Rick Nielsen

Biography

Richard Alan Nielsen 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.

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1948-12-22

Place of Birth: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Also Known As: Rick Nielson, Cheap Trick

Rick Nielsen

Popular Movies

Cheap Trick: At Budokan-The 35th Anniversary Performance (1970)

Larry presents: Best of The 80s (2004)

Lovesongs Of The 70's (2004)

Cheap Trick: Live in Australia (2005)

Cheap Trick: Rock Goes to College (1979)

Disorderlies (1987)

Cheap Trick - Music For Hangovers (1999)

Cheap Trick at Budokan (2008)

Cheap Trick : From Tokyo to You (2004)

Cheap Trick - Silver (2001)

Cheap Trick - Live In Australia '88 (1999)

Cheap Trick or Treat Halloween Ball (2006)

Cheap Trick - Sgt. Pepper Live (2009)

Sound City (2013)

Cheap Trick Live at Red Rocks (2016)

The Big One (1997)

Rockthology 2 (2004)

The Goddamn Comedy Jam (2016)

Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene (2023)

The Smashing Pumpkins: Graceful Swans of Never (2001)

Todd Who? (2016)

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8 (1990)

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 9 (1990)

Cheap Trick - Greatest Hits: Japanese Single Collection (2018)

Cheap Trick: Front Row Center (2012)

Cheap Trick Live in Orlando (1999)

The Life and Times of Steve Marriott (2000)

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Cheap Trick - Live in Austin (2010)

Cheap Trick: Live at Chicagofest (1981)

Cheap Trick: Guitar Center Sessions (2014)

Cheap Trick: Every Trick in the Book (2009)

Hello Reading: Cheap Trick at Reading Festival (1979)

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar (2008)