Rick Derringer was the talent of a generation, just 17 years old when his band The McCoys topped the US singles chart with ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rock sensation who brought the world the "Hang on Sloopy" anthem has died. Rick Derringer died on May 26 at age 77 according ...
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 ...
Singer and guitarist Rick Derringer, who collaborated with artists like Steely Dan and Alice Cooper and penned hits including "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and "Real American," has died. He was 77.