This page will contain blogs about Rick Derringer, as they become available.Rick DerringerRick Derringer (Rick Zehringer) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer born at 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 on a studio album and a live album with Johnny Winter in the Johnny Winter Band, and also with Edgar Winter in the mid-1970s after guitarist Ronnie Montrose left the Edgar Winter Band. One of his best solos can be found on "Tobacco Road" from the Edgar Winter live album Roadwork. Derringer also had a successful solo career, and his solo version of "Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo" was a hit single. In the 1980s, Derringer expanded his producing skills, discovering "Weird Al" Yankovic as well as Mason Ruffner. Derringer has played various styles of music and is a master of the electric guitar. Recent releases include Tend The Fire (1997), DBA-Derringer, Bogert & Appice (2001) and Free Ride Smooth Jazz (2002). He also guested on Mambo Sons debut CD (1999) and Damon Fowler's Riverview Drive (2000). This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rick_Derringer&action=edit).This page about Rick Derringer includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Rick Derringer News stories about Rick Derringer External links for Rick Derringer Videos for Rick Derringer Wikis about Rick Derringer Discussion Groups about Rick Derringer Blogs about Rick Derringer Images of Rick Derringer |
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He also guested on Mambo Sons debut CD (1999) and Damon Fowler's Riverview Drive (2000). Her official website has announced that a new album, titled Simple Needs, will be released in early 2005. Recent releases include Tend The Fire (1997), DBA-Derringer, Bogert & Appice (2001) and Free Ride Smooth Jazz (2002). A few minor hits followed in 1979, including the theme song from the film "Moment by Moment", and another disco track "Love Pains", but her career had reached its peak, and with marriage and motherhood Elliman was willing to retire from performing. Derringer has played various styles of music and is a master of the electric guitar. The huge success of the latter song has resulted in Elliman being remembered as a disco artist, though this style of music was an exception to the medium-tempo ballads that she specialized in, and which comprised the bulk of her recordings. In the 1980s, Derringer expanded his producing skills, discovering "Weird Al" Yankovic as well as Mason Ruffner. Her biggest success came in 1978 with her #1 hit from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, "If I Can't Have You" which was also written by the Bee Gees. Derringer also had a successful solo career, and his solo version of "Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo" was a hit single. Her recording career began to take off from this point and she scored several hit singles throughout the world, including cover versions of the Barbara Lewis hit "Hello Stranger" and the Bee Gees "Love Me". One of his best solos can be found on "Tobacco Road" from the Edgar Winter live album Roadwork. This performance led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Derringer also recorded and played on a studio album and a live album with Johnny Winter in the Johnny Winter Band, and also with Edgar Winter in the mid-1970s after guitarist Ronnie Montrose left the Edgar Winter Band. She appeared in the Broadway and film versions of "Jesus Christ Superstar" as Mary Magdalene and achieved her first hit single with the ballad "I Don't Know How to Love Him". 1 hit "Hang On Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, knocking "Yesterday" by The Beatles out of the top spot. She performed on many of his 70's hits including "I Shot the Sheriff". When he was just 17, his band "The McCoys" recorded the No. This led to a recording contract and a close association as a backing vocalist for Eric Clapton. Rick Derringer (Rick Zehringer) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer born at Fort Recovery, Ohio. Elliman's singing career began in the early 70's in London where she performed as a vocalist at various bars and clubs. Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 29, 1951) is an American singer. |