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Rick Derringer poses with his Gibson Explorer backstage at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut, before performing with his eponymous group, June 1976.

Rick Derringer recalls a young Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter

By Joe Bosso last updated

Since his first hit with "Hang on Sloopy" in 1965, the guitarist has been among the most active players in rock — on stage, in the studio and behind the board

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Rick Derringer from rock group Derringer posed backstage at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA in June 1976.

“If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault

By Guitar Player Staff published

“My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975

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