Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbra Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and Weird ‘Al’ YankovicRick Derringer, the singer and guitarist who topped the US charts with his band the McCoys and was a sideman for a host of stars including Barbara Streisand, Cyndi Lauper and Steely Dan, has died aged 77.The news was announced in a Facebook post by his close friend Tony Wilson, who did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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