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By Ethan Millman Music Editor Rick Derringer, the classic rock guitarist-songwriter best known for performing the garage rock hit “Hang on Sloopy” and for writing “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Coo ...
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 ...
The song cracked the Top 40, peaking at Number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has enjoyed a long life since as a classic rock radio staple. Derringer had written and recorded “Rock and Roll, ...
Although "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" was originally recorded by Johnny Winter, Derringer's version eclipsed the original — appearing on the soundtrack of the 1993 cult classic "Dazed and ...
In less than two decades, rock and roll went from novelty to all-encompassing cultural force. Then came the 1970s and rock's ...
In 2016, the Pretenders released their 10th album, Alone - but Chrissie Hynde was showing no sign of playing the game ...
Classic rock guitarist, singer, and producer Rick Derringer has died at the age of 77. Tony Wilson, a long-time friend of Derringer’s, shared the news on Facebook, saying Wilson and Derringer’s wife, ...
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Founding members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, hold the notes of memory ...
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