Rick Derringer, Hitmaker Behind Wrestling and Rock Anthems, Dead at 77

Rick Derringer, the guitarist and producer best known for recording “Real American,” the entrance theme for professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, and for the rock hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has died. He was 77.

Derringer died May 26 in Ormond Beach, Florida. According to family and close friends, he passed away peacefully in his sleep following …