The late, great Rick Derringer may be gone, but “Sloopy” continues to live on … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,461 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We close the door today on our series of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – You have to hand it to the folks coordinating music for fans at Progressive Field: They maintain an impressive catalog cutting across multiple genres. Interestingly, six of the most ...

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Will Howard is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and is starting his pro football career in Pittsburgh with the Steelers. But the 6-foot-4, 236-pound quarterback is larger than life ...

Rick Derringer, who has died aged 77, was a guitarist, singer and songwriter whose band the McCoys topped the US charts in 1965 with Hang on Sloopy; he went on to work with artists as diverse as Ringo ...

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 died Monday at the age of 77 in Ormond Beach, Florida, according to a Facebook post made by his caregiver, Tony Wilson, The Associated Press reported. No cause of death was provided, ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer, who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded "Hang On Sloopy," had a hit with "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and earned a Grammy Award for producing ...

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 ...