Bob Kuban and The In-Men - "The Cheater" (1966)

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, 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" peaked at #70 and a remake of the Lennon/McCartney song "Drive My Car" 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. Bob Kuban raised his family in St. Louis, Missouri and his living relatives still live in St. Louis. In an ironic and tragic 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.

A spin-off of the group was a band called The Guise, led by In-Men organist and songwriter Greg Hoeltzel. The Guise performed in the 1969 St. Louis premiere of a composition by classical composer Arthur Custer and jazz composer Julius Hemphill entitled "Songs of Freedom, Love, and War."

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

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[Dannyrerun]

Sorry, it was Walter Scott who was who was murdered by his wife's lover

[Dannyrerun]

Wasn't Bob Kuban murdered? I heard he was living with him mom, when he got a call from his girlfriend, he never returned. anyone know?

[68enxy]

A song about Wisconsin's Randy Hopper?

[baxtermindymollymagg]

@epgrove1961 Hi Walter Scott wasnt the cheater it was his wife. So he was the victim.

[epgrove1961]

Funny how I guy sings about cheating and then cheats with another guy's girl and winds up on teh other side of the grass. Guess he should have listened to his own lyrics.

[pooley2366]

great northen soul track KTF

[visvaldisX]

In 1970 a friend and I frequented a bar in Chicago's Rush Street clubs area. The name of the place was Rush Over. Every week they featured a band that covered popular hits. One week they had Bob Kuban and the In-Men. In the middle of the week they must have had some problems. At the opening set the guitar player stepped up to the mike and announced that Bob Kuban (the drummer) had left the band. From then on they called themselves The In-Men.

[TheKennyKennyKenny]

good job on this one Joe!!!

[flipside1545]

heard this years ago joe...thanks for another great vid!!

[bze2nlz4]

Always liked this song...the lyrics never get old :)