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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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1. Rick Derringer

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2024, 04:11 PM

Nov 2

I think he was still Zehringer in the McCoys.
I had read that The McCoys only sang on the record with the band that wrote it playing the instruments.
We saw Rick in Cyndi Lauper's band on the True Colors tour.
He handled a lot of the harmonies. He was always a really good singer.

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McCoys - Hang on Sloopy [View all] marble falls Nov 1 OP

Rick Derringer ProfessorGAC Nov 2 #1

This was our class song in high school, the previous class got the cooler song, Louie. Louies. Bastards ... marble falls Nov 2 #2

When We Saw Him... ProfessorGAC Nov 2 #3

Nice guitar. Yowser, they aren't inexpensive. marble falls Nov 2 #4

There Are Cheaper Models, But... ProfessorGAC Nov 2 #5

Live and learn. Some guitar nerd came up them originally, I bet. marble falls Nov 2 #6