‘70s Rock Star Says Comedy Icon ‘Single-Handedly Ruined’ His Career in Resurfaced Interview originally appeared on Parade.

Classic rock guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter Rick Derringer has passed away at the age of 77. The news was confirmed by Derringer’s longtime friend and caretaker, Tony Wilson, in a ...

Singer Rick Derringer performs during a campaign rally kicking off George Wallace Jr's bid for the office of lieutenant governor in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 18, 2006.

Rick Derringer had a connection to Sarasota-Manatee in Florida, dating back at least two decades and including a stint as a Realtor. In 2006, the Herald-Tribune, part of the USA TODAY Network ...

“I was a natural,” Rick Derringer says, dispensing with any pretense of modesty. He’s recalling the time when, at nine years old, in 1956 (the “Year of Elvis,” he calls it), he got his ...

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 producing ...

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 producing ...