Rick Derringer has occupied the rock and roll scene for many years now, since 1965 to be exact, and since then he has developed legions of fans, enthralled with his work and eager to catch an earful of his rowdy and energetic music style. He is mostly noted for his early work with the band the McCoys, which gained international attention with the song "Hang on Sloopy." He also went onto play with other notable rock 'n rollers, giving him further credit in the industry and propelling him to a star-like status.

Starting with the McCoys, Derringer played a soft sort of bubblegum style of rock, but he wanted to move onto to something more meaningful and a style of rock that would better represent his own personal view of the genre. Towards the end of the 1960s, both Derringer and his brother Randy were sought out by Johnny Winter to join his band. He really first achieved solo popularity with the song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo." The song was directly off of Derringer's heavy metal laden album All American Boy. Soon enough, Rick Derringer had his very own band, simply called Derringer, and they were making headway on the road.

In the later 1970s and on into the 1980s, Derringer focused on working with many other notable artists like Bette Midler, Kiss, Meat Loaf, Cyndi Lauper and Barbra Streisand. His hard rocking style is exemplified in his live shows, which attract thousands of fans from around the world and are neither short on loudness nor intensity. As Derringer got older, he tried his hand at blues and even more recently wandered into the jazz genre by releasing the album Free Ride in 2002.