Talk:Rick Derringer

message: Probably because the last track on the Derringer album, "If I Weren't So Romantic ..." is entitled Monomania.  It featured slowed-down vocals of the type ZZ Top were to later use on their song Manic Mechanic.  50.111.62.5 (talk) 23:56, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Why does Monomaniac redirect here?

message: This article was automatically  assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 03:42, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: Didn't Rick et al also provide music on a talk show on TV?  I seem to recall seeing them on one (the show wasn't very good).  138.162.128.54 (talk) 18:42, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  TV Talk Show Band 

message: Your article says that Hang On Sloopy was released on 'Band Records', which is a mistake.  The McCoys were signed with 'BANG' records.  I (Gary Cost) was the drummer for The Luvons, one of their front bands. THE MCCOYS - HANG ON SLOOPY - BANG RECORDS -1965
http://bsnpubs.com/nyc/bang/bang.html
 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.30.236.40 (talk) 03:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  RE: 'Band Records' 

message: This paragraph - "After starting The McCoys, Rick changed the band's name to "The Rick Z Combo", and then "Rick and the Raiders". After recording "Hang On Sloopy", it was decided that the original name was best, and The McCoys were reborn." - is completely at odds with the same information in the article on the McCoys here at Wikipedia. I don't have the time right now to research this out. I am tempted to conform it to the info as presented in the article on the McCoys, but have no knowledge that doing so would be the "accurate" version. Perhaps the original author could clarify this information. Thoughts?THX1136 (talk) 15:47, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: On the podcast Amps & Axes, episode #079 (June 6th, 2015), Derringer states that the band's name came from the Ventures' song of the same name, which was the first song he learned to play with Dennis Kelly. http://www.ampsandaxescast.com/  DavidRavenMoon (talk) 16:53, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Band name history 

message: "One of the first opportunities for everyone to see them play 'live' came when they opened for The Rolling Stones on the entire 1966 American Tour." Who is the "everyone" mentioned in this sentence? Is this a different "everyone" from those mentioned in the following sentences? It seems that it would be better stated that this was an opportunity for many across America to see the band live. Thoughts?THX1136 (talk) 16:00, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Everyone?? 

message: The article on the McCoys identifies Rick Derringer as being born "Richard" - here it is Ricky. Can't be both so which one is accurate? If I get the time I'll research this out and change it to the appropriate one.THX1136 (talk) 16:02, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't imagine anyone christening their child Ricky. It has to be Richard, abbreviated to Ricky. I will change it unless some authoritative source shows otherwise. DavidFarmbrough (talk) 19:03, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Um, even a single source would be a good idea? I've added one of those annoying "cn" tag thingies. Sorry. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:59, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth Name? 

message: Ronnie Montrose plays guitar on Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, not Derringer. DavidRavenMoon (talk) 16:47, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frankenstein 

message: The 2 sources cited after the "embrace of Satanism" statement don't relate to or support this probably libelous paragraph.  The paragraph should be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrSteveOB (talk • contribs) 14:55, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's now gone? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:33, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  2000s; Satanism 

message: He had some pretty big problems with this in later life, before finally kicking it. There are numerous Reliable Sources about this . . . 104.169.36.161 (talk) 23:21, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Why not provide one here, or even two, for discussion? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:32, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  drug abuse 

message: Someone keeps adding the following "fact":
It was during this time Derringer engaged in a notorious, drug-fueled homosexual love affair with Kenneth "Rotten Rita" Rapp as well as multiple flings with other Factory regulars.  Subsequently, Lou Reed famously dubbed Derringer "The Bus" because, in Reed's words ". . . everyone got a ride."
Years later, Derringer said of the era, "It was rock 'n' roll, man."''
They include a citation, some book in Italian called "Sexy Rock" but you can search through it on Google Books and the quote doesn't appear once. I did a search but this allegedly famous quote from Lou Reed doesn't seem to appear anywhere else either. I cannot find any additional corroboration. I'm calling BS. 207.38.200.142 (talk) 01:11, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I opened a ticket here: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Rick Derringer please contribute to it. Jim1138 (talk) 03:41, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  "homosexual love affair" vandalism 

message: This article is a biography of a living person and includes references to other living people. While all articles on Wikipedia are expected to conform to verifiability requirements, with reliable, published sources to support all content, the standard is very high in biographies, and no contentious material may be added about living persons without a direct citation. This article has been semi-protected again due to further violations of the biographies of living persons policy. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:04, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  While the recent edits by the IP editor certainly included some that could be considered contentious, a good portion of them were not, as they appeared properly sourced, and added relevant info.  I will see if I can make heads or tails of what could possibly be useful.  That said, agree with protection.  71.5.115.194 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 16:38, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Sourcing requirements

message: Text says b in Celina Ohio, raised in Ft Recovery. However, info box in upper right says he was born in Ft Recovery  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C2:4E02:9580:39A8:67EE:4865:CCF7 (talk) 18:38, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Well spotted.  I have amended accordingly to show his correct birth place as Celina, Ohio with an accompanying reference from AllMusic which supports that information. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:31, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text says b in Celina Ohio, raised in Ft Recovery