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	Greg Hawkes
		Greg Hawkes is best known as the synthesizer player the Cars, but he was also a brief solo artist, and has guested on recordings by other artists as well.
		Hawkes would continue to play with others (he'd already guested on a pair of solo releases by Ocasek during their tenure with the Cars, 1982's Beatitude and 1986's This Side of Paradise), including session work on Paul McCartney's 1989 release, Flowers in the Dirt.
		In 2000, Hawkes and all his former Cars bandmates were interviewed together for the firs time since their split, as a bonus segment for their DVD release the same year, Live.
	mysite.verizon.net /vze753ik/thecars/id11.html (563 words)

	MySpace.com - Greg Hawkes Fans! - 55 - Male - Fulton, Maryland - www.myspace.com/greghawkesfans
		Hawkes pushed the limits of available technology and sequencing helping to forge the sounds of the 80's.
		Rundgren Radio is set for special guest Greg Hawkes (The Cars, The New Cars) this Monday 7/7/08 at 8pm ET on RundgrenRadio.
		Greg is most underated when it comes to keyboards and synthesizers.
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	The New Cars ....
		Joining Elliot Easton on guitar and Greg Hawkes on keyboards, will be an all-star group of rockers in Todd Rundgren, fellow Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton, and Prairie Prince, former drummer for The Tubes.
		Greg and I put the flesh on the bones of Ric’s songs.
		Greg and I dedicated our professional lives to establishing The Cars’; stylized sound and innovative approach to rock music.
	www.thenewcars.com /index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400052 (964 words)

	Greg Hawkes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greg Hawkes is one of the most influential keyboardists of the new wave era.
		Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland attended Berklee College of Music for two years, majoring in composition and flute.
		Hawkes lives in Boston, where he works as a session musician.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Hawkes (178 words)

	The Cars in Musician: ca 1984
		These were dressed up by his band mates- keyboardist Greg Hawkes, bassist Ben Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton and drummer David Robinson-in an array of blank rhythms, quirky textures and angular hooks.
		Hawkes: There are little specific things that are cars trademarks, like the clicky guitar eighths with a few quirky synthesizer lines around them and a fairly straight rock beat To me, that is the cars sound.
		Greg Hawkes used the Fairlight CMI extensively on Heartbeat City, but also used the Roland Jupiter B and Vocoder, the Memorymoog, the Yamaha DX7 and DX9, the Mini-Korg, a Prophet 5 and a PPG 3.2 Wave synthesizer.
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	The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		David Robinson's muscular, uncluttered drumming transcends its frequent use of electronic drums, Greg Hawkes's keyboards deftly stretch the sci-fi possibilities of then- primitive synths, and not-so-secret weapon Elliot Easton, a southpaw guitarist, tightens the clockwork interplay between his versatile lead guitar and Ocasek's crisp rhythm work.
		Hawkes' performance with various devices on "I'm In Touch With Your World" is impressive and highly amusing, plus it's interesting to see him swtich to guitar making for a 3 guitar attack on "Take What You Want".
		Hawkes usually looks incredibly stiff and hopelessly nerdy on stage, but what the hell, maybe that was comfortable for him and allowed him to play better.
	www.speedydvds.com /details/B00004YS4O.htm (944 words)

	Rarebird's Cars solo album reviews
		Greg Hawkes "Niagara Falls" (Passport PB 6022) 1983
		Jas Goodkind rounded out the guitar-and-vocal trio, but future Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes also played on Milkwood's only album (his name was spelled "Hawks" in the credits), providing sax and horn arrangements.
		The album puts Ocasek back on familiar Cars terrain, partly because he was reunited with Greg Hawkes, but mainly because his trademark tension had come back with a vengeance.
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	Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with Greg Hawkes, original keyboard player with pop rock band The Cars
		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 synth sound to those classic hits...
	www.getreadytorock.com /rock_stars/greg_hawkes.htm (841 words)

	Greg Hawkes
		Though recorded nearly 30 years ago with the Cars, Greg Hawkes’ analog synth hooks are just as recognizable, musical, and popular today as they were then.
		Greg advised Keyboard readers to listen to the flow of the song when trying to contribute a synth part.
		After a 17-year hiatus, the Cars are re-forming as the New Cars, featuring Greg on keys (that’s him in the center of the photo), original guitarist Elliott Easton (to the left of Greg), Tubes drummer Prairie Prince (far left), and bassist Kasim Sulton (far right).
	www.keyboardmag.com /article/greg-hawkes/May-06/20242 (910 words)

	Greg Hawkes on MSN Music
		Biography: Greg Hawkes is best known as the synthesizer player the Cars, but he was also a brief solo artist, and has guested on recordings by other artists as well.
		Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Hawkes took piano lessons at a young age, but soon abandoned the instrument in favor of comic books and Japanese...Read full biography
		Greg Hawkes titled his solo album after the bit in the Three Stooges television program, "Niagra Falls, slowly I turn, step by step." A futuristic city on a computer grid in glowing white graces the cover,...Read full review
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	Niagara Falls - Greg Hawkes - Music Reviews
		Greg Hawkes titled his solo album after the bit in the Three Stooges television program, "Niagra Falls, slowly I turn, step by step." A futuristic city on a computer grid in glowing white graces the cover, sort of like a scene from the film The Thirteenth Floor.
		This is a true solo album, most of the ambitious sounds being generated by Hawkes, with additional flutes on "Voyage Into Space" performed by Elaine Hawkes.
		Hawkes has recorded similar material with videographer Jeff Hudson of the band Jeff & Jane.
	www.mp3.com /albums/49245/reviews.html (706 words)

	Kweevak.com Rock Report: The New Cars Are Set To Roll! (CD Release) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Joining Elliot Easton on guitar and Greg Hawkes on keyboards, will be an all-star group of rockers in Todd Rundgren, fellow Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton, and Prairie Prince, former drummer for The Tubes.
		Greg and I put the flesh on the bones of Ric’s songs.
		Greg and I dedicated our professional lives to establishing The Cars’ stylized sound and innovative approach to rock music.
	www.kweevak.com /rd_art_2006_03_30_new_cars.htm (975 words)

	ipedia.com: The Cars Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The nucleus of the group was comprised of guitarists Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, and completed by lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson.
		Their hits dominated the charts for over nine years, culminating with 1984's Heartbeat City, which included the hit singles "Magic," "Drive," as well as "You Might Think," which also won the MTV Video of the Year Award (see 1984 in music).
		While The Cars had numerous hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, their most successful albums were 1978's The Cars, which featured one of the most popular New Wave songs of all time in "Just What I Needed," and 1984's Heartbeat City, which spawned four Top 20 hits.
	www.ipedia.com /the_cars.html (428 words)

	Solo Projects (page 2)~~ "Heartbeat City" Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The only vocals can be found in "Jet Lag" where we hear Greg announce "Jet Lag...it's a real drag!" The album cover featured a red and blue and blue and red computer-generated cityscape that Greg designed himself.
		Greg also produced the musical scores for two films: a drama called "Anna" and a computer animation piece that was shown at the SIGGRAPH computer conference.
		Greg played the keyboards on all of Ric's solo albums and he is still in music today in the Boston area.
	dreamvalley-mlp.com /cars/solo2.html (957 words)

	Gamer Andy: News by gamers, for gamers.
		If you want Hawkes to comment on anything gaming related, please send an e-mail to Hawkes@GamerAndy.com with a subject line of Ask a Hawkes.
		Hi folks, Cooper Hawkes here, and this is the last time I'm doing this.
		It was suggested that the day before I record the podcast, that I request people to send questions in, I'm going to do that for tomorrows recording.
	www.gamerandy.com /archives/ask_a_hawkes_podcast (1053 words)

	The Cars in Musician: ca 1982
		An honest mistake, Robinson assures me. "Sometimes there'll be something Greg can't play that we'll do on a syndrum," he says, 'lust a very simple sound.
		Nonetheless, he's really not much of a technocrat, and admits that the main thing that has kept him away from micro-processor assisted keyboards is "first, I'll have to learn a basic computer language." Considering that his brother performs all sorts of computer esoterica for the government, I doubt he'll have much trouble.
		One example is Hawkes' synthesizer line behind the B-strain of "Victims of Love" on the new album.
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	The Cars Never Won A Grammy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With the New Cars about to hit the stage for the first time in a number of decades, one thing they don’t talk about is their Grammy Awards … because they never won one.
		The Cars are back with a new line-up featuring Hawkes and fellow founder Elliott Easton, Todd Rundgren on vocals, Kasim Sulton from Utopia on bass and Prairie Prince from The Tubes on drums.
		Grab the Undercover Podcast feed for your free download of the complete interview with Greg Hawkes.
	www.undercover.com.au /news/2006/apr06/20060407_cars.html (483 words)

	Prindle Record Reviews - The Cars
		Greg is the obvious spotlight on this one.
		Though, again the song is powered by Hawkes’ synth and while Easton’s great, fast guitar solo sets the song and group apart from contemporaries such as Duran Duran and Huey Lewis, the song reminds us today of the shallow gleam and fashion that dominated mid-80’s NEW WAVE rock.
		Hawkes was masterful on keyboards almost as much as Elliot was on guitar.
	www.markprindle.com /carsa.htm (16576 words)

	The New Cars - It's Alive (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In North America on June 6th The New Cars will release the dynamic live rock'n'roll album “The New Cars: It’s Alive”; recorded live at Center Staging Studios, Burbank California during January 2006 over four nights (the album will be released in the UK and Europe one month later on June 12th).
		Also included is a live version of Todd Rundgren’s “I Saw The Light” and his vintage Nazz classic “Open My Eyes”, plus a live rendition of the forthcoming amazing new The New Cars single “Not Tonight”.
		In addition to the 16 live tracks, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and Todd Rundgren co-wrote three new New Cars compositions which appear on the album as bonus studio recordings.
	www.noblepr.co.uk /Press_Releases/new_cars/its_alive.htm (452 words)

	Ocasek Looks To 'Nexterday,' Cars Documentary
		By Greg Prato, N.Y. Not much has been heard musically from Ric Ocasek since the release of his 1997 solo album, "Troublizing," as his main focus has been on producing such bands as Guided By Voices and Weezer.
		But with the previously announced Sept. 27 release of a new album, "Nexterday," the former Cars frontman is putting the focus back on his own songs.
		The 11 tracks did not differ much from their demo versions, despite appearances by such guests as Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer and former Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes.
	www.photoserve.com /bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000977514 (384 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Cars
		As sparely produced by Roy Thomas Baker, virtually interchangeable lead singers Ocasek and Ohio-born bassist Ben Orr (who died of cancer in 2000) ride a slick, pulsing current generated by Elliot Easton's skittish guitar, Greg Hawkes' poised synths and ex-Modern Lover David Robinson's booming drums.
		Ocasek made Beatitude with Hawkes and a handpicked selection of semi-underground scene stars, using a predominance of synthesizer to reduce (albeit slightly) the inevitable resemblance to the sound of the mothercar.
		Niagara Falls confirms keyboardist Hawkes' role in shaping the Cars' instrumental sound, but it's mighty dull fare.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=cars (832 words)

	Cars Rev Up, Sans Ocasek - Nov 22, 2005 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Two of the main players from the seminal new wave band, guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes, will join forces with singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren for a reunion tour and possible album in 2006.
		According to the Boston Herald, Rundgren will take the place of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, who briefly flirted with the idea of joining his former mates but opted out of the project.
		Ocasek, whose solo career never quite matched the mammoth success he experiences with his former band, is reportedly working on a Cars documentary titled The Cars Unlocked, which includes interview material with Orr before he died.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,17824,00.html?rssmusic (602 words)

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	Boston.com / A&E / Calendar / They're all you've got tonight
		The 18-plus show starts at 9; tickets are $8.
		Hawkes and former Cars drummer David Robinson are expected to attend.
		Tom McRae is a 32-year-old English singer-songwriter-guitarist who moved to Los Angeles last year and then said, "This sunshine is driving me crazy," prompting him to put up curtains and sequester himself in darkness.
	www.boston.com /ae/events/articles/2005/02/10/theyre_all_youve_got_tonight (703 words)

	Boston Rock Storybook - the Cars
		The Cars were a band that seemed to come out of nowhere, but they had been playing around the city for a few years, working out their material, ever since Ric Ocasek had played acoustic duets with Greg Hawkes in Captain Swing.
		I remember they opened for Reddy Teddy once out in Winchester, but I don't recall hearing much more about them until the first album tore into the charts the summer I was working at Strawberries Records in Harvard Square.
		Greg Hawkes played on those sessions, and on other Boston band recordings as well.
	www.rockinboston.com /cars.html (1017 words)

	The New Cars - Road Rage Tour (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seventeen years after the last tour by The Cars – one of the most successful and influential bands of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s “New Wave” era; two of its seminal members have customised a modern model that’s ready to hit the road this spring in the form of The New Cars.
		Joining The Cars’ original guitarist Elliot Easton and keyboardist Greg Hawkes for Road Rage Tour 2006 Presented by VH1 Classic, will be an all-star group of rockers: vocalist/guitarist Todd Rundgren, fellow Utopia bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton and former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince.
		With bands like Fountains of Wayne, the Vines, the Killers, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand and others carrying on The Cars sound, Keyboardist Greg Hawkes notes that “The Cars’ music has aged very well, Todd, Kasim and Prairie are very dynamic performers, and we are all very passionate about recreating the songs and sound that people love.”
	www.noblepr.co.uk /Press_Releases/new_cars/road_rage.htm (1442 words)

	Motherfucking Masterpieces: The Cars
		Man, that is so big time they had Warren Beatty mopping up the studio every night and the reanimated corpse of James Dean running out for coffee and donuts.
		Bear in mind that Greg Hawkes was an avid devotee of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.
		Speaking of Cool, Elliot Easton was the lead guitarist in The Cars and if his first record hadn't come out at the same time Eddie Van Halen's did we would have made a million silly jokes about Ric Ocasek instead of David Lee Roth (Number Two for this article so far!).
	www.acidlogic.com /mm_thecars.htm (2205 words)

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