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Elliot Easton (born Elliot 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.
Dec 12, 2023 · How a Brooklyn-born Beatles fan named Elliot Steinberg became a rock ’n’ roll legend. In the 1970s, Elliot Easton joined a band called The Cars — and the rest is history. Elliot Easton ...
Aug 25, 2020 · Vulture spoke with former Cars lead guitarist Elliot Easton about the best and worst of the band, plus his time working with Ric Ocasek.
Dec 7, 2020 · The guitar solo Elliot Easton recorded for the Cars’ Touch and Go is considered one of his all-time greatest performances, but producer Roy Thomas Baker and Easton’s bandmates weren’t completely convinced when the guitarist first recorded it in the studio.
Change No Change is the first and only solo album released by Elliot Easton of The Cars. It was originally released in 1985 by Elektra Records, re-released in 1996 by Elektra Traditions/Rhino Records, and again released by Wounded Bird in 2006.
Oct 20, 2019 · The Cars did “a lot of healing” before the death of singer Ric Ocasek, guitarist Elliot Easton said. Ocasek passed in September, 18 months after the band reunited for induction into the Rock ...
Sep 16, 2019 · It’s been almost 40 years since the Cars - singer, guitarist and songwriter Ric Ocasek, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson - released their self-titled debut album, and roughly 30 since they had their last true hit.
May 2, 2011 · Elliot Easton's 12 most influential guitar recordings of all time. "A great guitar recording is one that influences scores of other guitar players," says The Cars' lead axeman Elliot Easton. "It's something that actually makes a difference in the evolution of the instrument.
Jan 12, 2021 · Elliot Easton: “People think I use a chorus pedal because of the sounds I recorded with the Cars. That’s actually the last thing I’d want on my pedalboard!“ By Chris Gill. published 12 January 2021. The Cars guitarist takes a deep dive into the gear and guitar solos that drive the Empty Hearts’ personality-packed second album.
Left-handed lead guitarist for The Cars who has played with other bands like The New Cars and Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
