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  • Benjamin Orr
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  • Benjamin Orr
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  • Male
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  • The_Cars
  • Voices_of_Classic_Rock
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  • American rock singers
  • American people of German descent
  • American male guitarists
  • American rock bass guitarists
  • American male singers
  • 20th-century American singers
  • 1947 births
  • 2000 deaths
  • American New Wave musicians
  • American people of Czech descent
  • American people of Polish descent
  • American people of Russian descent
  • Burials in Ohio
  • Cancer deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)
  • Deaths from pancreatic cancer
  • Musicians from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Musicians from Cleveland, Ohio
  • People from Lakewood, Ohio
  • Singers from Ohio
  • The Cars members
abstract
  • Benjamin Orr (born 8 September 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA - died 3 October 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) was best known as the bassist for the pop rock band [a143225]. He provided the lead vocals for some of the band's biggest hits including %22Drive%22, which peaked at #3 on the US Pop charts.In 1986, Ben released a solo album titled The Lace, which spawned the Top 40 hit %22Stay The Night%22.After the break-up of The Cars in 1987, Ben continued to perform with his own band Big People until his untimely death in 2000 from pancreatic cancer.
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  • Benjamin %22Ben%22 Orr (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000) was an American musician best known as a singer and bassist with the rock band the Cars. He sang several of their best known songs, including %22Just What I Needed%22, %22Bye Bye Love%22, %22Moving In Stereo%22, %22Let's Go%22, %22It's All I Can Do%22, and %22Drive%22. He also scored a moderate solo hit with %22Stay the Night.%22
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  • Ben Orr
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  • 56d8017353a7ddfc01f90e49
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  • 1947-08-09
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  • 2000-10-03
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  • 253401
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  • 365116
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  • Benjamin Orr
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