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

Derringer was one of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s earliest collaborators, winning his first and only Grammy for “Eat It.” “I’m very sad to say that my friend, rock guitar legend Rick Derrin ...

In tribute to Rick Derringer, here are four memorable songs featuring the late guitar great by well-known artists, including Alice Cooper, Steely Dan, and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Rick Derringer, a wide-ranging musician who sang ... mixed feelings about his work with Yankovic, saying that the collaboration led him to be pigeonholed as “a novelty producer.” ...

Rick's wife Jenda Derringer told TMZ that her husband passed ... His friendship with Cyndi Lauper led to a collaboration with record producer Jim Steinman and executive producer David Wolff ...

After his collaboration with Winter, Derringer joined Winter’s brother, Edgar Winter’s group. The group, which changed its name to the Edgar Winter Group, was earlier called White Trash. Rick ...

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

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, known for hit songs "Hang on Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll, Hoochie, Koo," has died at 77.