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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Elliot Easton is the renowned lead guitarist and founding member of the American new wave band The Cars. A left-handed player known for his melodic and technically precise solos, his work is a defining element of the band's signature sound on hits like "Just What I Needed" and "My Best Friend's Girl".
Known for
- Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar — Self2008
- The Cars: Unlocked — Himself (guitar, backing vocals)2006
- The Cars: Live - Musikladen 19792000
- Creedance Clearwater Revisited - Keep On Traveling — Gitarre1998
- The Ventures: 30 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (30th Anniversary Super Session)1989
- The Cars: Live at The Summit In Houston, Texas — Self1984
- The Cars: Heartbeat City — Elliot Easton1984
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self1984
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Guitarist for The Cars, an influential 1970s/1980s band from Boston. Easton did some solo work before and after The Cars broke up in 1987. In 2006, The Cars re-appeared as The New Cars, with Easton joining an original band member and some new ones, including Todd Rundgren. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Elliot+Easton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg
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- member of
- The Cars
- date of birth
- 1953-12-18
- Commons category
- Elliot Easton
- handedness
- left-handedness
- social media followers
- 4443
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- birth name
- Elliot Steinberg
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