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ALL-AMERICAN BOY: RICK DERRINGER WIRD 75
- Aug 05, 2022
Auch wenn er während seiner beispiellosen Karriere nicht unentwegt die Charts erschütterte, gehört der Gitarrist und Sänger Rick Derringer in den USA zu den berühmtesten Künstlern und genießt eine kultische Verehrung. In den Sechzigern gelang ihm mit den McCoys 1965 mit "Hang On Sloopy" eine Nummer eins. 1970 wurden die McCoys zur Begleitband von Johnny Winter und firmierten fortan unter Johnny Winter's And. 1973 erschien Derringers Solo-LP: ALL-AMERICAN BOY. Bis heute folgten weitere rund 20 Platten. Zu Beginn der Achtziger betrieb er mit Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) die Heavy-Metal-Band DNA, woraus 1983 das Album PARTY TESTED resultierte. 2001 erschien in Anlehnung an Beck, Bogert & Appice das Album DERRINGER, BOGERT & APPICE. Seine Gastbeiträge oder Studiojobs sind nicht zu zählen: Er spielte bei Steely Dan, für Cindy Lauper, Kiss, Bonny Tyler, Alice Cooper ... und wurde zum erklärten Vorbild von Neil Giraldo, Gitarrist und Ehemann von Pat Benatar. Am 5. August wird der außergewöhnliche Musiker Rick Derringer 75 Jahre alt.
Even though he didn't constantly shake the charts during his unprecedented career, guitarist and singer Rick Derringer is one of the most famous artists in the U.S. and enjoys cult-like reverence. In the sixties, he succeeded with the McCoys in 1965 with "Hang On Sloopy" a number one. In 1970, the McCoys became Johnny Winter's backing band and henceforth operated under the name Johnny Winter's And. 1973 saw the release of Derringer's solo LP: ALL-AMERICAN BOY. To date, another 20 or so records have followed. At the beginning of the eighties he ran the Heavy Metal band DNA with Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), which resulted in the album PARTY TESTED in 1983. In 2001 the album DERRINGER, BOGERT & APPICE was released. His guest contributions or studio jobs cannot be counted: He played with Steely Dan, for Cindy Lauper, Kiss, Bonny Tyler, Alice Cooper ... and became the declared role model of Neil Giraldo, guitarist and husband of Pat Benatar. On August 5, the extraordinary musician Rick Derringer turns 75.
Even though he didn't constantly shake the charts during his unprecedented career, guitarist and singer Rick Derringer is one of the most famous artists in the U.S. and enjoys cult-like reverence. In the sixties, he succeeded with the McCoys in 1965 with "Hang On Sloopy" a number one. In 1970, the McCoys became Johnny Winter's backing band and henceforth operated under the name Johnny Winter's And. 1973 saw the release of Derringer's solo LP: ALL-AMERICAN BOY. To date, another 20 or so records have followed. At the beginning of the eighties he ran the Heavy Metal band DNA with Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), which resulted in the album PARTY TESTED in 1983. In 2001 the album DERRINGER, BOGERT & APPICE was released. His guest contributions or studio jobs cannot be counted: He played with Steely Dan, for Cindy Lauper, Kiss, Bonny Tyler, Alice Cooper ... and became the declared role model of Neil Giraldo, guitarist and husband of Pat Benatar. On August 5, the extraordinary musician Rick Derringer turns 75.
