Thirty years later, that’s still a pretty apt assessment. By almost any critical measure, The Wrestling Album is bad, though that’s largely beside the point – it’s a collection of songs ...

Musician, producer and songwriter Rick Derringer has died at the age of 77. Rick's wife Jenda Derringer told TMZ that her husband passed away 'peacefully' Monda ...

This is an unnecessarily catchy song that sounds like it got cut from a Sugarhill Gang album for being too short ... that has managed to transcend pro wrestling, it’s hard to put anything ...

“Derringer’s legacy extends beyond his music, entertaining fans with his signature energy and talent,” Wilson wrote. “His ...

In 1985, he produced the World Wrestling Federation's "The Wrestling Album," which consisted primarily mostly of pro ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy,” had a hit ...

Rick Derringer, the singer behind Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” and several other WWE theme songs, has died. The 77-year-old’s ...

Wrestling fans know Derringer as the man behind "Real American," the theme song used by Hulk Hogan during the height of ...

The song "Real American," written by Rick Derringer and Bernard Kenny, first appeared on a 1985 WWF compilation called "The Wrestling Album." The song became a WWF staple after Vince McMahon heard ...

His friendship with Cyndi Lauper led to a collaboration with record producer Jim Steinman and executive producer David Wolff on 1985's "The Wrestling Album." The soundtrack album was released by ...

The song first appeared on a 1985 WWF compilation album called "The Wrestling Album," but wasn't written specifically for it. Derringer wrote the song a year prior with his writing partner Bernard ...