Rick Derringer, pictured here performing in Fort Lauderdale in 2016, died May 26, 2025, in Ormond Beach. He was a longtime Sarasota-Manatee resident.

Rick Derringer, pictured in concert in Fort Lauderdale in 2016, died on Monday in Ormond Beach, according to his wife and caretaker. He was 77. He leaves behind a long legacy of his own music and ...

From there, Derringer went on to an array of successful collaborations with luminaries that ranged from Johnny and Edgar Winter to Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Weird Al Yankovic, Cyndi Lauper ...

Guitar hero and rock 'n' roll legend Rick Derringer, of "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" and "Hang On, Sloopy" fame, has died in Ormond Beach, according to TMZ, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. He ...

Rick Derringer's connection to guitarist and singer Dickey Betts Rick Derringer's signature solo hit, "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," was released in 1973. The first verse includes the lyrics: "There was ...