Rock star Rick Derringer, the artist behind several top 20 hits and Hulk Hogan's famous WWE theme "Real American" passed away on Monday at the age of 77 ...

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

Rick Derringer, writer & singer of Hulk Hogan’s ‘Real American,’ has died. ... I n 1965, when he was just 17-years-old, Rick Derringer’s band The McCoys had a Billboard #1 hit with “Hang ...

The song was also featured on the short-lived "Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling" cartoon. Rick Derringer contributed to a number of songs on the 1987 follow-up, "The Wrestling Album II", and also ...

Rick Derringer, the prolific songwriter who co-created Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song, died Monday evening in Ormond Beach, FL. at the age of 77. Skip to content. Awful Announcing.

Rick Derringer, the fiery guitarist, producer, and the man behind one of pro wrestling’s most unforgettable anthems, has died at the age of 77. He passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, in ...

From hit songs to Hulk Hogan’s theme, Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture — and Sarasota-Manatee, where he once lived ...

From hit songs to Hulk Hogan’s theme, Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture — and Sarasota-Manatee, where he once lived and worked as a Realtor. Jim Abbott Wade Tatangelo.

Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded the No.1 hit Hang On Sloopy in the summer of 1965. The song was actually responsible for knocking Yesterday by The Beatles out of the top ...

TMZ reports that Rick Derringer, a musician known for his collaboration with WWE in the 1980s, including his composition of Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song, passed away this past Monday.

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 ... including what would become Hulk Hogan’s theme song “Real American.” ...

Rick Derringer’s signature solo hit ... Federation’s “The Wrestling Album,” which included the Hulk Hogan theme song “Real American.” Like so many things that Derringer created ...