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

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

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

Rock guitarist Rick Derringer 'received his wings and passed on this Memorial Day,' his caretaker Tony Wilson announced. The ...

Ella Fitzgerald might be the de facto queen of jazz, but she wasn't afraid to deliver a rock cover or two in the 1960s.

In April, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2025 slate of annual inductees, generating the now-perfunctory reactions that greet such news: disdain or exasperated relief combined with ...

Rick Derringer - legendary guitarist, rock icon and songwriter behind hits such as "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and "Real ...

Featured Host, "CBS Mornings;" Anchor, "CBS News 24/7" Vladimir Duthiers is a featured host of "CBS Mornings" and serves as anchor for CBS News 24/7. The Peabody Award- and Emmy Award-winning ...

As he wrote at the time, “I saw my rock’n’roll past flash before my eyes. And I saw something else: I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I needed ...

This year, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct acts including Soundgarden, Outkast, and the White Stripes — but some huge names from the ballot didn’t make it, most notably Mariah Carey ...

Now that Soundgarden are going in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist Kim Thayil has started the campaigning for other deserving acts. Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament famously turned up at their ...

Chubby Checker is happy to receive his long-overdue accolades as part of an illustrious 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class that includes Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, and The ...