Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot fame at the age of 17, when his band recorded a “Hang on Slopy”, “Rock and Roll, Huchi Ku” and earned a Grammy Award for “Word Al” Yankovic’s debut album. He was 77 years old.
According to a Facebook, Derringer passed away on Monday in Florida’s Omond Beach Announcement From his carer, Tony Wilson. No cause of death was declared.
Derringer’s decades in the music industry spread teen stardom, session for bands like Stell Dan, Gitar Solo supply on Boney Tyler’s “Total Aclips of the Heart” and produce for Cindy Lopper.
Wilson wrote, “Derringer’s legacy extends beyond his music, his signature is entertaining fans with energy and talent. He has a zero in the music world nearby, and he will be deeply remembered by fans, colleagues and loved ones.”
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As a teenager, he formed McCoy with his brother, Randy, and singing fame, singing “Hang on Slopy”, hit about 26 numbers about lovers of various socio -economic conditions. Derringer enjoyed his first single hit with “Rock and Roll, Huchi Ku”, which was used in the fourth season of “Stranger Things”.
His best-recipient album was “All American Boy” in 1973, including instruments “Joy Ride” and “Time Warp”. His only Grammy was for Yenkovic’s “Eat It”, with Michael Jackson Parodi “Eat It” and “Huse Fat”.
“I am very sad to say that my friend, Rock Guitar veteran Rick Derringer, has passed,” Yankovich said in an Instagram post With a picture of her and Derringer in the studio. “Rick created my first six albums and played the guitar on my initial recording, including Solo on ‘Eat It’. He had a huge impact on my life, and will be remembered a lot.”
During the 1970s and 80s, Derringer worked extensively as a session composer, playing on albums by Stelli Dan – which includes “Countdown to Ecstasy,” “Katy Laid” and “Gaucho” – Todd Randgren, Kiss and Barbara Strisand. He played on the “Making Love Out of Kuch” of the Air Supply.
In the mid -1980s he began to work with the loper, visited his band and started playing in three albums, including the hit “True Colors”. He visited Ringo Star and All-Star Band.
In 1985, he produced the “The Wrestling Album” of The World Wrestling Federation, which included the theme songs of most pro wrestlers, many of which he co-written, including Hawk Hogan’s theme song “Real American”.