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Benjamin Orr (né Orzechowski, September 8, 1947 – October 4, 2000) was an American musician. He was best known as the bassist, co-lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band the Cars.
The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. [2] Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards) and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals, and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader. [3] The Cars were at the ...
Ben-Hur (/ bɛnˈhɜːr /) is a 1959 American religious epic film [1] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character.
Ocasek met future Cars bassist Benjamin Orr in Cleveland in 1965 after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the Big 5 Show, a local musical variety program. [14] He reconnected with Orr a few years later in Columbus, Ohio, and the two began performing in and booking bands together. They formed a band called ID Nirvana in 1968 and performed in and around Ohio State ...
Ben-Hur (Original Motion Picture Score) is the film score for Ben-Hur. All scores were composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami, with additional music by Brandon Roberts and additional conducting by Mark Graham.
Stay the Night (Benjamin Orr song) ... " Stay the Night " is the debut solo single by the Cars co-lead vocalist and bassist Benjamin Orr, released in late 1986 from his debut solo album The Lace. The song reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as #2 Adult Contemporary, in early 1987, becoming Orr's only top 40 hit as a solo ...
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent epic adventure - drama film directed by Fred Niblo and written by June Mathis based on the 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace. Starring Ramon Novarro as the title character, the film is the first feature-length adaptation of the novel and second overall, following the 1907 silent short film. In 1997, Ben-Hur ...
The Lace is the debut and sole solo studio album by American pop rock singer Benjamin Orr, best known for his work with American new wave band the Cars. It was released on October 6, 1986, by Elektra Records and features his only solo hit, the song "Stay the Night", which reached No. 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1987. The follow-up single "Too Hot to Stop" failed to chart. Wounded ...