Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning ...

"R I P RICK DERRINGER LEGENDARY GUITARIST ENTERTAINER PRODUCER WRITER - HANG ON SLOOPY ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE KOO - REAL ...

Derringer was born Richard Zehringer on August 5, 1947, in Celina, Ohio. His parents had an extensive record collection and ...

"R I P RICK DERRINGER LEGENDARY GUITARIST ENTERTAINER ... Rick skyrocketed to fame as the lead singer of The McCoys when his band's song “Hang On Sloopy" landed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard ...

Derringer, born Rick Zehringer, co-founded The McCoys with his brother, drummer Randy Zehringer, in their native Ohio in 1962, and they played alongside bass player Dennis Kelly. He was also ...

May’s music losses include Rick Derringer, members of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Spinners, ...

The spokesman did not reveal a cause of death, but said Derringer's wife and former bandmate Jenda Derringer was with him at ...

Rick Derringer, who had a No. 1 hit with The McCoys in "Hang on Sloopy" and created a rock staple in "Rock and Roll, Hootchie ...

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