The Cars

This article is about the American rock band. For the Irish rock band, see The Corrs.

The Cars
The Cars, c. 1980. (L–R) Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr.
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres	New wave, pop rock, power pop, synthpop
Years active	1976–1988, 2010–2011, 2018
Labels	Elektra, Concord
Past member(s)	Ric Ocasek Greg Hawkes Elliot Easton David Robinson Benjamin Orr
Website	thecars.org

The Cars were an American rock band from Boston. The band was formed in 1976. Their music is driven by rhythm guitar and features keyboards.

Members

• Ric Ocasek (died 2019) - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Elliot Easton - Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Greg Hawkes - Keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals, percussion
• Benjamin Orr (died 2000) - Bass, lead vocals
• David Robinson - Drums, syndrums, percussion, backing vocals

Discography

• The Cars (1978)
• Candy-O (1979)
• Panorama (1980)
• Shake It Up (1981)
• Heartbeat City (1984)
• Door to Door (1987)
• Move Like This (2011)

References

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