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American guitarist
Rick Nielsen
Nielsen performing in February 2011
Background information
Birth name
Richard Alan Nielsen
Born
(1948-12-22) December 22, 1948 (age 75)[1] Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.[2]
Genres
Rock, hard rock, power pop
Occupations
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar, vocals
Years active
1965–present
Website
cheaptrick.com
Musical artist
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.
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RickNielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen...
Trick's RickNielsen Auctioning Off His Guitar". Rolling Stone. New York City. Retrieved 29 April 2017. Nielsen, Rick (2021-03-04). "RickNielsen Reveals...
body, used by RickNielsen from the rock band Cheap Trick. The guitar's birth was first conceived on ruled note book paper by Nielsen during one of his...
Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson on the front, with guitarist RickNielsen and drummer Bun E. Carlos on the back. Heaven Tonight is considered Cheap...
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highest charting single in Britain, where it reached No. 29. Years later, RickNielsen and Tom Petersson criticized the lightweight production of "I Want You...
(ex-Byrds), Don Felder (ex-Eagles), Leslie West (ex-Mountain), Cheap Trick's RickNielsen, Toto's Steve Lukather, Los Lobos' David Hidalgo, and Pearl Jam's Mike...
Nails' Trent Reznor, Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, RickNielsen from Cheap Trick, Rick Springfield, Stevie Nicks, Alain Johannes, Paul McCartney...
album Dream Police, which had lead singer Robin Zander, lead guitarist RickNielsen, and bassist Tom Petersson each singing a verse. The song did not go...
advertisement which aired during Super Bowl XLIV for Audi. All songs written by RickNielsen, except where noted. The bonus tracks of the 2006 reissue of Dream Police...
on the track "The Last Time". Other contributors to the album include RickNielsen of the band Cheap Trick and rock musician Todd Rundgren. Robert Fripp...
join Cheap Trick. Along with Zander, the band consisted of guitarist RickNielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Cheap Trick's 1979...
Length 1. "I Want You to Want Me" (originally performed by Cheap Trick) RickNielsen Letters to Cleo 3:25 2. "F.N.T. (Fascinating New Thing)" (from Great...
— 37 42 — 44 Non-album single "From Can to Can't" (with Dave Grohl, RickNielsen & Scott Reeder) 2013 36 2 20 — 9 Sound City: Real to Reel "London Calling"...
included Stevie Nicks duetting with Camp on ballad "My Little Saviour", RickNielsen, Steve Hunter and Gregg Bissonette. Camp cowrote the album with Alex...
went platinum. Speaking to Billboard in 1990, Cheap Trick guitarist RickNielsen stated: "Lap of Luxury was a tough record to make. We could lie to you...
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