A former co-host of a Toronto radio show spoke in detail about alleged verbal abuse and gender-based discrimination at the Corus Entertainment Inc. program during a human rights tribunal hearing into ...

Guitar hero and rock 'n' roll legend Rick Derringer, of "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" and "Hang On, Sloopy" fame, has died in Ormond Beach, according to TMZ, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. He was ...

“I'm one of the few guitarists who has designed an instrument from inception. Neal Schon's with Aria or Lee Ritenour's with Gibson are actually pre-existing instruments where the companies have done ...

Rick Derringer, the rock guitarist and singer best known for the 1965 chart-topping hit “Hang On Sloopy,” died on May 26, 2025, at the age of 77 in Ormond Beach, Florida. His death was confirmed by ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Rick Derringer died Monday at 77 years old. The Celina, Ohio, native Derringer is best known for singing and playing on two massive rock and roll ...

Rick Derringer, a wide-ranging musician who sang the garage-rock anthem “Hang On Sloopy,” wrote the 1970s hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” produced parody songs for “Weird Al” Yankovic and gave pro ...

Guitar great Rick Derringer died on Monday, May 26, at age 77. The Ohio-born Derringer, whose real last name was Zehringer, first came to fame as a teenager, when his band The McCoys scored a No. 1 ...

Derringer's band, the McCoys, was behind the 1965 hit "Hang On Sloopy," and he collaborated with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Steely Dan. Ryan Coleman is a news writer for Entertainment Weekly ...

In addition to a lengthy discography with his own bands, guitar hero and rock legend Rick Derringer also contributed to an astonishing array of music by a wide range of stars, starting in the 1970s.

The late singer and guitarist's caretaker and friend Tony Wilson confirmed he died on Monday, May 26 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...