He eventually joined Johnny Winter in 1969, creating the band Johnny ... including Hulk Hogan’s 'Real American,' according to Variety.

From hit songs "Hang On, Sloopy" to Hulk Hogan’s theme, guitar hero Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture.

“Real American,” Derringer was a Zelig of the liner notes, playing guitar, producing, and writing songhs for an array of artists, including with Johnny and Edgar Winter, Bette Midler, Meat ...

He worked with a wide range of acts including Steely Dan and Ringo Starr, and he produced "Weird Al" Yankovic's first six ...

Guitar hero and rock 'n' roll legend Rick Derringer ... collaborations with luminaries that ranged from Johnny and Edgar Winter to Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Weird Al Yankovic, Cyndi ...

Classic rock guitarist of ‘Hang On Sloopy’ fame dies aged 77 - Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded ‘Hang On Sloopy’ ...

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Rick Derringer, guitarist and rock 'n' roll legend, died at 77 in Ormond ... collaborations with luminaries that ranged from Johnny and Edgar Winter to Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Weird ...

Guitar hero and rock ‘n’ roll legend Rick Derringer ... collaborations with luminaries that ranged from Johnny and Edgar Winter to Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Weird Al Yankovic, Cyndi ...

Yankovic, with whom Derringer worked extensively in the Eighties, wrote on Instagram, “I’m very sad to say that my friend, rock guitar legend ... with Johnny and Edgar Winter, and he racked ...

Revisiting the iconic appearance of Sly and the Family Stone at the Woodstock Festival back in 1969, a truly legendary gig that was deemed "scary" by Sly Stone.