Posted on 5/27/125 by Colin Vassallo
Rick Derringer, the musician and producer behind the popular
Hulk Hogan song “Real American,” passed away yesterday at the
age of 77.
It was his friendship with Cyndi Lauper which introduced him
to the World Wrestling Federation, with Derringer and Jim
Steinman producing The Wrestling Album. He then wrote “Real
American,” the song which to this day is used by Hulk Hogan,
becoming one of the most recognizable and most popular theme
songs in the history of professional wrestling.
Derringer also produced the WWF’s second album, Piledriver:
The Wrestling Album II and co-wrote the Demolition theme song
as well.