Rockford, IL — The newest slot machines at Hard Rock Casino Rockford pay homage to hometown rock and roll legend Rick Nielsen. The custom machines, called Rick Nielsen's Five Neck Fortune, were ...

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 ...

It’s summer and that means Cheap Trick is touring. It’s something the veteran act has done on a consistent annual basis ever since forming in Rockford, Illinois, in 1973. But the year-and-a-half in ...