Derringer also performed a track for the World Wrestling Federation on The Wrestling Album. "Real American" would later be used as Hulk Hogan's entrance music. Derringer also performed the entrance theme for WWF Tag Team Demolition on Piledriver:The Wrestling Album 2, as well as a duet version of "Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo" with Gene Okerlund.
In the 1980s, Derringer expanded his producing skills, discovering "Weird Al" Yankovic as well as Mason Ruffner.
He has played for "Weird Al" on many of his albums, playing guitar and mandolin.
He co-wrote and sing back up vocals on Calm Inside The Storm by Cyndi Lauper's True Colors cd.He served as one of her tour musicians from 1986 - 1992.Prompting him to quote comparing Cyndi to Barbra Streisand "She's better live than Barbra".
Recent releases include Tend The Fire (1997), DBA-Derringer, Bogert & Appice (2001), and Free Ride Smooth Jazz (2002). He also guested on the Tom Guerra project Mambo Sons CD (1999) and Damon Fowler's Riverview Drive (2000).
Rick continues to perform and record, with varying musical line-ups, in the rock and roll, smooth jazz, and Christian rock genres.
Derringer also appears on the Les Paul album American Made World Played (2005) on the track "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl."
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