Rick Derringer needed a hit to start his solo career. He revisited a song he'd already written and recorded once before to ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award for producing ...

In 1974, Rick Derringer had his only Top 40 solo hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo." The song, from Derringer's 1973 album American Boy, hit No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 30, 1974. More ...

Rick Derringer, the guitarist and former McCoys rocker who gained popularity for songs including “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo,” and produced albums for a range of artists including ...

Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage-rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning producer for Weird Al Yankovic, has died at 77. Tony Wilson, Derringer's ...

Rick Derringer is dead. Known for “Hold On Sloopy,” “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Coo” and Hulk Hogan’s theme song, “Real American,” Derringer was a Zelig of the liner notes, playing guitar, producing, and ...

Rick Derringer - legendary guitarist, rock icon and songwriter behind hits such as "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and "Real American" - has died. He was 77 years old. The news comes via a Facebook post ...

He scored a number one hit when he was still a teenager, played with Johnny and Edgar Winter, Steely Dan, KISS, and more. He wrote Hulk Hogan's anthem. Derringer's life was extraordinary When you ...

Rick Derringer, the guitarist and former McCoys rocker who gained popularity for songs including "Hang On Sloopy" and "Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo," and produced albums for a range of artists including ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for producing ...

Rick Derringer, who had a No. 1 hit with The McCoys in “Hang on Sloopy,” created a classic rock staple in “Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo,” produced the Edgar Winter Group’s hit “Frankenstein” and songs ...