MOORHEAD - Everything you need to know about Rick Nielsen can be learned by watching him for a few minutes. The Cheap Trick songwriter is as much a guitarist as he is a showman. He swaps out a series ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images If Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson was ever taught the “traditional” way to approach bass guitar, it didn't take.

Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, a founding member of the group, once described the band as “America’s greatest pop/rock garage band.” Some would argue that after they conquered Budokan, they ...

When Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen joins a recent Zoom video call from his Rockford, Illinois home, he’s strumming a beautiful vintage guitar. “This one’s a 1962 Dwight Coronet,” he says. “I have ...

Gibson Garage in Nashville was packed Wednesday night during the annual Rock to Remember event celebrating Veterans Day and Guitars for Vets, an organization that serves at-risk veterans through the ...

Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" has become a classic-rock staple since it was first released as part of In Color in 1977. But it was hardly a sure thing at the time. Producer Tom Werman had an ...

Classic rock icons Cheap Trick are known for many things — infectious tunes, tongue-in-cheek humor, and Rick Nielsen’s wild guitar antics and original drummer Bun E. Carlos’ anachronistically cool ...

ROCKFORD — Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen developed his passion for collecting when he was about 8 years old. His grandmother got him started with coins, stamps and baseball cards — typical subjects for ...

It is never just the sound of a guitar. It is the feel of it. The weight of it. The way it sits against the player’s body, and how well it responds to every touch, be it a pick across its strings or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The private event is held each year to raise money and awareness for Guitars for Vets, which helps veterans assimilate back into ...