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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 bandleader. 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 10 May 1966, and The Bob Kuban Brass performed before the last regular-season baseball game there on 2 October 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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