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It was the band's first album to spawn a top-10 single with the title track, and it included another hit in "Since You're Gone". Following their 1982 tour, the Cars took a two-year break and the members worked on solo projects, [17] with Ocasek and Hawkes both releasing debut albums (Beatitude and Niagara Falls, respectively).
The Cars Ocasek was a founding member of the Cars, recording numerous hit songs from 1978 to 1988. He played rhythm guitar and sang lead vocals for a majority of songs (bassist Benjamin Orr was lead vocalist on the remaining tracks). Ocasek was the oldest member of the band.
Orr's work with the Cars spanned eleven years and six studio albums culminating with Door to Door (1987), before the group disbanded in 1988. Afterwards, he and the other members pursued solo work.
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 ...
The discography of the American rock band the Cars includes seven studio albums, eight compilation albums, four video albums and 26 singles. Originating in Boston in 1976, [1] the band originally consisted of singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson. [2][3] The band disbanded in 1988 and Orr died of ...
Hawkes was a member of the New Cars, [7] a quasi-reformation of the Cars that also featured original guitarist Elliot Easton. Filling in for other original Cars members were singer and guitarist Todd Rundgren, Utopia bassist and vocalist Kasim Sulton and former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince.
The Cars (album) ... The Cars is the debut studio album by American rock band the Cars, released on June 6, 1978, by Elektra Records.
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.