Rick Derringer
In 1980, Merrill joined forces with Rick Derringer as a guitarist/vocalist in New York City. They recorded three albums, "Good Dirty Fun", "Live at The Ritz", "Rick Derringer and Friends", and a film, "The Rick Derringer Rock Spectacular". Merrill wrote three songs on the Derringer "Good Dirty Fun" album, "White Heat" (Alan Merrill), "Shake Me" (Alan Merrill/Jake Hooker) and "Lesson Learned" (Alan Merrill/Rick Derringer). "Shake Me" was included in the soundtrack of the film "Where The Boys Are" (1984).