Rick Derringer, who sang ‘Hang on Sloopy' and produced ‘Weird Al,' dies at 77 Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Derringer worked extensively as a session musician, playing on albums by Steely ...

Guitarist and singer Rick Derringer has died. The musician who shot to fame at 17 when his band The McCoys recorded “Hang On Sloopy” died Monday in Ormond Beach, Florida.