Rick Derringer, the legendary guitarist and singer behind Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo, has died aged 77.
The guitarist’s affiliate, Tony Wilson, confirmed the information on Fb, writing: “Ormond Seashore, FL – Famend guitarist and entertainer Rick Derringer handed on at 8:09 PM on Might twenty sixth, surrounded by his loving spouse’ Singer Songwriter and band of 28 years Jenda Derringer, his caretaker and shut buddy Tony Wilson.(AKA) Younger James Brown.”
The information was confirmed by Derringer’s spouse, Jenda, who instructed TMZ that the guitarist handed away “peacefully” in his sleep on Monday Might 26. He had reportedly undergone a triple bypass two months in the past,
Derringer was born Richard Dean Zehringer in Celina, Ohio in 1947. After shifting to New York in his late teenagers, he rose to fame with the McCoys, who scored successful with Dangle On Sloopy., which reached No 1 on the Billboard chart in 1965.
Derringer and the McCoys went on to turn out to be Johnny Winter’s backing band, earlier than the guitarist joined Winter’s brother Edgar within the Edgar Winter’s White Trash (later the Edgar Winter Group), enjoying guitar, singing on and producing 4 albums between 1971 and 1974..
After launching a solo profession, Derringer scored one other massive hit with 1973’s Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo, taken from his debut solo album All American Boy. He would go on to launch 18 solo albums, in addition to three albums by the band Derringer. He additionally performed on data by the likes of Steely Dan, Kiss, Richie Havens, Joe Bonamassa and extra.
