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Elliot Easton (born Steinberg, [1] December 18, 1953) [2] is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a solo artist, and has played in other bands. He is a left-handed guitarist. [2] In 2018, Easton was inducted ...
"Theme from Z-Cars" was the theme tune to the long-running BBC television drama Z-Cars. It was based on the traditional folk song "Johnny Todd", [1] which appeared in Frank Kidson ’s 1891 collection Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs.
Dogs Die in Hot Cars was a Scottish band from St. Andrews, consisting of members Craig Macintosh (vocals, guitar), Gary Smith (vocals, guitar), Ruth Quigley (vocals, keyboards), Lee Worrall (bass and glockenspiel) and Laurence Davey (drums and percussion).
L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album and final major-label album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, by Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, though he would posthumously appear on the 1978 album An American Prayer. Even more so than its predecessors, the album is heavily influenced by blues. It was recorded ...
" My Best Friend's Girl " is a song by American rock band the Cars from their 1978 eponymous debut studio album on Elektra Records, released on June 6 of that year. Written by Ocasek as a song about something that "probably happened to a lot of people," the track found radio success as a demo in 1977. Written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Roy Thomas Baker, the song was released as the album's ...
" Magic " is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on May 7, 1984 by Elektra Records, as the album's second single, reaching number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. [5] The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Mutt Lange and the Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals.
The album was certified 5× platinum in the UK. In 2005, McClelland left the band and was replaced by Paul Wilson. Their next studio album, Eyes Open (2006), and its hit single "Chasing Cars"—reported in 2019 to be the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio [6] —propelled the band to greater international fame.
The New Cars were a band formed in 2005 by two of the original members of the 1970s/1980s new wave band the Cars. The band was composed of original Cars members Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, along with vocalist/guitarist Todd Rundgren, bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton, and drummer Prairie Prince. The band performed the Cars' songs, some new material, and selections from Rundgren's career.