Guitar legend tells the stories behind “Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo” and the gigs with the Winter brothers, plus a heads up on what’s to come
August 23, 2016
Rick Derringer is a true rock & roll icon. In 1965, when he was just 17, his band, the McCoys, recorded their number 1 hit, “Hang On Sloopy.” While he is well known for his long associations with Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter, having produced many of the brothers’ gold and platinum albums, Derringer is perhaps best known for writing and recording the mega hit “Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo.”
In addition to his acclaimed solo career and work with the Winter brothers, Derringer has appeared on numerous recordings with Alice Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, KISS and many others. He also produced much of the music for song parody artist Weird Al Yankovic, including “Eat It” and “Who’s Fat.”
FGPO’s Jon Liebman caught up with Rick at the 2016 summer NAMM show in Nashville.
Rick Derringer plays Warrior guitars
Watch our interview with Rick!
I was lead here looking for the interview some says he makes the claim he did not know the girl was that come out dancing in Hang On Sloopy. I was so glad to see that someone , Steven Smith, spent a long time tracking, interviewing, verifying and putting together a profession video of Liza Leonard Dalton, that you can see on YouTube.
Also, at Puget Sound Media, Steven breaks down all the rumors about who Liz Derringer and Liz Brewer is and shows proof to back it up/
Sure with Rick would see this message and leave us an answer. How about it Rick? Did you know who the Sloopy Girl Dancer was and did you marry her like rumors for years say?