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Rick Derringer Booking Agency Profile

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Young guitar great, vocalist and entertainer Rick Derringer was just seventeen when his band, The McCoys, recorded the No.1 hit “Hang On Sloopy” in the summer of 1965, knocking “Yesterday” by The Beatles out of the top spot. The McCoys had enjoyed four years of successful touring, when Rick merged his talents with Johnny Winter in 1969 forming Johnny Winter And... (And referring to The McCoys). Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, the popular Derringer appeared on numerous albums with artists Alice Cooper, Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan. The list also includes Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand, Kiss, Mason Ruffner and Madam X. He released a blues rock hit in 1974, titled ""Rock and Roll, Hooch Koo."" The song is featured in the film Dazed and confused, as well as in the video game Guitar Hero III. He created ""Real American"" for the WWF, which was later used as Hulk Hogan's entrance music. More recently, the song has been used throughout television in Jackass, Eastbound & Down, and Dragonball Z. President Barack Obama used ""Real American"" at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner to unveil his ""birth certificate."" In the mid-80’s, Derringer discovered Weird Al Yankovic, producing music for Grammy-winning albums and videos. Derringer’s productions of the Michael Jackson parodies, the No. 1 hit “Eat It”, and “Who’s Fat”, have been Yankovic’s most successful recordings..

How to hire Rick Derringer for an event

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Frequently Asked Questions about booking Rick Derringer to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Rick Derringer in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Rick Derringer or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Rick Derringer's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Rick Derringer for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Rick Derringer, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Rick Derringer. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Rick Derringer booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Rick Derringer for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Rick Derringer booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Rick Derringer charge for an event. An example fee to book Rick Derringer is in the starting range of $75,000-$149,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Rick Derringer agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Rick Derringer manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Rick Derringer for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Rick Derringer agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Rick Derringer, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Rick Derringer booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Rick Derringer, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Rock
Range
Grammy Award Winner Or Nominee, Rock-Hard, Blues, Rock, Male, Age Group-18-30's
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