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| '''Bob Kuban''' is an American musician and bandleader. Best known for his 1966 #12 pop hit ''The Cheater'', Kuban is honored in the ]'s permanent exhibit on one-hit wonders. | '''Bob Kuban''' is an American musician and bandleader. Best known for his 1966 #12 pop hit ''The Cheater'', Kuban is honored in the ]'s permanent exhibit on one-hit wonders. | ||
| Kuban was born in ] and |
Kuban was born in ] and graduated from the St. Louis Institute of Music. In 1964, he formed the group ''Bob Kuban and The In-Men''. Kuban was both drummer and band leader. The group was an eight-piece band with horns, which was somewhat of a throwback for the time, considering that the ] was taking place during that period. | ||
| After ''The Cheater'', Kuban never scored high on the pop charts again -- he had two other top-100 hits, ''The Teaser'', which peaked at #70; and, a remake of the Lennon-McCartney song "Drive My Car" which went to #93 -- but he remained a fixture on the St. Louis music scene for decades. Bob Kuban and The In-Men performed for opening ceremonies of ] in St. Louis on May 10, 1966, and The Bob Kuban Brass performed before the last regular-season baseball game there on October 2, 2005. | After ''The Cheater'', Kuban never scored high on the pop charts again -- he had two other top-100 hits, ''The Teaser'', which peaked at #70; and, a remake of the Lennon-McCartney song "Drive My Car" which went to #93 -- but he remained a fixture on the St. Louis music scene for decades. Bob Kuban and The In-Men performed for opening ceremonies of ] in St. Louis on May 10, 1966, and The Bob Kuban Brass performed before the last regular-season baseball game there on October 2, 2005. | ||
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Bob Kuban is an American musician and bandleader. Best known for his 1966 #12 pop hit The Cheater, Kuban is honored in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent exhibit on one-hit wonders.
Kuban was born in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from the St. Louis Institute of Music. In 1964, he formed the group Bob Kuban and The In-Men. Kuban was both drummer and band leader. The group was an eight-piece band with horns, which was somewhat of a throwback for the time, considering that the British Invasion was taking place during that period.
After The Cheater, Kuban never scored high on the pop charts again -- he had two other top-100 hits, The Teaser, which peaked at #70; and, a remake of the Lennon-McCartney song "Drive My Car" which went to #93 -- but he remained a fixture on the St. Louis music scene for decades. Bob Kuban and The In-Men performed for opening ceremonies of Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis on May 10, 1966, and The Bob Kuban Brass performed before the last regular-season baseball game there on October 2, 2005.
In an ironic twist, Walter Scott, frontman for The In-Men and singer of The Cheater (whose lyrics speak of the downfall of an unfaithful lover), was murdered in 1983 by his wife's lover, with his wife's collusion.
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