Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringeris an American guitarist, vocalist, Grammy Award winning producer and entertainer...
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth5 August 1947
CityFort Recovery, OH
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The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it.
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I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work.
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Johnny was great in the studio; he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right beside each other and had a rehearsal studio that was just ours, with nobody else using it, it was part of Johnny's house, so we could rehearse every day.
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Brenda did some little vocal arrangements for us and she got to sing as well. So, we're happy to be able to work together and that's another reason why we look forward to doing more of these.
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We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we got in the studio, it was totally easy, as we knew exactly what we wanted to do.
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It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate.
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Rock and roll hoochie koo, lawdy mama, light my fuse.
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I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults.
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I started The McCoys in 1962, so I'm approaching my 40th year in the entertainment business.
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So, after awhile, you can only get so much happiness from a guy who's drunk come up and tell you you're great.
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Because I was successful over the years, I never had the opportunity to do the stuff I really wanted.
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I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people.
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda.
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If my musical tastes are continuing to grow up, and I am not really too interested in the music that my kids listen to, then I assume that the audience is doing the same.