Celebrity Death: Rick Derringer, 77

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Was famous as a guitarist with many musicians but had a big hit with Hang on Sloopy and was also the man behind one of the biggest wrestling entrance songs of all time

 

[Unholy Diver]

Son of a bitch, it has finally come crashing down, and it really does hurt inside

 

[PanthersPens62]

RIP

 

[Unholy Diver]

Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo was a rocker as well

 

[Raging Bull]

Damn. Did a ton of great stuff with Johnny and Edgar Winter too.

 

[Terry Yake]

RIP

rock n roll, hoochie koo is still a banger. and i believe he was the producer on weird al's first several albums

 

[Guardian17]

When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside
You gotta take a stand, it don't help to hide
If you hurt my friends then you hurt my pride
I gotta lend a hand, it don't help to hide

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Ohio legend.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[Jumptheshark]

Highly underrated on so many levels. I liked some of the stuff he did when he became a born again Christian.

 

[John Price]

RIP

 

[Ozz]

Also wrote the Demolition theme song, which is another one of the all-time greatest wrestling theme songs ever. RIP