Elliot Easton

Elliot Easton

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Born
December 18, 1953

Singer and guitarist Elliot Easton was born Elliot Steinberg on December 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliot joined the hugely popular, successful, and innovative New Wave synth-pop band the Cars as both a lead guitarist and…

Biography

Singer and guitarist Elliot Easton was born Elliot Steinberg on December 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliot joined the hugely popular, successful, and innovative New Wave synth-pop band the Cars as both a lead guitarist and backing vocalist in 1976 and remained a member of the group until the Cars broke up in the late 80s. Easton released the solo album "Change No Change" on the Elektra record label in 1985. His later group Band of Angels recorded a self-titled album which was never released. In 1998 Elliot played guitar on the songs "Rumblin' Bass" and "One Way or Another" on the album "No Cats" by bassist Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats fame. Easton was a member of the roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revisited and a revival version of the Cars called the New Cars from 2006 to 2007. Moreover, Elliot has also played with fellow Cars band member Ric Ocasek as a solo artist and played guitar on the song "Angel To You (Devil To Me)" by the power pop band the Click Five.

Actor

The Cars: Blue TipThe Cars: Blue Tip(2011)as Elliot Easton
Miss America: Behind the Crown(1992)as Pageant Advisor
The Cars: Strap Me InThe Cars: Strap Me In(1987)as Elliot Easton
The Cars: You Are the GirlThe Cars: You Are the Girl(1987)as Elliot Easton
The Cars: Heartbeat CityThe Cars: Heartbeat City(1985)as Elliot Easton

Composer

The Corndog ManThe Corndog Man(1999)

Music Department

DusterDuster(2025)

Thanks

Satan's PlaygroundSatan's Playground(2006)

Self

Run and HideRun and Hide(2020)as Self
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony(2018)as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The WorldRumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World(2017)as Self - Guitarist for The Cars
Order of DistinctionOrder of Distinction(2012)as Self - Guitarist - The Cars
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report(2005)as Self

Archive Footage

The Cars: UnlockedThe Cars: Unlocked(2006)as Self (guitar, backing vocals)
Essential Music Videos: Hits of the '80s(2003)as Self (segment: Drive)

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Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Ben Orr, David Robinson, and The CarsElliot Easton