The world of rock continues to mourn the loss of Rick Derringer.
Rick Derringer passed away Monday night at the age of 77 in Ormond Beach, Florida. He was in intensive care and died "peacefully" in his sleep after being taken off life support following a medical episode. He was surrounded by his wife Jenda and close friend Tony Wilson.
Born Richard Dean Zehringer on August 5th, 1947 in Celina, Ohio, he first achieved fame as a teenager in 1965 the with The McCoys and their hit “Hang on Sloopy.” He scored another hit on his own in 1973 with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.”
Derringer also worked with Steely Dan, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Alice Cooper, KISS, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, and Ringo Starr. He also wrote wrestler Hulk Hogan's theme song, "Real American."
Check out the original socials about it here and also here from Rick's official social pages.