Musician, producer and songwriter Rick Derringer has died at the age of 77. Rick's wife Jenda Derringer told TMZ that her husband passed away "peacefully" Monday night after a medical episode.

Rick Derringer, the fiery guitarist, producer, and the man behind one of pro wrestling’s most unforgettable anthems, has died at the age of 77. He passed away peacefully on May 26, 2025, in ...

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In 1985, he produced the World Wrestling Federation’s "The Wrestling Album," which included the Hulk Hogan theme song "Real American." Like so many things that Derringer created, that song also ...

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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 ...

Rick Derringer If you’re old enough to remember the ’80s, "The Cosby Show," Black Sabbath and the WWF, then you know Hulk Hogan by his pro wrasslin’ theme song, “Real American ...

By DAN GELSTON The opening chords of Rick Derringer’s hard-rock guitar would play over the arena sound system. Instantly, 20,000 Hulkamaniacs — and many more as wrestling’s ...