Rick Derringer, the guitarist, songwriter and producer who wrote or contributed to a body of hits spanning decades, died on ...

Rick Derringer, a fiery guitaris, lead singer of 'Hang on Sloopy' and writer of 'Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo' and 'Real ...

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

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

A Zelig-like rocker, the guitarist, singer and songwriter collaborated with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Peter Frampton and composed Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” theme.

"Johnny Winter showed me a lot,” said the guitarist, who died May 26. Little did he know he would himself prove influential ...

Derringer’s decades in the music industry spanned teen stardom, session work for bands like Steely Dan, supplying the guitar ...

Rick Derringer, a wide-ranging musician who sang the garage-rock anthem “Hang On Sloopy,” wrote the 1970s hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” produced parody songs for “Weird Al” Yankovic and gave pro ...

Since his first hit with "Hang on Sloopy" in 1965, the guitarist has been among the most active players in rock — on stage, in the studio and behind the board ...

“I have a solo career that is still alive and I have an audience that is out there that comes to see me play live,” says Derringer, adding that he calls his group Rick Derringer and the Ball ...