A Southern California native, Yankovic has won five Grammys and sold millions of albums. His career’s been more successful ...

"Weird Al" Yankovic made chart history on this day in 2014, but in the modern music industry, he isn't sure it'll ever happen ...

The visit came just days after he showed his support for Stephen Colbert on Monday’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” ...

Rick Derringer was living the rock-and-roll dream in 1973, riding a top 40 hit with his “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” after ...

‘70s Rock Star Says Comedy Icon ‘Single-Handedly Ruined’ His Career in Resurfaced Interview originally appeared on Parade.

May 26. Rick Derringer, 77. The guitarist and singer 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 ...

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 ...

Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77 Associated Press May 28, 2025 0 Loaded 0% - ...

Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" is a parody of biographies. There’s probably not a shred of truth in the screen biography, but that’s OK. This is “I, Tonya ...

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.