Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rock guitarist Rick Derringer "received his wings and passed on this Memorial Day," his caretaker Tony Wilson announced on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In addition to a lengthy discography with his own bands, guitar hero and rock legend Rick Derringer also contributed to an ...

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, the guitarist, songwriter and producer who wrote or contributed to a body of hits spanning decades, died on Monday at the age of 77. Born Richard Dean Zehringer on Aug. 5, 1947, in ...

Rick Derringer, known for hits like "Hang On Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo," has died at 77 in Florida. He won a Grammy for producing "Weird Al" Yankovic’s debut album and played with acts ...

Rock guitarist Rick Derringer "received his wings and passed on this Memorial Day," his caretaker Tony Wilson announced on Facebook. (Ed Perlstein / Redferns via Getty Images) Rick Derringer, the ...

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 ...