Rick Derringer was living the rock-and-roll dream in 1973, riding a top 40 hit with his “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” after ...

Rick Derringer was the mastermind behind ‘60s classics like “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo,” but in the ...

The opening chords of Rick Derringer’s hard-rock guitar would play over the arena sound system. Instantly, 20,000 ...

Rick Derringer had a connection to Sarasota-Manatee in Florida, dating back at least two decades and including a stint as a Realtor. In 2006, the Herald-Tribune, part of the USA TODAY Network ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has died. The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.

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“I was a natural,” Rick Derringer says, dispensing with any pretense of modesty. He’s recalling the time when, at nine years old, in 1956 (the “Year of Elvis,” he calls it), he got his ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Singer Rick Derringer performs during a campaign rally kicking off George Wallace Jr's bid for the office of lieutenant governor in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 18, 2006.

Guitarist Rick Derringer performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York on July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) “Derringer’s legacy extends beyond his music, entertaining fans with his ...