single in 1979 with "[[Milk and Alcohol]]". Johnson, who died in 2022,<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 November 2022 |title=Wilko Johnson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/23/wilko-johnson-obituary |first=Adam|last=Sweeting|access-date=23 November 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> went on to form the group Solid Senders before joining [[Ian Dury]] and [[the Blockheads]] in 1980. 
[[File:S Walwyn.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Guitarist Steve Walwyn in [[Barcelona]], 18 March 2009]]