New Book About Late Cars Member Benjamin Orr Arriving in November
The first-ever biography about late Cars singer/bassist Benjamin Orr will be published November 15.
Let's Go! Benjamin Orr and The Cars follows the musician's story from his success as a teen pop idol in the Cleveland area, to worldwide renown as a key member of The Cars, to his untimely death in 2000 from pancreatic cancer at age 53.
Veteran music journalist Joe Milliken draws together interviews with over 120 family members, friends, bandmates, and music associates from Orr's life, as well as many unpublished and never-before-seen photos from private collections, to reveal an intimate portrait of one of classic rock’s greatest talents. From Orr’s first performances as a house-band musician for the TV show UpBeat through his creation of The Cars with Ric Ocasek to Orr’s eventual rebirth with the supergroup Big People, this definitive account of Orr’s life is a rollercoaster ride that sheds new light on the history of The Cars.
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