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Live Lesson: April 23rd - Rock Legend Rick Derringer!


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April 23rd, 2019

Topic: Rock Legend Rick Derringer: Guitars and Stories!

   
"...his guitar playing influenced me to play slide guitar."

- Duane Allman, The Allman Brothers Band

Toured with the Rolling Stones, played guitar along side John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn. Recorded with Steely Dan, Barbara Streisand, Air Supply, Edgar Winter, Ringo Starr, The McCoys, Cyndi Lauper, KISS, Alice Cooper and countless others.

Rick's amazing career has included writing "Hang On Sloopy" in the 60s, "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" in the 70s, playing guitar on "Total Eclipse the Heart" and Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" in the 80s, to producing Weird Al Yankovic's "Eat It", to modern day work topping the Smooth Jazz charts and writing for the FX series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

Rick will be shows some of his personal collection of guitars and talking about his amazing career.

Here are a few videos...

Back in the day with Edgar Winter "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo"

 

 

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Should be a great one!!!  Hoochie Koo!!

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Looking forward to a great show tomorrow night with Rick.  If you have a question for Rick, just post it and I'll try to ask him.

Should be a great time!

- Steve

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You continue to bring great outside artists to these Live Lessons for our benefit; for our expanded learning, @Steve Krenz

Robben Ford and and now Rick Deringer!

Thanks, Steve!!!!

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Any questions for Rick Derringer tonight?

- Steve

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36 minutes ago, Steve Krenz said:

Any questions for Rick Derringer tonight?

- Steve

Hi Steve, I have a question.

How did Rick learn to play? Did he get any music education, or did he learn by try and error and by listening to others? And how does he maintain his playing technique now?

Thanks,

Wim.

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2 hours ago, Wim VD1 said:

Hi Steve, I have a question.

How did Rick learn to play? Did he get any music education, or did he learn by try and error and by listening to others? And how does he maintain his playing technique now?

Thanks,

Wim.

Great question.

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