Saw him live with Johnny Winter And (featuring Double Trouble).
A very good guitar player that never got the recognition he deserved. RIP
Rick Derringer R.I.P
Unfortunately, another major 70’s guitar player checked in for "The Great Gig in the Sky."
Rick Derringer was one of those unique "did everything with everyone " musicians.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/rick-derringer-singer-hang-sloopy-175556224.html
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Bummer ! He had a true love of Rock. Like others I saw him with the Winter Brothers. Went to Day on the Green in Oakland, Rick Derringer , Judas Priest , Led Zepplin. It was the Saturday show , and Priest had yet to release British Steel. It was the day Peter Grants people beat up the security staff. I have always appreciated people like Rick Derringer , and Ronny Montrose for their love of music over commercial greatness. Cheers , Mike B. |
This one hits hard, used to see R.D. with Edgar Winters White Trash about every 3 weeks or so @ Signorelli's Night Club, aka Slicks, in St. Martinville Louisiana and every now and then Johnny would show up with them. This was around 1970, about the time Johnny was catching on with his music and White trashes lead singer was Jerry Lacroix one of the best blue eyed soul singers around. I can still feel that dance floor shaking as they got after Ray Charles I got news for you, and my girl friend telling me that the slow gin sizzles wasn't going to get it just get the Wild Turkey setup. RIP |
@buellrider97 - yes, so sad to see that. I was at that Day on the Green headlined by the Winter Bros with Rick (I was at a LOT of DoG's); got some great photos from up close, too. Loved Rick's work with Johnny Winter And.... |
Rick is now able to play with all his former bandmates like Johnny Winter and Randy Jo Hobbs. His R & R stories were epic. Jamming with Jimi, Duane Allman and countless other guitar greats. I didn't know Rick did a "Smooth Jazz" album. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCjcZcu4Es Apparently, when released the "Smooth Jazz" thing was on its way out. Definitely has that dentist office/reception room vibe.
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Not trying to turn this thread into an argument, @boxcarman , but a while back ago I watched that video on youtube and then I started doing searches to find out more about the dancing girl, and I did not get the impression that she was his girlfriend. Maybe after the video was made? But I did not get that impression from the youtube interview I saw with her either. |
"Ricky Don’t Lose That Number!" Thought that was Skunk Baxter? Derringer certainly was on the "most wanted" list in the studio. Rick on his Steely Dan connection. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_51Zc2cRmU
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"Ricky Don't Lose That Number" is about Derringer. Becker and Fagan went to meet him but couldn't convince him to team up with them at the time." lordmelton, I enjoys learning trivia facts about Steely Dan cuts. Not until now did I pull up the wiki take on Rikki- No mention of Rick? Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Wikipedia Of course wiki is info can be limited by whoever last edited info. Perhaps they were not privy to the Derringer thing? |
@tablejockey , Wiki is the safe bet on this one. |
@guscreek, the experience was a great one for me, but not because of the speakers, although they were enjoyable (at that time, my mains were a stock pair of heavily damped Klipsch Lascala, which still to this day, is the presentation I prefer). Rick wanted a speaker a little less dynamic than what he was used to but also wanted some grunt, heft and illumination. The QLS1s really fit the bill. I was passively, vertically bi-amping them with some Krell stereo amps. My best, MrD. |
Had the 45 of Free Ride when i was 10. Listened to it over and over and then found They Only Come Out at Night. I loved the Roadwork album when I was a teenager. then in the 80s he played at my college sometime after the Sweet Evil album. he had a fantastic taste and tone and was always getting better. |
