Other Versions and Appearances
In 1975, a live performance of "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" by Van Halen was recorded, although it is officially unreleased. Suzi Quatro recorded the song for her 1978 album If You Knew Suzi.... Canadian funk/rock band Bootsauce covered the song on their 1993 album Sleeping Bootie. Superfly included it on their albums My Best of My Life (2009) and Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3' (2010).
Rick Derringer's solo version of "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" has appeared in several films, including The Spirit of '76 (1990), Rush (1991), Dazed and Confused (1993), Stag (1997), and What a Girl Wants (2003). The song is available as a downloadable track for the music video game Guitar Hero III Mobile and a cover version is featured in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II.
Derringer played the song live with the 11th Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in the November 2011 tour. The band also features Edgar Winter.
Derringer recorded a new version of the song in 1987 with World Wrestling Federation announcer "Mean Gene" Okerlund for the second WWF album, Piledriver. Derringer also performed in the song's music video alongside Okerlund and Hulk Hogan.
In 2008, the Los Angeles based metal band My Ruin, covered the song on their 2008 UK tour. The song was captured on film and the band released the video officially via their YouTube profile in March 2009.
Joe Lynn Turner released a cover of this song in the album Under Cover 2 in 1999.
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