Editing Rick Derringer (section)

===1970s===
[[File:Rick Derringer.jpg|thumb|right|Derringer in 1974]]
Derringer and the McCoys joined [[Johnny Winter]] in a group they called "Johnny Winter And", with the "And" referring to the McCoys. Derringer later became part of [[Edgar Winter's White Trash]] and the [[Edgar Winter Group]].<ref name="And">{{cite web |last1=Eder |first1=Bruce |title=AllMusic Review of Johnny Winter And |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/johnny-winter-and-mw0000312588 |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 21, 2017}}<br />{{cite web |last1=Eder |first1=Bruce |title=Rick Derringer Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-derringer-mn0000301404/biography |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 21, 2017}}<br />{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Michael B. |title=AllMusic Review of The Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-edgar-winter-group-with-rick-derringer-mw0000584920 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>

In 1973, Derringer released his first solo album, ''[[All American Boy (Rick Derringer album)|All American Boy]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koda |first1=Cub |title=AllMusic Review of All-American Boy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-american-boy-mw0000199224 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> which featured his hit song "[[Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo]]".<ref name="lives" /> By then, the song had already appeared on the albums ''[[Johnny Winter And]]'' (1970)<ref name="And" /> and ''[[Roadwork (album)|Roadwork]]'' (1972). Derringer's version reached the Top 25 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart, becoming his highest-charting single.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/365024/rick-derringer/chart |title=Rick Derringer – Chart history {{!}} Billboard |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> But despite the single's success, ''All American Boy'' was not a successful album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/1110/rick-derringer-all-american-boy-1973/|title=Rick Derringer:All American Boy (1973)|first=Sergio|last=Ariga|publisher=Guitar Exchange|access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> One critic called it a "sadly neglected album of great merit".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2016/03/graded-on-a-curve-rick-derringer-all-american-boy/|title=Graded on a Curve: Rick Derringer, All American Boy|first=Michael H.|last=Little|date=March 16, 2016|website=The Vinyl District}}</ref>

Derringer's later albums, both solo and with his band Derringer, included 1977's ''Sweet Evil'', co-written with [[Cynthia Weil]] and ''[[Rolling Thunder Revue]]'' author [[Larry Sloman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-evil-mw0000857063|title=Sweet Evil – Rick Derringer |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 10, 2019}}<br />{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/if-i-werent-so-romantic-id-shoot-you-mw0000857494|title=If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You – Rick Derringer |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> He also released the critically acclaimed album ''Guitars and Women'' (1979), which was re-released with liner notes by [[Razor & Tie]] in 1998.

Around this time, Derringer played guitar on two [[Steely Dan]] tracks: "Show Biz Kids" on ''[[Countdown to Ecstasy]]'' (1973) and "Chain Lightning" on ''[[Katy Lied]]'' (1975). Derringer is credited with having helped [[Donald Fagen]] secure a record deal in 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/more-rock-n-roll-than-hoochie-koo/article_f2d46ac5-0139-5a1b-a986-03eb64c54982.html|title=More rock 'n' roll than hoochie koo|author=Tom Conway|newspaper=[[The Herald Palladium]]}}</ref>

During this period, Derringer collaborated with his neighbor [[Todd Rundgren]], playing on four of Rundgren's solo albums. He was also a regular in [[Andy Warhol]]'s circle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thatericalper.com/johnny-winter-rick-derringer-edgar-winter-andy-warhol-ted-nugent-and-truman-capote/|title=Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Andy Warhol, Ted Nugent, and Truman Capote|website=Thatericalper.com|date=August 16, 2015 |access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> and frequently visited Warhol's studio, [[The Factory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/so-you-want-to-be-a-rock-and-roll-star-e5b836118fcc |title=Neil Ratner Rock Doc – My Offbeat Rock & Roll Journey |publisher=Cuepoint |date=October 24, 2014}}</ref>