Happy Birthday to Cheap Trick lead singer Robin Zander who turns 70 years old today and we’ll celebrate on the Forgotten 45 at 3:45 by going back to 1988 for “Don’t Be Cruel”.
The band out of Rockford, Illinois, Cheap Trick was formed in 1973 and burst onto the U.S. music scene with their hit “I Want You To Want Me”. The group has performed over 5,000 concerts, sold over 20 million albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
“Don’t Be Cruel” is one of many remakes of the original Elvis hit, the Cheap Trick version reached #4 on the charts from their “Lap of Luxury” album.
Check out the video of “Don’t Be Cruel” by Cheap Trick, today’s Forgotten 45!
