'Edgar Winter's White Trash / Edgar Winter: Roadwork – Review'. 'Johnny Winter / Johnny Winter And: Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70 – Revie'. ^ A promotional single of 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' b/w '21st Century Man' was also released in 1970 (Columbia 4-45260).Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter. Over the years Derringer recorded several live versions of 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo'. In the decades since, the song has dated a little bit – it now sounds like the excess of '70s hard rock, impossible to be heard outside of a '70s stadium or classic rock radio – but as that kind of recording, it's pretty fun. It's not a great song, but it does make for a good record.

In a retrospective song review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as:Ī good, fun rock & roll song. In Australia, the single reached number 84. Įdited for release as a single on Winter's Blue Sky Records, it reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

The song was recorded at Caribou Ranch near Nederland, Colorado. He plays guitar, bass, and tambourine and sings the lead vocal, with Bobby Caldwell on drums and three backing vocalists. Rick Derringer recorded the song for his 1973 solo debut album All American Boy. Rick Derringer version 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' Winter and Derringer later recorded the song with Winter's brother for Edgar Winter's White Trash live 1972 album Roadwork, described in an album review as a 'rousing rendition'. In a review of the album for AllMusic, Thom Jurek commented that 'this one blows away the JWA studio version or Derringer's own hit single take', although he felt it did not measure up to the other songs recorded that night. In 1970, they recorded the song during the Live Johnny Winter And tour, which was released as Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70 in 2010. The song is included on the Johnny Winter And album, which reached number 154 on the Billboard 200 album chart. I didn't think 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' would do as well as it did 'cause it was a little corny. However, Winter noted, 'The reviewers liked it. 'Rock and Roll' to satisfy the rock 'n' roll that I was supposed to be bringing into the picture, and 'Hoochie Koo' to satisfy the king of blues sensibility that Johnny was supposed to maintain. The first song I wrote for Johnny was 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo'. 'Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' was initially recorded by Johnny Winter in 1970 with his band 'Johnny Winter And', which included Rick Derringer and other former members of the McCoys. Both Winter and Derringer have recorded multiple live versions of the song. It became a staple of 1970s classic rock radio and rock music compilations. In 1973, Derringer recorded a solo version, which was his only Top 40 chart hit as a solo artist in the U.S. It was first recorded in 1970 by Johnny Winter and his band Johnny Winter And, of which Derringer was a member. ' Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo' is a rock song written by American musician Rick Derringer.

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