The Cars

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

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

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
Associated acts	Creedence Clearwater Revisited, DMZ, The Modern Lovers, The New Cars, ORR
Website	thecars.org
Past members	Ric Ocasek Greg Hawkes Elliot Easton David Robinson Benjamin Orr

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)

The Cars Media

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  The Cars in a publicity shot, circa 1984

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  The Cars performing at the Riviera Theatre in May 2011

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  The Cars performing at Lollapalooza in August 2011, the band's final performance until their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2018