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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 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.
Gerald Vandiver filled in when Smith was drafted several times with BK and the In-Men on guitar in the St. Louis area when the band played at the Godfrey Civic Cneter, and the Collinsville park ballroom
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