Rick Derringer's music career kicked off as a teen with the 1965 hit "Hang on Sloopy." The song is a staple at Ohio State ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, known for hit songs "Hang on Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll, Hoochie, Koo," has died at 77.

Rick Derringer, who had a No. 1 hit with The McCoys in "Hang on Sloopy" and created a rock staple in "Rock and Roll, Hootchie ...

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

The rock guitarist, best known for “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” died at 77. Find out more about Rick ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award for producing ...

With a rocked-up arrangement and the title altered to “Hang on Sloopy,” the McCoys’ version of the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that summer — replacing Barry McGuire’s ...

Rick Derringer, who had a No. 1 hit with The McCoys in “Hang on Sloopy,” created a classic rock staple in “Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo,” produced the Edgar Winter Group’s hit ...

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 ...

1. “Hang On Sloopy” - The McCoys (1965) The obvious No. 1 for OH-IOians, the oft-covered garage rock classic has been a tradition since 1965, when the Ohio State University Marching Band began ...