Name	Benjamin Orr (Benjamin Orzechowski)
Other Name(s)	Benjamin Orr
Height	5' 10"  (178 cm)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Brown - Light
Date of Birth	September 8, 1947
Birthplace	Lakewood, OH
Star Sign	Virgo
Died	October 3, 2000 (Aged 53)
Location of Death	Atlanta, GA, USA
Cause of Death	Cancer - Pancreatic
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
High School	Valley Forge High School, Parma Heights, OH
Occupation	Musician
Celebrity Index	Be
Claim to Fame	The Cars Co-lead vocalist and bass player.
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Biography

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Thus, it`s strange to hear Orr refute comparisons between *The Lace* and Cars albums. "When I went down to the studio, I was totally on my own. I had no influences." Is that possible for an experienced musician? "Anything`s possible. I don`t think anybody who sits down to write a song wants to be thought of as pulling off somebody else`s material."

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Orr sounds even more like a fan when asked to name his favorite of the five Cars LPs. "The first one is great for me. *Panorama* I like a whole lot, maybe just because we got a lot of crap for making it. So those two, and *Heartbeat City*. *Candy-O* wasn`t bad either."

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Trivia

Ric Ocasek wrote and recorded the song "Silver" which was his musical tribute to Ben. It appeared on Ocasek`s 2005 solo album Nexterday.

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In the late `90s, Orr began performing with Big People, which included former 38 Special guitarist Jeff Carlisi.

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In 1986 Orr embarked on a solo career and had a hit with "Stay the Night" from his album The Lace. He also appeared on Ocasek`s solo LP This Side of Paradise and two Joni Mitchell albums: Misses and Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm.

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Orr had a hit in 1987 with "Stay The Night" and released a solo album, The Lace, in 1986.

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In a sharp break from the old-world views of his parents, Orr was galvanized by the music of Elvis Presley , and by age eleven he was taking drum lessons and learning to master rock guitar. He became a rabid Beatles fan, adopting not only the Fab Four`s sartorial style but even a lightly inflected British accent (heard in many of his vocal performances for the Cars).

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When Orr bought his first car at age sixteen - a lavender 1964 Impala - his mother would not allow the car out of the driveway until it had been blessed by the local priest.

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Born Benjamin Orzechowski in 1947, he was the son of devoutly religious Russian Orthodox parents who had immigrated to Cleveland from Russia and Czechoslovakia.

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See also Trivia Index (B) :: Quotes Index (B) :: Connections Index (B)

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