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CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Rick Derringer, gifted guitarist who worked with Weird Al Yankovic, dead at 77
Rick Derringer, a guitarist and record producer who is responsible for the hit 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,' has died. He was reportedly 77. The news was confirmed by Derringer's caretaker and close friend Tony Wilson in a Facebook post, who said Derringer died on Monday night in Florida, with his wife Jenda by his side. No cause of death was provided. CNN has reached out to an email provided by Wilson for further comment. Derringer's career as a musician spanned six decades, and he worked with artists including Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Frampton, B.B. King and Barbra Streisand. He also produced 'Weird Al' Yankovic's first six albums, working on some of the spoof entertainer's biggest hits including 'Eat It' and 'Fat.' Derringer was 17 years old when his band The McCoys recorded their No. 1 hit 'Hang On Sloopy' in the summer of 1965, according to a biography on the late musician's website. He released his solo album 'All American Boy' in 1973, which included the hit single 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.' Over the ensuing decades, Derringer went on to excel in genres including rock, pop, blues, world music and smooth jazz, also working with his wife and children as part of the group the Derringers. He went on three world tours with Starr, as part of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. On Tuesday, Yankovic wrote on his Instagram that Derringer 'had an enormous impact on my life.'
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Weekly Recap: 15 Consumer Press Releases You Need to See
A roundup of the most newsworthy consumer and retail announcements from PR Newswire this week, including an auction and exhibition of iconic rock and roll gear, new dairy-free summer treats, and a summer season pass to Dave and Buster's. NEW YORK, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help consumer/retail journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed. The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download. For more news like this, check out all of the latest retail-related releases from PR Newswire. Do you have a retail press release to distribute? Sign up with PR Newswire to share your story with the audiences who matter most. Helping Journalists Stay Up to Date on Industry News These are just a few of the recent press releases that consumers and the media should know about. To be notified of releases relevant to their coverage area, journalists can set up a custom newsfeed with PR Newswire for Journalists. Once they're signed up, reporters, bloggers, and freelancers have access to the following free features: About PR Newswire PR Newswire is the industry's leading press release distribution partner with an unparalleled global reach of more than 440,000 newsrooms, websites, direct feeds, journalists and influencers and is available in more than 170 countries and 40 languages. From our award-winning Content Services offerings, integrated media newsroom and microsite products, Investor Relations suite of services, paid placement and social sharing tools, PR Newswire has a comprehensive catalog of solutions to solve the modern-day challenges PR and communications teams face. For 70 years, PR Newswire has been the preferred destination for brands to share their most important news stories across the world. For questions, contact the team at [email protected]. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE PR Newswire
News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Bruce Springsteen dubs Trump administration ‘corrupt, incompetent'
"The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times," he told the crowd after walking onto the stage on Wednesday night in Manchester. "My home, the America I love, the America I've written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us,..."
News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Bruce Springsteen dubs Trump administration ‘corrupt, incompetent'
"The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times," he told the crowd after walking onto the stage on Wednesday night in Manchester. "My home, the America I love, the America I've written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration. Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us,..."
CBC
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
'I can't be a second-rate Guess Who': Randy Bachman on starting Brave Belt and BTO
For more than 60 years, Canadian rock and roll legend Randy Bachman has been takin' care of business and working overtime. Starting out in Winnipeg with just a dream and a guitar, Bachman co-founded not one but two of the most successful rock bands to come out of this country: The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Now, at 81, Bachman is looking back on his incredible life in music with a new BTO single, 60 Years Ago. In an interview with Q 's Tom Power, the guitarist and singer reflects on what happened after he left The Guess Who in 1970, immediately following the release of their biggest hit, American Woman. WATCH | Randy Bachman's full interview with Tom Power: "I was branded as an idiot in Winnipeg and in the press," Bachman says about his departure. "I got slammed in Rolling Stone and Creem and all the magazines at the time. [They said] that I was thrown out of the band because I was too straight. So I'm bent on proving you can make it without being bent or drugged or whatever." Bachman says his divisive relationship with his bandmates was more like a fraternal dispute. "You don't hate him, because you're brothers, but you have this thing you never get over." Starting over on his own, Bachman wanted to prove the critics wrong and find success in a new group — but he knew he didn't want it to be compared to The Guess Who. "I'm in Winnipeg with no band," he recalls. "I'm going crazy, I want to do something…. I can't be a second-rate Guess Who. I can't match Burton Cummings's voice. What I do is start over and do something different." Turning to country rock music, Bachman founded his next band, Brave Belt, with some help from fellow Canadian music legend Neil Young. "Neil said, 'This is really great. I'll set you up with Mo Ostin,'" Bachman says. "So I fly to L.A. and I meet Mo Ostin [at Reprise Records] … and Neil gets me a record deal there." Watch or listen to the full interview with Bachman to find out how he ended up founding BTO after Brave Belt eventually got dropped by its label.
