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| | CNN.com - Entertainment - 'Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr dies at 53 - October 4, 2000 |
 | | Orr sang lead vocals on several of the band's hits, including "Drive" and "Just What I Needed." After the band dissolved in 1986, Orr recorded a solo album, "The Lace," which produced the hit, "Stay the Night." |
 | | Orr, born Benjamin Orzechowski in Cleveland, formed The Cars in Boston in 1976 with fellow Ohio native Ric Ocasek. |
 | | ATLANTA (AP) -- Benjamin Orr, the bass player of the popular 1980s group The Cars who also sang some of the band's most popular songs, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer. |
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