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Rick Derringer(1947-2025)

  • Music Department
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Rick Derringer was born on 5 August 1947 in Celina, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), George of the Jungle (1997) and Air America (1990). He was married to Jenda Derringer and Liz Derringer. He died on 26 May 2025 in Ormond Beach, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 5, 1947
DiedMay 26, 2025(77)
BornAugust 5, 1947
DiedMay 26, 2025(77)
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Known for

Barry Gibb, Peter Frampton, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, and The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.3
  • Our Guests at Heartland
  • 1978
John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)
George of the Jungle
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
Air America
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022

Credits

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Music Department

  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: UHF (1989)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: UHF
    6.8
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1989
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic in UHF (1989)
    UHF
    6.9
    • musician: guitar (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic in Weird Al Yankovic: Fat (1988)
    Weird Al Yankovic: Fat
    7.3
    Music Video
    • music producer
    • musician: guitar
    • 1988
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Christmas at Ground Zero (1986)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Christmas at Ground Zero
    6.7
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1986
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Dare to Be Stupid (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Dare to Be Stupid
    7.7
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: One More Minute (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: One More Minute
    6.7
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Like a Surgeon (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Like a Surgeon
    7.2
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy
    7.2
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: This is the Life (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: This is the Life
    6.6
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1984
  • Barbra Streisand in Barbra Streisand: Left in the Dark (1984)
    Barbra Streisand: Left in the Dark
    7.3
    Music Video
    • lead guitar
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Eat It (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Eat It
    7.3
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Love Rocky Road (1983)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Love Rocky Road
    6.8
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1983
  • Bonnie Tyler in Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)
    Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
    7.2
    Music Video
    • guitars
    • 1983
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Ricky (1983)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Ricky
    6.9
    Music Video
    • musician: guitar
    • 1983

Producer

  • Musicians for Disaster Relief 05' (2005)
    Musicians for Disaster Relief 05'
    TV Special
    • co-producer
    • 2005
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: UHF (1989)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: UHF
    6.8
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1989
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies (1989)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies
    6.6
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1989
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic in Weird Al Yankovic: Fat (1988)
    Weird Al Yankovic: Fat
    7.3
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1988
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Christmas at Ground Zero (1986)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Christmas at Ground Zero
    6.7
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1986
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Living with a Hernia (1986)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Living with a Hernia
    6.8
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1986
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Dare to Be Stupid (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Dare to Be Stupid
    7.7
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: One More Minute (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: One More Minute
    6.7
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Like a Surgeon (1985)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Like a Surgeon
    7.2
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1985
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy
    7.2
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: This is the Life (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: This is the Life
    6.6
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Eat It (1984)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Eat It
    7.3
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1984
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Love Rocky Road (1983)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Love Rocky Road
    6.8
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1983
  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Ricky (1983)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic: Ricky
    6.9
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1983

Actor

  • Rick Derringer: Trouble in Paradise (1993)
    Rick Derringer: Trouble in Paradise
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer
    • 1993
  • Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II, the Music Video (1987)
    Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II, the Music Video
    5.0
    Video
    • Himshelf
    • 1987
  • Rick Derringer & Hulk Hogan: Real American
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer (voice)
    • 1985
  • The Wrestlers: Land of a Thousand Dances (1985)
    The Wrestlers: Land of a Thousand Dances
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer
    • 1985
  • The Crunch Bunch Feat. Rick Derringer: Where's the Cap'n? (1985)
    The Crunch Bunch Feat. Rick Derringer: Where's the Cap'n?
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer
    • 1985
  • DNA: Doctors of the Universe
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer
    • 1983
  • Rick Derringer: I Play Guitar
    Music Video
    • Rick Derringer
    • 1983
  • Barry Gibb, Peter Frampton, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, and The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    4.3
    • Our Guests at Heartland
    • 1978
  • The McCoys: Hang on Sloopy (1975)
    The McCoys: Hang on Sloopy
    6.1
    Music Video
    • Richard Zehringer
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • The McCoys
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • August 5, 1947
    • Celina, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 2025
    • Ormond Beach, Florida, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jenda Derringer2001 - May 26, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Derringer" (Columbia)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a lead guitarist with The Edgar Winter Group and Johnny Winter.
  • Quotes
    And what makes me happy now has changed as well . . . It's one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festival, and hear a guy who's been drinking beer all day come up and tell you how good you are. For a long time in your life that will make you happy.

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