Rock legend Rick Derringer, best known for songs “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” and “Real American,” passed away at age 77 on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025. He died after being taken off life ...

Derringer also played on two more Edgar Winter studio LPs — 1974’s Shock Treatment hit No. 13 and went gold, and another was titled The Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer — and a live disc.