Sad to hear today that Rick Derringer has passed away. In six decades in Rock music Derringer was not just a top guitaristist but also well known as a songwriter and producer. He also had fame as a pop singer with The McCoys and the single “Hang On Sloopy”. As well as Johnny Winter (see the picture above from Bonn Museumsplatz in 2007) Derringer also worked with many other top musical performers across a broad range of music including Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Cyndi Lauper, and Barbra Streisand and, more recently, with Ringo Starr.