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World Series of Rock: 50 Years Later: Cars

Created by industry powerhouse, Belkin Productions, the World Series of Rock was a record-setting, day-long, multi-act summer rock concert series held at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1974 to 1980. Learn more about the concert series and the

The Cars

Hook-savvy with the perfect combo of New Wave and Classic Rock, you can't help but sing along to the Cars.

The band's magnetism and intellectual arrangements resonated with an audience ready to leave the left of the dial underground and cement themselves into the mainstream. Founded in Boston in 1976 by singer-guitarist-songwriter Ric Ocasek and singer-bassist Benjamin Orr, the Cars were the ultimate New Wave dream machine: a hook-savvy super-charged quintet that fused 1960s pop, 1970s glam, and avant-rock minimalism into a decade of dashboard-radio nirvana. More on rockhall.com...

 

Cars 45 RPM picture sleeve Biographical information on the Cars Cars promo photo Cars original album art

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Cars live concert photo

Cars live concert photo

Cars live photo

Influence and Legacy

The Cars were influenced by...

The Cars inspired bands like...

  • Weezer
  • The Strokes
  • Smashing Pumpkins
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