Editing Rick Derringer (section)

== Personal life ==

=== Politics ===
In 2017, Derringer appeared on [[Alex Jones]]'s ''[[Infowars]]'' several times. In one of those appearances, political consultant [[Roger Stone]] interviewed him about his support for [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 7, 2016 |title=Roger Stone Speaks With Rock Icon Rick Derringer About His Support For Donald Trump |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tldBzQ27_sU |access-date=March 18, 2019 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref name="bio" />

=== Death ===
Derringer died in [[Ormond Beach, Florida]] on May 26, 2025, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2025 |title=Legendary Rock Guitarist Rick Derringer Dies At 77 |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/legendary-rock-guitarist-rick-derringer-dies-at-77 |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=Blabbermouth.com |language=en}}</ref> According to ''[[TMZ]]'', Derringer's wife, Jenda Derringer, said he "died peacefully after being taken off life support Monday night following a medical episode"; his caretaker and close friend, Tony Wilson, said Derringer had undergone a triple bypass two months earlier but had been doing well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2025 |title='Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo' Legend Dead At 77 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2025/05/27/guitarist-rick-derringer-dead-music-icon |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=TMZ.com |language=en}}</ref>