Surely you know “Hang On Sloopy.” A few moments after it comes on the radio, you’re probably bobbing your head and singing, “Haaaaaaaaang on, Sloopy! Sloopy, hang on!” It’s a fun song. It’s full of ...

Singer and guitarist Rick Derringer burst onto the rock scene in 1965 as leader of the McCoys. The band's "Hang On Sloopy," their biggest hit, topped the Billboard singles chart on Oct. 2, 1965. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

FOX wasn't going to let "Hang on Sloopy" die. Ross Bjork made Buckeyes fans very upset a few weeks ago when he decided to end the tradition of "The Best Damn Band in the Land" playing "Hang On Sloopy" ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. To talk about ...

Just a week after the McCoys’s version topped the Billboard charts, the Ohio State University Marching Band first played “Hang on Sloopy” in the Shoe on Oct. 9, 1965 during halftime in a show to honor ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. To talk about ...