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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.
Rock hall of famer Benjamin Orr, vocalist and bassist for The Cars, is buried at St. Patrick Cemetery in Geauga County's Thompson Township. You wouldn't expect this to be the final resting place ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2000. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
He originally met bassist Benjamin Orr in Cleveland, before moving on to Columbus, Ann Arbor and Boston. He died in 2019. Marilyn Manson
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 ...
Early on, Ocasek welcomed singer-bassist Benjamin Orr, who had a sweet voice and good looks, but eventually he shut him out as well, leading Orr to increase his drinking to dangerous heights.
Ocasek and Cars co-founder Benjamin Orr were close friends who became estranged when the band broke up. The two reconciled prior to Orr's death in 2000. Their friendship was commemorated in the 2005 solo song "Silver", which Ocasek wrote in memory of Orr. [1][33][34] Ocasek was married three times. His first wife Constance divorced him in Ohio ...
After he was killed, Joshua's family learned about the many touched by the soft-spoken young man. Within his gaming community, Orr made a difference.