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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 take a portrait for the 1979 album "Candy-O." Pictured from left are Benjamin Orr, Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson and Elliot Easton.
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 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 in 1971.
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 ...
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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.
Chris Orr has been appointed as Chief Information Officer, and Ben Colvard joins as Chief Operations Officer. Both bring extensive experience and proven track records of driving innovation and operational excellence within the banking industry.
After another departure from Nugent, St. Holmes co-founded the supergroup Big People in 1999, which also included guitarist Pat Travers, bassist/vocalist Benjamin Orr (The Cars), guitarist/vocalist Jeff Carlisi (.38 Special) and drummer Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel).