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Nielsen was born into a musical family, with both parents being opera singers. His father, Ralph Nielsen, also directed symphonies, choirs and recorded over forty solo albums. During Rick's teens, the family owned a music store in Rockford, Illinois, and he learned to play a number of instruments.
19 sty 2022 · Rick Nielsen is making up for family time lost during while touring with Cheap Trick back in the day with the band he, his sons Daxx and Miles, and Miles’ wife Kelly Steward formed called The Nielsen Trust.
Nielsen was born into a musical family, with both parents being opera singers. His father, Ralph Nielsen, also directed symphonies, choirs and recorded over forty solo albums. During Rick's teens, the family owned a music store in Rockford, Illinois, and he learned to play a number of instruments.
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 ...
29 lis 2021 · Nielsen’s father and brother are Rick and Daxx Nielsen, guitarist and drummer, respectively, for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cheap Trick, which performs around 150 shows every year.
8 kwi 2016 · Nielsen and his family moved just down the street to an even nicer house in 1989. The basement doubles as a Cheap Trick museum, with more than 200 guitars and boxes full of memorabilia.
12 wrz 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.
