ONE HIT WONDERLAND: 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' by Rick Derringer

Rick Derringer! The All-American Boy! The Real American! The man who stood tall for rock and roll AND hoochie koo!

[devlinburgess]

"He produced all of Weird Al's albums"
We owe this man a debt we can never repay.

[Fixxer]

I just saw that Rick Derringer passed away at the age of 77. I know him mostly for his Weird Al stuff and WWE themes. RIP to a fantastic musician who had more impact upon the cultural zeitgeist than most people suspect.

[Chelaxim]

I have learned from this series that the music industry is ran by one hit wonders.

[SEANTHEBEAVER]

Came to watch again after hearing of Rick’s passing. Rock In Peace.

[ShirDeutch]

Had no idea Luke Skywalker could shred like that.

[recklessted]

"The part of the '80s where no one was thinking very hard."

I'm dying over here.

[falsename]

To be fair, I'm not sure "rock and roll hoochie coo" sounds any sillier than "I did it all for the nookie"

[FalconPain]

Unfortunately, this also explains Weird Al's most intentionally bad song ever, "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch". Al has said his producers wouldn't let him release his third album unless it had a Cyndi Lauper parody. And now we know exactly which producer had vested interest in Cyndi Lauper...

[linkwakeroftime]

Wow that Alex Jones part threw me the fuck off. was not expecting that.

[andxxr_the_second]

Rick Derringer - Edgar Winter - Andy Warhol - Ted Nugent - Truman Capote

DAFUQ brought *that* crew together for a photo?

[randolphsparks]

RIP Rick Derringer. He may have gone nutters towards the end but goddamn could he play

[pushinguproses]

I think this is your most interesting one hit wonderland yet. I was surprised by his involvement with Weird Al. And never stop doing your Hulk impression.

[gabe_s_videos]

I saw Edgar Winter perform this song as part of Ringo Starr's All-Star Band a year ago. I literally stood up and stared in awe for the entire thing.

[chrome_disco]

this plot twist is MUCH less fun than the one in the Chamillionaire video

[enbytoon]

That particular Simpsons joke was goddamn pitch perfect, thank god Todd has his arsenal of obscure jokes that I still remember because I too have obscure memory and interests.

[MrPeterkrueger]

This song is more well-known than you're suggesting it is. I'll bet 90% of classic rock stations across the country will play it at least once this weekend.

[kayeplaguedoc]

I'M FUCKING SICK AS A DOG
ARTHRITIS AND FIBROMYALGIA HURT LIKE A BITCH
I ONLY SLEPT 3 GODDAMNED HOURS
THIS IS THE SHITTIEST DAY OFF E- Oh Todd posted a new One Hit Wonderland, that makes things at least 60% better thanks Todd

[TAG]

Of all the “Did he ever do anything else?” on OHW, this one is still my favourite. He did the most famous wrestling theme NOT written by Jim Johnson

[benamisai-kham]

As an Ohioan I gotta say- hang on sloopy is played at weddings. It's a staple. I always heard rock and roll hoochie coo on the radio, so it was never lost on me I still jam out to it. I'm fascinated how much talent randomly comes from Ohio even if it's such a cursed state

[wordforger]

So, I guess he's what you'd call "A musician's musician." He's a legend among people that pay attention to who's actually playing behind the lead singer, but the general public don't know him except for the one song.