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The band split up in 1988, and bassist Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer at age 53 in 2000. The surviving members reunited for a final album, "Move Like This," in 2010. The band was inducted.
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Ocasek himself died of heart disease in 2019. The Cars were among the most successful bands to come out of the New Wave scene. Ric Ocasek is typically considered the frontman, but he and Benjamin Orr shared the role of lead singer. Did this make them close friends or breed contempt? It turns out it was a little bit of both.
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Ben Orr. Actor: The Cars: Drive. Bassist and singer Ben Orr was born Benjamin Orzechowski on September 8, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. His Russian and Czechoslovakian parents actively encouraged his musical endeavors. Ben grew up in Lakewood and Parma Heights, Ohio. He played bass, keyboards, and percussion instruments in his teen years. Known locally as "Benny 11-Letters", Orr dropped out of.
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FEBRUARY 9TH 2023 | by EMMA SCHOORS L to R: Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson. Photo by Ebet Roberts/Getty Images "It's good to see you again," Benjamin Orr smiles, center stage.
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Benjamin Orr (Best Known as the Bassist, Co-founder, and Co-lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'The Cars') Benjamin Orr was an American singer and bassist, who was one of the co-founders of the rock band 'The Cars'. He was originally from Ohio and started pursuing music quite early in his life.
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Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek (/ oʊ ˈ k æ s ɪ k / oh-CASS-ik), was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor.He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band The Cars.In addition to his work with The Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and.
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September 8, 1947 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA Died October 3, 2000 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA (pancreatic cancer) Birth name Benjamin Orzechowski Height 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m) Mini Bio Bassist and singer Ben Orr was born Benjamin Orzechowski on September 8, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. His Russian and Czechoslovakian parents actively encouraged his musical endeavors.
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Benjamin Orr, a bassist, vocalist and founding member of the rock group the Cars, died on Tuesday in his home in Atlanta. He was 53. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said Billy Johnson, who.
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October 5 -- Benjamin Orr, singer-bassist for new wave icons the Cars, died Tuesday night in his Atlanta home, after a five-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 53. Orr and Ric Ocasek formed the seminal Boston band, which would go on to score six Top 20 albums and 13 Top 40 singles, in 1976.
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2:25 PM Benjamin Orr, singer and bassist with new wave hitmakers the Cars, succumbed to cancer at his home in Atlanta on Tuesday night. He was 53.
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Ocasek and Orr had had disagreements dating back to the Milkwood days, but those issues came to a fore when the Cars made their next record, 1987's Door to Door. "Ben and Ric were not getting.
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The Cars were an American new wave band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar ), Benjamin Orr ( bass guitar ), Elliot Easton ( lead guitar ), Greg Hawkes ( keyboards ), and David Robinson ( drums ).
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YouTube Ric Ocasek's icy-cool singing got a lot of attention, but this list of Top 10 Benjamin Orr Cars Songs shows just how important his warm, inviting voice was to the band. Born in Lakewood,.
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Benjamin Orr, bassist and vocalist with THE CARS, has died of cancer in the US, aged 53. Orr , born Benjamin Orzechowski , died of pancreatic cancer on Tuesday night (October 3) at his Atlanta.
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