Rick Derringer, guitarist and producer, dies at 77

Derringer shot to fame at age 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy.” The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1965.

After four years touring with The McCoys, Derringer joined Johnny Winter in 1969, forming Johnny Winter And. Derringer later joined Edgar Winter’s White Trash full-time and released the EP Roadwork.

Derringer released a solo album, All American Boy, in 1973, which featured the hit song “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” as a single.