"Rick produced my first six albums and played guitar on my earliest recordings ... including what would become Hulk Hogan's theme song "Real American." ...

there is still a Pavlovian response that comes with hearing the opening guitar riffs on “Real American,” the longstanding entrance music for Hulk Hogan. While the song has long been associated ...

Rick Derringer, whose six-decade career spanned teen stardom as lead singer of the ‘60s smash “Hang on Sloopy,” a ‘70s solo hit with “Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo,” session work with artists from Steely ...

Known for “Hold On Sloopy,” “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Coo” and Hulk Hogan’s theme song, “Real American,” Derringer was a Zelig of the liner notes, playing guitar, producing ...

From hit songs "Hang On, Sloopy" to Hulk Hogan’s theme, guitar hero Rick Derringer left his mark on pop culture.

A new report reveals a former WWE star is among many wrestling related names set to appear on the American Gladiators relaunch, hosted by WWE's The Miz ...

Rock star Rick Derringer, the artist behind several top 20 hits and Hulk Hogan's famous WWE theme "Real American" passed away on Monday at the age of 77 ...

RICK Derringer, the legendary guitarist behind the garage rock number-one Hang On Sloopy and Hulk Hogan's themes ... blown away at what he did with his guitar. R.I.P. Rick.” ...

Classic rock legend Rick Derringer has died.Derringer, who was 77, was best known as the singer of Hang on Sloopy as a member of the McCoys, and writer of Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo and Hulk Hogan’s ...

Over the course of his career, he played on albums with Johnny & Edgar Winter, Alice Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, and Kiss. Derringer is credited ...

Rick Derringer died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida, according to a Facebook announcement from his caregiver, Tony Wilson. No ...

Derringer’s decades in the music industry spanned teen stardom, session work for bands like Steely Dan, supplying the guitar ...