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1969-present. Formerly of. The Cars. Gregory A. Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) [1] is an American musician who is best known as the keyboardist and founding member of the American new wave band the Cars. Hawkes is credited with helping popularize new wave and synth-pop in American popular music as a member of the Cars.
Oct 21, 2022 · An exclusive interview with the legendary keyboardist of The Cars, who reflects on his band's success, influences and legacy. Learn about his memories of Neil Young, Turtles, Kraftwerk and Roxy Music.
Jun 8, 2023 · The Cars keyboardist creates photo collages inspired by Lewis Carroll's novel and John Tenniel's illustrations. He explores gender fluidity, self-expression and fantasy through six editing apps and found frames.
Greg Hawkes, “Jet Lag” (Niagara Falls, 1983): It’s kind of a bummer that Hawkes never really had a solid shot as a solo career, but whereas Ocasek scored a deal with Geffen and both Benjamin Orr and Elliot Easton had their individual efforts released via Elektra, Hawkes found himself signed to the indie Passport Records. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but insofar as scoring ...
The band included Greg Hawkes, who had studied at the Berklee School of Music and had played saxophone on Milkwood's album. Hawkes left to tour with Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture, a musical comedy act in which Mull played a variety of instruments. Ocasek and Orr then performed as an acoustic duo called Ocasek and Orr at the Idler ...
Jul 1, 2000 · In recent years Greg Hawkes has played a handful of intimate concerts with Boston band Eddie Japan to pay tribute to the music of The Cars. This most recent ...
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The Cars are one of the most successful bands of the eighties, and their melodic power pop spawned several hit singles including the inimitable 'Drive'. In May 2006 The New Cars embark on an American tour with Blondie and a new CD is released with three new studio tracks. Greg Hawkes is the band's original keyboard player who lent his signature ...
