“Rick Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded the #1 hit ‘Hang On Sloopy’ in the summer of 1965, knocking ‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles out of the top spot.” He’s worked with Alice Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, and more.
In the mid-80s, Derringer’s work with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic was central to Yankovic’s success, resulting in several Grammy awards. Derringer produced Yankovic’s Michael Jackson parodies, including the #1 hit ‘Eat It.'”
“Don’t Ever Say Goodbye,” from Derringer’s 1979 album Guitars and Women (produced by Todd Rundgren), features a whole step key change at 2:23.
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