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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.
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 ...
The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. 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. The Cars were at the forefront ...
These Photos of Sharon Osbourne at Ozzy's Funeral Will Break Your Heart originally appeared on Parade. On July 30, thousands of fans lined the streets of Birmingham to say goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne.
Move Like This is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band the Cars, released on May 10, 2011. It was their first since 1987's Door to Door, and the only without bassist and co-vocalist Benjamin Orr, who had died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. [3][4] The album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart; [5] a single ...
Guitar was an instrument that Benjamin Orr played before he switched to bass before joining the Cars and he played guitar instead of bass in his solo career after The Cars disbanded in 1988. GTAGamer245 (talk) 16:57, 17 June 2023 (UTC) [reply] Regardless, he's best known as a Bass player, the guitar should be brought up in prose.
The Lace is the only solo studio album by American rock and roll singer Benjamin Orr, best known for his work with 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 the top 40 in 1987. The follow-up single "Too Hot to Stop" failed to chart. Wounded Bird Records re-released the album on CD on August 15, 2006.