Rick Nielsen
| Born | December 22, 1948 |
| Hometown | Elmhurst, Illinois, United States |
| Net worth | $22 million |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Children | Miles Nielsen, Scarlett Nielsen, Daxx Nielsen, Erron Nielsen |
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A sneak peek inside the new Hard Rock Casino Rockford
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford is ready to open for the first time today. Take a look inside.
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Hard Rock Casino Rockford opens with pomp and flair
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Hard Rock Casino announces The Nielsen Trust, Akon to play opening weekend
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Hard Rock’s 62-foot replica Cheap Trick guitar arrives at Rockford casino
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A huge, 62-foot replica guitar monument to Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen has arrived at Hard Rock Casino Rockford, ready to be installed. Nielsen’s iconic, checkerboard Hamer Standard guitar will welcome visitors to the new casino, which opens Thursday, August 29th. “The number one most asked question in two years has […]
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New Hard Rock Casino to Feature 62-Foot Replica of Cheap Trick Legend Rick Nielsen’s Guitar
Hard Rock Casino Rockford will open its doors on August 29th. New Hard Rock Casino to Feature 62-Foot Replica of Cheap Trick Legend Rick Nielsen’s Guitar Spencer Kaufman
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A massive 62-foot guitar honoring Rick Nielsen is heading to Illinois
The Cheap Trick star's Hamer Standard will be recreated as a monster installation that will sit outside the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford
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Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino to feature 62-foot guitar monument to Rick Nielsen and Cheap Trick
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The black and white checkerboard guitar monument that will adorn the front entrance to the Hard Rock Casino Rockford will stand 62 feet tall when it is installed later this month. Rockford’s Code and Regulations Committee has recommended the City Council approve several variances to the casino’s signage to allow for […]
- LifestyleThe News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
Inside Cheap Trick's rider: 2 oxygen tanks and EMTs, 1 'postcard of your state or your city,' 8 Solo cups and a bottle of Jack Daniels
Apr. 26—| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — ------ A: Unofficially, this Rockford-born band holds the record for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame act to play the most local venues over the years, putting on shows at State Farm Center, Grange Grove, The Red Lion, Canopy Club, the old TK Wendl's, Chances R and Rantoul's Soft Tail Lounge. Q: Who are ...
- EntertainmentRockford Register Star
Hard Rock hopes to land Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick for Rockford's opening night
Hard Rock Casino Rockford is planning a Labor Day weekend opening, and they're hoping to land Rockford's very own Cheap Trick to play opening night.
- EntertainmentLouder Sound
In the early 80s Australia's biggest and most dangerous band, The Angels, had the world at their feet. But their meteoric rise and tragic fall is a tale littered with chaos, controversy and death
Discovered by AC/DC, The Angels were cited as an influence by acts as diverse as Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Great White
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11 iconic guitars and the legendary guitarists who played them
From Jimmy Page’s double-necked Gibson to Brian May‘s Red Special, these are the guitars that became legends in their own right
- EntertainmentSPIN
Watch Pearl Jam Cover Cheap Trick’s ‘Surrender’ In Chicago
Pearl Jam busted out a cover of Cheap Trick's 1978 classic 'Surrender' last night (Sept. 5) in Chicago for the first time in seven years.
- EntertainmentLouder Sound
"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy
Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself
