Rick Derringer Band
7-18-2014
Young guitar great, vocalist and entertainer Rick Derringer was 17 when his band The McCoys recorded the No.1 hit "Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of '65, knocking "Yesterday" by The Beatles out of the top spot. After four years of successful touring, Rick merged his talents with Johnny Winter in 1969 forming Johnny Winter And ("And" referring to the McCoys).
Rick was the only producer of all gold and platinum Winter Brothers recordings. In '71 he was featured on three records, "Johnny Winter And", "Johnny Winter And-Live" and "Edgar Winter's White Trash". "And" featured the first version of Derringer's "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo." Eventually he joined Edgar Winter's White Trash full-time and produced the gold LP, "Roadwork". Derringer's solo album, "All American Boy" was released in '73 with the already popular "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo", this time as a 'hit' single.
Rick was writer/producer of Johnny Winter's "Still Alive and Well" album and player/producer of the hit album, "They Only Come Out At Night." The latter featured the No. 1, Grammy nominated monster hit, "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride".
In '76 Rick created the Derringer Band, releasing four albums and in '83 returned to his solo career with "Good Dirty Fun."
Through the '70s and '80s Rick appeared on albums with artists Alice Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, Kiss, Mason Ruffner and Madam X. In the mid-80's, he discovered Weird Al Yankovic, producing music for his Grammy-winning albums and videos. Derringer's productions of the Michael Jackson parodies, the No. 1 hit "Eat It", and "Who's Fat," have been Yankovic's most successful recordings.
Rick recorded four blues CD's starting in '93, "Back To the Blues," "Electra Blues," "Blues Deluxe" and "Jackhammer Blues." And then came his destined-to-be-classic "Tend the Fire."
In 2001 he ventured back into Rock & Roll with Vanilla Fudge superstars Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert, producing a recording of intense synergy - D B A (Derringer, Bogert & Appice) with vocals, writing and instrumentals shared by all three.
On and on it goes, and after more than four decades Rick Derringer is still going strong!
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Opener: Yoke Shire - A diverse music trio fronted by mutli-instrumentalist Craig Herlihy, with a classic rock inspired sound that will nicely compliment Rick Derringer. Expect cuts from their multi-award winning “Masque of Shadows” CD which Metronome Magazine hailed as “The most entertaining and innovative music since Pink Floyd hit big with Dark Side of the Moon!”