The guitar player changed his name to elliot easton, joined a band called the cars, and the rest is history. He studied music at the berklee. The cars did “a lot of healing” before the death of singer ric ocasek, guitarist elliot easton said
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Ocasek passed in september, 18 months after the band reunited for induction into.
Vulture spoke with former cars lead guitarist elliot easton about the best and worst of the band, plus his time working with ric ocasek.
In the late ’70s, elliot easton helped to redefine what it meant to be a guitar hero Elliot easton, impossibly tasty guitarist of the cars and the first real guitar hero of new wave music, turns 70 today The cars’ debut record exploded onto the radio in the summer. Elliot easton, the former lead guitarist of the cars who played on such classic hits as “just what i needed,” “my best friend’s girl,” “drive” and more, took note of the omnipresent.
Inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame (as a member of the cars) (2018) Elliot easton (born elliot steinberg, 18 december 1953 in brooklyn, new york) is an american lead guitarist and singer He sang background vocals for the cars



