Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringeris an American guitarist, vocalist, Grammy Award winning producer and entertainer...
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth5 August 1947
CityFort Recovery, OH
drunk guy come-up
So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great.
rocks kind trapped
I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock.
play jazz wanted
I wanted to play some more grown-up music - jazz.
years entertainment entertainment-business
I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business.
adults really-long
I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults.
country white guitar
There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that was playing country blues like that on the acoustic guitar. And it was at that point that I realized what Johnny had to offer.
rock-and-roll light rocks
Rock and roll hoochie koo, lawdy mama, light my fuse.
eugenics soul great-relationship
It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate.