A Boston-based group, The Cars were the most successful American new wave band to emerge in the late '70s. With their smooth, reflexive pop/rock, the band scored a string of platinum albums and Top 40 singles that made them one of the most popular American rock & roll bands of the late '70s and early '80s. Chart topping Cars songs included “Let’s Go” and “It’s All I Can Do.” The band was fronted by Ric Ocasek, who met bassist Benjamin Orr at a party in Columbus, Ohio. The group was rounded out by guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardest Greg Hawkes and drummer David Ro
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binson. After the band split up, Ocasek continued to play solo, while Robinson opened a restaurant. Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes have mixed their talents with
Todd Rundgren in a new revamped lineup, The New Cars in 2005. To get the best of The Cars classic songs download their mp3s here.