Derringer's wife, Jenda, told TMZ that the rock icon died on May 26 "peacefully" after being taken off life support Monday night following a medical episode.

Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer who is responsible for the hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has died.

In a six-decade career, Derringer was a Zelig-like figure who was involved in an astonishing array of music by performers that defied genre expectations.