Robin Zander
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (December 2006) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
| Robin Zander | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robin Wayne Zander |
| Born | January 23, 1953 |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Associated acts | Cheap Trick |
Robin Zander (born January 23, 1953, in Beloit, Wisconsin) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick.
Contents |
[edit] Early life
Zander is the fourth of five children; he has two older brothers, and older and younger sisters. His father was of Dutch-German ancestry. He built and flew model airplanes, had his pilot's license, and was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Zander's mother has Belgian, Welsh, and Native American ancestors.
Zander reportedly was reading books by age three, and learned to play the guitar by age 12. He played with his first group, The Destinations, while in seventh grade. The next year he was with a group called Butterscotch Sundays, playing summer festivals, and after that formed a band called Robin and the Hoods. In high school, Zander sang for three years in the Madrigals, the most demanding of the three choral groups at his school, played basketball and football, and had a part-time job at a sandwich shop.
[edit] Cheap Trick
In 1972, Zander was offered the lead singer role in a new band called Cheap Trick by the group's drummer, Bun E. Carlos. At the time, Zander was under contract with a resort in Wisconsin Dells, where he sang and played cover songs, and Cheap Trick had a lead vocalist, Randy "Xeno" Hogan. Hogan left the band around the same time Zander's resort contract expired, and Zander joined Cheap Trick as lead singer. Guitarist Rick Nielsen introduces Zander at concerts as his "favorite lead singer in the whole wide world".
In 1993, Zander released a self-titled solo album.
Zander and his Cheap Trick band mates had cameo roles in the 2003 Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. Zander continues to perform with Cheap Trick around the world. In 2008, the group played in Japan for the 30th anniversary of their original Budokan album release.
[edit] Discography
- Robin Zander (1993)
[edit] Singles
- I've Always Got You (1993), #13 Billboard's Mainstream Rock, from album Robin Zander
- Surrender To Me with Ann Wilson (1988), from the soundtrack to Tequila Sunrise
- In This Country, from the soundtrack to Over The Top
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||
This article about a rock musician from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.  This article about a U.S. rock singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
