Guitarist and vocalist Rick Derringer, who changeable to fame astatine 17 erstwhile his set The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a deed with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award for producing "Weird Al " Yankovic's debut album, has died. He was 77.
Derringer died Monday successful Ormond Beach, Florida, according to a Facebook announcement from his caregiver, Tony Wilson. No origin of decease was announced.
Derringer's decades successful the euphony manufacture spanned teen stardom, league enactment for bands similar Steely Dan, supplying the guitar solo connected Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and producing for Cyndi Lauper.
"Derringer's bequest extends beyond his music, entertaining fans with his signature vigor and talent. His passing leaves a void successful the euphony world, and helium volition beryllium profoundly missed by fans, colleagues, and loved ones," Wilson wrote.
Guitarist Rick Derringer performs astatine Radio City Music Hall successful New York connected July 7, 2010.
Evan Agostini / AP
As a teen, helium formed the McCoys with his brother, Randy, and recovered fame singing "Hang On Sloopy," a No. 26 deed astir lovers from antithetic socioeconomic circumstances. Derringer enjoyed his archetypal solo deed with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo," which was utilized successful the 4th play of "Stranger Things."
His best-charting medium was "All American Boy" successful 1973, which included the instrumentals "Joy Ride" and "Time Warp." His sole Grammy was for Yankovic's "Eat It," which had the Michael Jackson parodies "Eat It" and "Who's Fat."
"I'm precise bittersweet to accidental that my friend, stone guitar fable Rick Derringer, has passed," Yankovic said successful an Instagram post with a photograph of him and Derringer successful the studio. "Rick produced my archetypal six albums and played guitar connected my earliest recordings, including the solo connected 'Eat It.' He had an tremendous interaction connected my life, and volition beryllium missed greatly."
Throughout the 1970s and '80s, Derringer worked extensively arsenic a league musician, playing connected albums by Steely Dan — including "Countdown to Ecstasy," "Katy Lied" and "Gaucho" — Todd Rundgren, Kiss and Barbra Streisand. He played connected Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing astatine All."
In the mid-1980s helium began moving with Lauper, touring successful her set and playing connected 3 of her albums, including the deed "True Colors." He toured with Ringo Starr and The All-Starr Band.
In 1985, helium produced the World Wrestling Federation's "The Wrestling Album," which consisted mostly of pro wrestlers' taxable songs, galore of which helium co-wrote, including what would go Hulk Hogan's taxable opus "Real American."
English (US) ·