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Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77
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 ...
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Rick Derringer, gifted guitarist who worked with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, dead at 77
Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer ... B.B. King and Barbra Streisand. He also produced “Weird Al” Yankovic’s first six albums, working on some of the spoof entertainer ...
Was ‘Eat It’ ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Greatest Pop Star Moment?
The new episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at this week's Billboard cover star, and the parody single (and video ...
Rick Derringer, legendary McCoys guitarist and Grammy-winning Weird Al producer, dies at 77
Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage-rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning producer for Weird Al Yankovic, has died at 77. Tony Wilson, Derringer's ...
Rick Derringer, Singer-Songwriter Known for ‘Hang on Sloopy’ and ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dies at 77
He worked with a wide range of acts including Steely Dan and Ringo Starr, and he produced "Weird Al" Yankovic's first six ...
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Rick Derringer, gifted guitarist who worked with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, dead at 77
(CNN) — Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer who is ... B.B. King and Barbra Streisand. He also produced “Weird Al” Yankovic’s first six albums, working on some of the spoof entertainer’s ...