Cheap Trick singer Robin Zander celebrates his 67th birthday today (January 23rd). They wanted to hear their songs on the radio. Specifically the song “Surrender” The band knew it belonged on an album and had to get tough with their label to make it happen. The record company said NO but they won that fight and it became the first Cheap Trick song to chart on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, it only reached number-62, but received lots of airplay for two consecutive summers, and has been a staple ever since Robin Zander explains that the band had to fight to
