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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.
Apr 8, 2021 · But Rick Nielsen – the band's co-founder, guitarist and chief songwriter – is almost overly modest when asked about the group's longevity. "I just like what I do. We're not the greatest but...
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Jan 21, 2022 · By Joshua M. Miller. published 21 January 2022. The drummer who got addicted to guitar discusses his epic gear collection, working with John Lennon and Jeff Beck, and the making of the Rockford, Illinois rock institution’s storming new album, In Another World. (Image credit: Adam Gasson/Future)
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] [4] The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson.
Feb 29, 2024 · Rick Nielsen, left, with the rest of Cheap Trick. 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. “We never had time for stop and smell the roses stuff. We were in London and someone said the record was number one in the United States.
Biography. Rick. Nielsen. 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.
