The band, famed for hits like “My Best Friend’s Girl” and “Just What I Needed,” broke through in 1978, and Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson and Benjamin Orr were ...

He went back in time.Candy-O was released in 1979 by Easton, singer-guitarist Ric Ocasek, bassist Benjamin Orr, drummer David Robinson, and keyboardist Greg Hawkes. The Cars' sophomore album ...

Explore Long Island's deep connection with new wave music, featuring iconic bands like Simple Minds, The Cars and Wang Chung.

Elliot Easton, Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, Benjamin Orr and David Robinson of the Cars at the World's Fair grounds in Brussels, Belgium 1978 Ebet Roberts/Getty Images ...

Shaun Huague will lead Journeyman, a Eric Clapton tribute band on September 6 and Greg Hawkes will perform with Boston band Eddie Japan performing the music of The Cars on September 12.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Cars in Tokyo in 1984 (from left): Elliot Easton, Benjamin Orr, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek ...

Worse than that, there was outright hostility from that audience - and The Cars’ keyboard player Greg Hawkes was a sitting duck. Easton says: “The turning point that I remember came when someone threw ...

The Cars, a Boston quintet famed for hits like “Drive,” “Shake It Up” and “Just What I Needed,” broke through in 1978, and Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson and ...

Since 2019, Greg Hawkes with Eddie Japan Performing the Music of The Cars has been thrilling audiences across the Northeast with an energetic show that includes hits and deeper cuts from the Cars ...

Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes and BMA winners Eddie Japan will celebrate the Boston-bred Hall of Famers June 3.

In 2005, as guitarist Elliott Easton and keyboard player Greg Hawkes prepared to launch The New Cars, the former members talked Classic Rock through the career of the band that soundtracked the ...