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In this video Lynn walks Rick Nielsen and his son Jeremy through the "MacDonald Drills". Here's where the drills emanated from: P.S. Interested readers should know that, in the spring of 1982, Paul Bertholy, then 80-something years young and one of the...
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He continued: "He called me. He was like, 'Would you like to do a tune?' I was like, 'Are you serious? I'm on a plane right now.' And it's really cool, because it's me, Dave and Rick Nielsen [Cheap Trick] on one tune. And I'm like, 'Ahh…. Excuse me?!'...
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 30: Rick Nielsen (L) and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform as part of the 2011 Voodoo Music Experience at City Park on October 30, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. View Photo »
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(Gibson) Every part of Cheap Trick contributes to the greater whole. Rick Nielsen provides the brains, the bombast and the humor. Bun E. Carlos is the muscle that propels the machine. Tom Petersson gives the greatly geeky lot a much-needed "cool" factor.
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John Taylor presented the findings to the board on Dec. 14. The group recommended finding and purchasing property on the east side of the city for a variety of reasons. "The committee worked hard and did an excellent job gathering information and...
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CLICK HERE to go to the label page for information on the latest news, upcoming releases, live dates and other 75orLess Label info Vertical Twin's Geezer Wheelie is now released. This is Vertical Twin's second release. Geezer Wheelie is a hard rocking...
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Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, walks past the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that... View Photo »
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Last year, Ottawa's Off the Bench traveling softball team grilled bratwurst and benefitted from those sales. One of the bands that played, which also headlined River Fest, was Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts. Nielsen is the son of Cheap Trick...
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Cheap Trick to re-create 'Dream Police' at Jannus Live on New Year's Eve
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He didn't like some of the performances by us. I mean, we are the band, not him! So when we weren't there, he'd bring in extra players. So we'd have to go back and erase stuff. It got to be a pain in the you-know-what. No offense, Tom. You and...
About Rick Nielsen
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Rick Nielsen (born December 22, 1948 in Rockford, Illinois) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. For the band's first few albums, Nielsen wrote the majority of the material himself. He is well known for having many custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar. Full Article
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Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, walks past the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running...
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COMMERCIAL IMAGE -- From left to right, Rick Nielsen, Bun E. Carlos, Robin Zander and Tom Petersson of the band Cheap Trick perform at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Ottawa Bluesfest is ranked as one of the most successful music events in North America.
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Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, walks past the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running...
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