Jenda derringer biography
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Derringer, Rick (5 August 1947-Present)
Guitarist, producer and singer-songwriter, born Rick Dean Zehringer in Fort Recovery, Ohio, who enjoyed early success when The McCoys topped the charts with “Hang on Sloopy” in 1965.
Jenda Derringer was born on July 16, 1970 in the USA. Jenda is a producer, known for Musicians for Disaster Relief 05' (2005).
In 1966, they were the opening act for The Rolling Stones and wound up touring for about four years.
The band then merged with Johnny Winter and became Johnny Winter And in 1969. In 1971, they released a pair of self-titled albums, Johnny Winter And and Johnny Winter And—Live.
Johnny Winter And included an early version of “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo”, which would become Rick’s signature song. Rick covered the song on his debut solo album, All American Boy, and it became a huge hit.
He also produced much of the Winter brothers’ material, such as Still Alive and Well by Johnny Winter, and Roadwork and They Only Come Out At Night by Edgar Winter’s White Trash.
In the 1970s and ‘80s, he released a string of albums, including Derringer Live,