Celebrated guitarist and songwriter Rick Derringer has died at 77 following complications from a recent medical episode. His ...

From hit songs to Hulk Hogan’s theme, Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture — and Sarasota-Manatee, where he once lived ...

Rick Derringer Hits #1 with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ One day, the Strangeloves, the New York group behind the hit "I Want Candy," came through town, and the McCoys played as their backing band.

Music Rick Derringer, who had hits with ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo’ and ‘Hang On Sloopy,’ dies at 77 Derringer's decades in the music industry spanned teen stardom, session work for bands ...

Music legend Rick Derringer, who was best known for the 1960s hit “Hang on Sloopy” and the ’70s single “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has passed away. He was 77. Derringer’s longtime ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for ...

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 ...

Over a six-decade career, Derringer worked with an astonishing array of stars that went well beyond the rock 'n' roll genre.

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has died. The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and earned a Grammy Award for ...

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 Koo,” has died. He was 77.