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The Cars
Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr first met at a party in Columbus, Ohio in the early 1970s
and started their musical career as a duo performing rock & roll. After moving
to Boston they formed folk band Milkwood with Greg Hawkes and Jas Goodkind,
releasing the album 'How's the Weather' in 1973. It was not a success, Milkwood
evolved into Richard & the Rabbits and the band went through a further series of
personnel and name changes before settling with The Cars, a name suggested by
former Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers drummer David Robinson.
Promoted by a local DJ in Boston, the gr...
