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 ...

The McCoys musician Rick Derringer has died at the age of 77.On Tuesday, spokesperson Tony Wilson announced that the ...

Derringer worked with a wide range of acts including Steely Dan and Ringo Starr, and he produced Weird Al Yankovic's first six albums.

Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning ...

Rick Derringer, one of rock & roll’s biggest names in the 60s, has died at 77 years old. He died yesterday at 8:06 PM yesterday in Ormond Beach, Florida while at home with his wife Jenda Derringer and ...

From hit songs "Hang On, Sloopy" to Hulk Hogan’s theme, guitar hero Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture.

A Zelig-like rocker, the guitarist, singer and songwriter collaborated with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Peter Frampton ...

Rick Derringer, the celebrated guitarist and songwriter best known for writing 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,' has died at the age of 77.

He later wrote the classic rock anthem “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and produced parody songs for “Weird Al” Yankovic.

“Real American” was originally written for the tag team U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda), but after their ...