more than 62-foot replica of Rick Nielsen’s iconic, checkerboard Hamer Standard guitar gracing the casino's entrance, while ...

In the Nielsen family, father and mother ... brightly-colored sweaters and famous five-sleeve guitar, Rick played the role of jester. But he's no joker, for it's Rick who composes most of the ...

But guitarist Rick Nielsen was also a fan and student of the era's guitar heroes, so the power in Cheap Trick's power-pop was just as prevalent as the pop. After three albums slowly expanded their ...