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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas

FOUND: Rick derringer ubiquitous guitarist in us pop and rock dies aged 77 | Mind Blowing Facts

Rick Derringer playing with Ringo Starr and All Starr Band in Brazil. in 2011.
Rick Derringer playing with Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band in Brazil in 2011. Photograph: Mauricio Santana/Getty Images

Rick Derringer, the singer and guitarist who topped the US charts with his band the McCoys and was a sideman for a host of stars including Barbra Streisand, Cyndi Lauper and Steely Dan, has died aged 77.

The news was announced in a Facebook post by his close friend Tony Wilson, who did not give a cause of death.

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