Rick Derringer

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Rick Derringer plays his B.C. Rich Mockingbird live onstage in an outdoor festival appearance at a Day On The Green at Oakland Stadium, 1977

The life and times of Rick Derringer, the all-American guitar hero

By Andy Aledort published

He was a teen guitar idol with a number one. He played with Johnny Winter, deconstructed Michael Jackson and wrote Hulk Hogan's anthem. He was Rick Derringer, the one and only

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Rick Derringer looks sharp in a silver suit as he plays a cherry red Gibson Custom ES-355.

Remembering Rick Derringer: the maverick who brought the fire to Johnny Winter’s band

By Henry Yates published

The Ohio guitarist was one of rock’s most adaptable talents and had the production skills to go with his playing

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Rick Derringer wields his B.C. Rich Stealth guitar onstage in 1991

How Rick Derringer helped create the B.C. Rich Stealth

By Bob Grossweiner published

Passed first to Tokai and then Gibson, Derringer's futuristic, edgy, and uncompromising vision eventually found a home with B.C. Rich

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Rick Derringer

Pioneering guitarist Rick Derringer dead at 77

By Phil Weller published

The influential guitarist scored a hit single when he was still a teenager and carved out a formidable career playing with the likes of Kiss, Steely Dan, Bonnie Tyler and more

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On Tour With My Guitar Heroes: Rick Derringer, Mark Farner and Dave Mason

By Godfrey Townsend published

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