Elliot Easton

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Elliot Easton
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
OccupationGuitarist
Years active1976–present

Elliot Easton (born Steinberg,[1] December 18, 1953)[2] is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a solo artist, and has played in other bands. He is a left-handed guitarist.[2] In 2018, Easton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars.

Personal life

Born Elliott Steinberg in Brooklyn, New York, Easton attended Massapequa High School in Massapequa NY, and studied music at the Berklee College of Music. Easton has been married twice. As of 2018, he is married to Jill Easton.[3] He has a daughter, Sydney, from his first marriage.[4] He lives in Bell Canyon, California.[5]

Career

Easton is a founding member of the Cars and was its lead guitarist.

Spin-off group consisting of Stu Cook and Doug Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival.[10]
He was in the Clearwater Revisited group from 1995 to 2004.

Easton was a member of

Click Five song "Angel to You (Devil to Me)".[13][14] In 2010, Easton reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first album in 24 years, entitled Move Like This. The album was released in 2011,[15] and the band toured in support of it. Easton next became a founding member of the Empty Hearts supergroup formed in 2014. The band also included the Chesterfield Kings bassist Andy Babiuk, Blondie drummer Clem Burke, the Romantics guitarist and vocalist Wally Palmar, and Faces pianist Ian McLagan.[16]

Legacy

Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has cited Easton as one of his musical influences,[17] praising Easton's concise and melodic solos. In 2013, the Gibson Guitar Company launched the Elliot Easton "Tikibird" Firebird guitar, which is a modified version of their Firebird model.[18] In 2018, Easton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars.[19]

Discography

Solo

  • Album - Change No Change (1985) – US #99[20]
  • Single - (Wearing Down) Like a Wheel (1985)
  • Single - Shayla (1985)
  • Single - Tools of Your Labor (1985)
  • Single - Monte Carlo Nights (with Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods) (1995)

With the Cars

Main article: The Cars discography

With Benjamin Orr

With Elliot Easton's Tiki Gods

  • Easton Island (2013)

References

  1. ^ Trakin, Roy (January 1988). "The Cars: The 50,000 Mile Tune Up". Creem (via Rock's Backpages Magazine Archive). Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Elliot Easton | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Read the Cars' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speeches". Rolling Stone. April 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Easton, Elliot. "Radio Swiss Pop – Music database – Musician". www.radioswisspop.ch.
  5. ^ "Guitarist Elliott Easton, formerly of The Cars, shows off his Gretsch guitar at his home in Bell Canyon". GettyImages.co.uk. August 21, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Sharp, Ken (April 11, 2018). "Elliot Easton on the Cars in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Their Classic Debut Album and More". www.rockcellarmagazine.com.
  7. ^ "A brief history of the Cars – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  8. ^ "Change No Change – Elliot Easton". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Healing Bones – Jules Shear | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Elliot Easton's New Moves". www.guitarplayer.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  11. About.com. Archived from the original
    on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  12. ^ "The New Cars: It's Alive Album Review | Pitchfork". m.pitchfork.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Jacobs, Jay S. (September 15, 2005). "The Click Five Interview about 'Welcome to Imrie House'". popentertainment.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Walters, Barry (August 25, 2005). "The Click Five: Greetings From Imrie House". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  15. ^ Kachejian, Brian (July 6, 2021). "Why The Band The Cars Were So Unique". ClassicRockHistory.com.
  16. ^ "Meet The Empty Hearts: Members of Blondie, Cars, Romantics, Chesterfield Kings Form New Band". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  17. ^ DwaynesGuitarLessons (December 31, 2014), Slash Talks About His Technique and Style, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 18, 2016
  18. ^ "Elliot Easton talks guitars, twang and the Tiki Gods' Easton Island". MusicRadar. June 10, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "The Cars". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "Elliot Easton". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "Lost Cars Week – Benjamin Orr the Lace". December 2006.
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