(CNN) — Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer who is responsible for the hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has died. He was reportedly 77. The news was confirmed by Derringer’s caretaker and ...

Rick Derringer, the pioneering guitarist, frontman of the influential, proto-garage-rock act the McCoys, and a Grammy-winning producer for Weird Al Yankovic, has died at 77. Tony Wilson, Derringer's ...

(AP) - — 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 ...

Rick Derringer, known for hits like "Hang On Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo," has died at 77 in Florida. He won a Grammy for producing "Weird Al" Yankovic’s debut album and played with acts ...