India, Oct. 3 -- Julien's Auctions will present "The Rick Nielsen Collection" live and online on October 24 at Nashville's Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, offering more than 300 lots pulled directly from Rick Nielsen's personal holdings, including more than 70 guitars, two vehicles, a customized tractor, stage-worn wardrobe and handwritten lyrics. A portion of proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a cause close to Nielsen.
Nielsen is the guitarist, primary songwriter and co-founder of Cheap Trick, the Rockford band he started with drummer Bun E. Carlos in 1973. The band's 1978 breakthrough at Japan's Budokan, and hits including "Surrender," "I Want You to Want Me," "Dream Police," "She's Tight" and "If You Want My L...