#SynthSaturday #GregHawkes was the keyboardist for multiplatinum MTV rockers #TheCars. But pretty much nobody noticed when his solo album "Niagara Falls" was released in 1983. I sure didn't! It's a cool + eclectic mashup of the #Electro du jour, including #Ambient + #Krautrock + #SynthPop + even some #Devo. AFAIK It has never been re-released in any format. But downloads are available. Worth hunting down! ⚡ 🎹 🎶 👍 😁 #Music #NewWave #SynthWave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNOY3NOqVo

#CurrentlyReading This is a pretty good read if you're into #TheCars. Most everyone who had anything to do with the band is interviewed. Love the chapters about the early years when #RicOcasek + #BenjaminOrr were ambitious but kinda rootless and unfocused. Also some insights into the industry's transition from bloated 1970s arena rock to garish 1980s video rock. Ain't always pretty LOL! 🎵 🎶 📖 👍 😁 #GregHawkes #ElliotEaston #DavidRobinson #ClassicRock #Music #Books #Biographies #PublicLibrary

#OnThisDay in 1952, #GregHawkes, American rock keyboardist (The Cars - "Shake it Up"; "Drive"), born in Fulton, Maryland.
#HappyBirthday #73 🎉🎂✨🍰🥳

@fistfulofdave @hippiegunnut @WiteWulf

The Synclavier that Greg Hawkes played at Live Aid in 1985 is apparently in a private collection as of a few months ago. I wonder whether xe borrowed it back.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-nKkqjXfMmY

#TheCars #GregHawkes #Synclavier #VT100 #synthesizers

#SynthSaturday #SaturdaySynth IMHO #GregHawkes' 15-second solo in #TheCars' "Bye Bye Love" is one of the most sublime moments in #RockNRoll ⚡ 🎹 👍 😁 #Music #Musicians #NewWave #ClassicRock #SynthWave #Synthesizer

KRIS DELMHORST
"SHAKE IT UP"
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Shake It Up
from Cars by Kris Delmhorst

https://krisdelmhorst.bandcamp.com/track/shake-it-up

"Shake It Up" is one of the best tracks from the Kris Delmhorst album, "Cars" - tuned, lubed, and ready to cruise.

Cars
by Kris Delmhorst

https://krisdelmhorst.bandcamp.com/album/cars

Most of the "Cars" album takes place at the spot where interpretation meets faithful covers. It features the original arrangements and the same or similar instrumental lines as on the recordings by The Cars. It differs from the original records by centering on female vocals and by playing familiar Cars riffs on different instruments. Dinty Child, for instance, revs it up on rhythm tubes, while Zack Hickman puts pedal to the metal on such instruments as peckhorn and stylophone. Greg Hawkes, an actual Car, steps in on ukulele.

Delmhorst is among our best singer-songwriters; but if I could have only one of her full-length releases, it would be “Cars.” It is evident that this is a project she really wanted to do and she produced an excellent album.

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#bandcamp #carsband #carsalbum #dintychild #greghawkes #krisdelmhorst #musicnews #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #peckhorn #rhythmtubes #signaturesounds #signaturesoundsrecordings #singersongwriter #stylophone #thecars #thecarsband #ukulele #zackhickman

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BILL JANOVITZ BOOK ABOUT THE CARS

From Boston Groupie News

BOOKS......

Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom is writing a book about The Cars. He's working with Greg Hawkes, David Robinson and Elliot Easton. He invites anyone who thinks they can contribute to the story to contact him. Bill's Facebook page Bill’s book on Leon Russell was released this last year

Source: "The BGN News Archive," September 11, 2023.

http://bostongroupienews.com/News091123.html

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#bgn #billjanovitz

#bostonbands #bostongroupienews #bostonmusic #bostonrock #buffalotom #carsband #carstheband #davidrobinson #ellioteaston #greghawkes #leonrussell #musicnews #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #thecars #thecarsband

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