Biography
Rick Derringer (Rick Zehringer) is an
American
guitarist,
vocalist, and
entertainer born on
August 5,
1947, in
Fort Recovery, Ohio. When he was just 17, his band "
The McCoys" recorded the No. 1 hit "
Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of
1965, knocking "Yesterday" by
The Beatles out of the top spot. Derringer also recorded and played with the
Johnny Winter Band and the
Edgar...
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