In the ’70s, a parade of great Cheap Trick songs put Rockford, Illinois, on the rock & roll map. The godfathers of power-pop used the pin-up looks of frontman Robin Zander to lure in legions of fans -- and then bowled them over with a potent arsenal of blues, new-wave, psych-pop and punk touchstones.
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