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May’s music losses include Rick Derringer, members of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Spinners, ...
From hit songs "Hang On, Sloopy" to Hulk Hogan’s theme, guitar hero Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture.
The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.
He worked with a wide range of acts including Steely Dan and Ringo Starr, and he produced "Weird Al" Yankovic's first six ...
Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer who is responsible for the hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has died. He was ...
Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning ...
Derringer’s wife, Jenda, told TMZ that the rock icon died "peacefully" after being taken off life support Monday night ...
Music legend Rick Derringer, who was best known for the 1960s hit “Hang on Sloopy” and the ’70s single “Rock and Roll, ...
The widow and friends of the recently passed rocker Rick Derringer are planning an all-star tribute show for Aug. 5 in ...
The rock guitarist, best known for “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” died at 77. Find out more about Rick ...
The Celina, Ohio native's musical legacy is long and varied and his guitar work ranged from OSU anthem "Hang On Sloopy" to ...
Two of the most down-to-earth celebrities that this Patch editor has ever met both passed away suddenly last week.