|
The Cars
1976-1988, 2005-
|
 Get the Ringtones
 Listen/Buy @ Amazon
 Get the Sheet Music
|
Artistfacts:
| Ocasek began playing guitar at age 10. |
| Orr died October 3, 2000 of pancreatic cancer. He vowed to continue playing music until he was dead. Honoring that vow practically to the day cancer took his life, Ben was on stage performing with his band Big People on September 27. He passed away at his Atlanta home 6 days later. (thanks, Kyleigha - Rochester, NY) |
| Orr had been in the Cleveland Sixties band The Grasshoppers. They opened for the Beach Boys and had their own fan club. They were even the house band for the TV show, Upbeat. |
| Ocasek dropped out of both Antioch College and Bowling Green University. |
| Ocasek and Orr recorded an album together before the Cars under the name Milkwood. Hawkes played keyboards on it. |
| Robinson had been a member of Jonathan Richman's Modern Lovers and DMZ. |
| Ocasek has made a name for himself as a producer. Early on, he produced bands like Romeo Void and Suicide. Recently he has worked with Weezer and Guided By Voices. |
| In 1978, the Cars were named the Best New Artist by Rolling Stone and Creem, among others. |
| They lost the Best New Artist Grammy to one-hit wonder, A Taste of Honey. |
| The first Cars show was performed at an air force base in New Hampshire on New Year's Eve 1977. |
| Before the death of Orr, Ocasek ruled out any possibility of a Cars reunion, saying that he would rather have "hot diarrhea for six months than tour with the Cars for six months." (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL) |
| In 2003, Ocasek was named senior vice president of A&R (Artists and Repertoire) at Elektra Records. According to The Boston Globe: "Technically his job is to scout and sign new bands. But Elektra is investing in more than a fresh pair of ears." (thanks, Annie - Marshfield, MA) |
| Ric Ocasek was booted off producing Hanson's second album after 3 weeks. Ocasek's has a strict rule of no corporate presence during recording sessions, which was a problem for Hanson's record company. |
| Ocasek's father worked for NASA on Top secret projects. Ric recalls one time when government agents visited his house and questioned his mother about the dreams his father had at night. (thanks, Eddie G. - Long Island, NY, for above 2) |
| In 2005, The Cars re-formed with Todd Rundgren replacing Ocasek. |
Get Songfacts for The Cars
Comments:
| probably my favorite new wave band - Michael, Morris County, NJ |
| Ric looks just like his mother ( his dad was kind of sweet looking-round and jolly with bright blue eyes ) and Ric has allopecia is balder than a billiard ball with no eyebrows or eyelashes and that is why the fright wig. His sister Maureen is the source of this information and says that no one is allowed out of their bedrooms after 11pm at night in their house in Grammercy Place in NYC because he wants to be alone-including Paulina. - fifi, NYC, NY |
| Ric's "Emotion in Motion" is one of my favourite songs. It's beautiful. - K, Toronto, Canada |
| Write to the Songfish Feedback and see if you can get them up there. - Derick, Land O lakes, FL |
| The Cars to me is one of the greatest bands out there. The music can cheer me up. Or just make me feel better. Their songs "Let the good times roll" and "Magic" are my favorite. So why aren't they on songfacts? They really should be. I LOVE THE CARS! - Jammie, No Where, MI |
| The Cars have the ccolest name ever lol - Mellissa, Wasaga Beach, Canada |
| The Cars are finally getting back together!!
See link (specifically paragraph 6)
http://www.axlmusic.com/Elliot_Easton.896.0.html - Joshua, Cleveland, OH |
| Ric Ocasek produced 'Rock For Light' by Bad Brains, and The Blue Album' by Weezer. He has also worked with No Doubt and Suicide - Scott Evans, Bradford, Finland |
| The base they played at in New Hampshire was most likely Pease AFB. This might explain some of their early road tours. While stationed at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota, in 1977, I lived in town, in apartments a couple hundred yards from a bar/night club/restaurant complex. I went over one night and stuck around after dinner to listen to this band. I believe it was The Cars. This was before almost anyone outside of New England had heard of them.
A. Chamness - Redondo Beach, CA - AL, Redondo Beach, CA |
You can post a comment, but you have to register first.