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The Cars
photo credit: Mark Seliger

Active

1970s - 2010s

Formed

1976 in Boston, MA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Contemporary Pop/Rock New Wave Punk/New Wave Album Rock

Group Members

Benjamin Orr David Robinson Elliot Easton Greg Hawkes Ric Ocasek
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The Cars

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Boston group that matched new wave energy to tight rhythms, with disembodied vocals and a surprising affection for '60s bubblegum.
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