THERE ONCE WAS A WOMAN
A STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN
THE KIND THAT GETS
WRITTEN DOWN IN HISTORY..
60's-70's (Classic Rock) / Late 70's -80's (Metal/Hard Rock)/ 50's -60's (Oldies)
The Other Side of The River
Telegraph Hill Rehearsal Sessions:
Compiled, Edited
and Remastered.
ALL ALONE AT THE END
OF THE EVENING
AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
HAVE FADED TO BLUE
I WAS THINKING 'BOUT A WOMAN
WHO MIGHT HAVE LOVED ME
AND I NEVER KNEW
R.I.P.
Rick Derringer
(born Richard Dean Zehringer)
(August 5, 1947 – May 26, 2025)
was an
American musician,
producer,
and songwriter.
He gained success
in the 1960s
with his band,
The McCoys.
Their debut single,
"Hang on Sloopy",
became a number-one hit
in 1965
and is now regarded as
a classic track
from the garage rock era.
The McCoys
had seven songs chart
in the top 100,
including covers of
"Fever"
and
"Come on Let's Go".
In 1973,
Derringer found
further success
with his song
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo".
He also worked
extensively with brothers
Edgar and Johnny Winter,
playing lead
and rhythm guitar
in their bands
and producing
all of their gold
and platinum records,
including
Edgar Winter's hits
"Frankenstein"
and
"Free Ride"
(both in 1973).
Derringer also collaborated
with
Steely Dan,
Cyndi Lauper,
and
"Weird Al" Yankovic,
producing Yankovic's
Grammy Award-winning
songs
"Eat It"
(1984)
and
"Fat"
(1988).
Additionally,
Derringer produced
the World Wrestling Federation's album
The Wrestling Album
(1985)
and its follow-up,
Piledriver:
The Wrestling Album II
(1987).
These albums featured
the entrance song for
Hulk Hogan,
"Real American",
and the theme for
the Demolition tag team,
"Demolition".
Derringer also produced
three songs
from the soundtrack
of the 1984
Tom Hanks film
Bachelor Party.