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Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.
USA Today: Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on the band’s 20th album, missing his son’s birth to play with John Lennon.
Jan 21, 2022 · Nielsen’s love for music has remained steadfast, and he’s been a cornerstone of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick – which also features singer/rhythm guitarist Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson – since they started out in 1973.
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. [a] [3] Their work bridged elements of '60s guitar pop, '70s hard rock, and the emerging punk rock sound, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen tells USA TODAY about new album "In Another World," out Friday, and how the band almost did backup for John Lennon.
If Rick Nielsen weren’t one of rock and roll’s most colorful and accomplished characters in real life, there’s no way to have dreamed him up. A homemade cartoon figure who is also a down-to-earth family man. A superlative guitarist who makes it look like a goof onstage.
Sep 12, 2023 · Lead guitarist Nielsen, whose parents owned a music store, started buying, selling, and trading guitars before Cheap Trick was famous. In 1968, Rick traded a Gibson SG and $25 for a ’59 sunburst Les Paul, which he then sold to Jeff Beck for $350.
Feb 29, 2024 · Rick Nielsen, left, with the rest of Cheap Trick. Credit: Cheap Trick first became a sensation when a 1978 live album became a hit around the world. But it all went by in a blur, Nielsen says.
Rick Nielsen on 45 Years of Cheap Trick | FULL INTERVIEW - YouTube. Rick Nielsen Reveals Text Conversation with Slash of Guns N' Roses. Rick Nielsen on His Friendship with Kurt Cobain,...
Apr 20, 2021 · Effortlessly combining Beatles and Beach Boys harmonies and melodies with power pop and hard rock riffs, the band core of guitarist Rick Nielsen, singer-guitarist Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson are in exemplary form, with Rick’s son Daxx now occupying the drum stool no slouch either.
