Elliot Easton
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Elliot Easton is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's
Easton in 1984
Easton performing with the New Cars at Nokia Live in Grand Prairie, Texas, 2006
Easton performing with the Cars at Lollapalooza in Chicago, 2011
The Cars
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The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robin
Elliot Easton
…born Steinberg, December 18, 1953) is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a solo artist, and has played in other bands. He…
The Cars c. 1980 (left to right): Greg Hawkes, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, Ric Ocasek & Benjamin Orr
The Cars in a 1984 publicity shot
The Cars performing at the Riviera Theatre in May 2011
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