Some songs sit in a vault for years waiting for the right moment to arrive. For rock drumming legend Carmine Appice, that moment landed with America’s 250th anniversary. Appice has released “United States,” a track recorded five years ago that features drum work he laid down at the request of the late Rick Derringer. The song sat unfinished until last week, when Appice reached out to Derringer’s wife Jenda to hear it again.
The rediscovery hit him immediately. Appice remembered loving the track from the first listen, and after revisiting it, he brought in Pat Regan to remaster the song properly. From there, he turned to Dom Esposito to put together a video quickly enough to release the track in time for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration. The timing carries extra weight given that Derringer, who played guitar on classics spanning decades of rock history, passed away last year.
Appice and Jenda Derringer worked together on the accompanying video, turning the release into a tribute that honors both Rick Derringer’s legacy and the milestone anniversary itself. It’s a fitting way to mark both occasions at once, blending a personal remembrance with a national celebration.
Appice and his band Cactus have also released a new video for “Back Door Man,” pulled from their latest album ‘Temple Of Blues II,’ out now on Cleopatra Records. The track features guest performances from Eric Gales and Billy Sheehan alongside Appice, bringing serious blues firepower to the recording.
“Back Door Man” is a blues standard that first appeared on Howlin’ Wolf’s self-titled “Electric Album.” Appice explained that while ‘Temple Of Blues I’ was built entirely from original Cactus material, this second volume takes a more direct approach to the genre’s roots. Cactus recorded seven songs from that same Howlin’ Wolf album for the project, an album that also gave the band their breakout hit “Evil” decades ago. Among those seven tracks, Appice has said “Back Door Man” stood out as one of the strongest in the batch.
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