(December 22, 1946- )
Guitarist for Cheap Trick (1973- )
With Cheap Trick, recorded the songs 'Surrender,' 'I Want You to Want Me,' 'Ain't That a Shame,' 'Dream Police,' 'Voices,' 'Everything Works If You Let It,' ‘Stop This Game,' ‘If You Want My Love,' ‘She's Tight,' ‘Tonight It's You,' ‘The Flame,' ‘Don't Be Cruel,' ‘Ghost Town,' ‘Never Had a Lot To Lose,' ‘Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love,' and ‘Wherever Would I Be?'

He had a similar name with 50's teen idol Ricky Nelson.
He always wore a baseball cap, because he was balding.
He has a 5-neck guitar. The extra necks serve no purpose, and are just for show.
He has not aged very well.
He performs the themes for ‘That 70's Show' and ‘The Colbert Report.'
At one point, Cheap Trick allowed Epic Records to take creative control over their music, which meant Epic would hire songwriters to write their songs instead of Rick.

He writes most of Cheap Trick's songs.
He, along with Tom Peterson, formed Cheap Trick.
He owns his own Chicago-style pizza parlor.
He has been featured on albums by Alice Cooper and Hall and Oates.
His band, Cheap Trick is constantly referenced on The Simpsons.

Credit: Rocky

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