Rick Derringer has died

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Rick Derringer, whose six-decade career spanned teen stardom as lead singer of the ‘60s smash “Hang on Sloopy,” a ‘70s solo hit with “Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo,” session work with artists from Steely Dan to Barbra Streisand, and extensive work as a writer and producer of wrestling themes like Hulk Hogan’s seemingly ageless “Real American,” has died, according to an announcement from his caretaker, Tony Wilson, and Guitar Player magazine. Wilson’s post states that Derringer died Monday evening in Ormond Beach, Fl. No cause of death was announced although Derringer had been in ill health in recent months; he was 77.



https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/rick-derringer-singer-hang-sloopy-175556224.html

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Yeah, I Posted This In MA...

...yesterday as soon as I saw it.
A very important figure in rock music. He was friends with nearly everybody in the business because he was a good guy.
All American Boy was one of the most underrated albums of the 70s.