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Music Appreciation

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10. Thanks! A couple of threads from last summer have videos of his music before and long after the Cars:

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 08:39 AM

Sep 2024

Early records: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034103572

And the replies in this thread - https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034103533 - include videos from 1999 & 2000 of Orr with Big People in reply 4, and an 18-minute tribute video with clips from family and friends in reply 5.

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Benjamin Orr of the Cars was born on this date. [View all] Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2024 OP

Cleveland boy I believe. JohnnyRingo Sep 2024 #1

God they had that sound down.... displacedvermoter Sep 2024 #2

I saw them play in 1979 at the Yale Bowl. CentralMass Sep 2024 #3

The Solo On The 1st Song You Posted... ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #5

No ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #11

Gone Too Soon ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #6

Orr also made a solo record at about the same time as the Cars... keep_left Sep 2024 #7

Thanks much for the links! keep_left Sep 2024 #12