1. Elliot Easton was born on Steinberg, December 18,1953 and is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars.
13 Facts About Elliot Easton
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In 2018, Elliot Easton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars.
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Elliot Easton has a daughter, Sydney, from his first marriage.
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Elliot Easton is a founding member of the Cars and was its lead guitarist.
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Elliot Easton released one solo album, Change No Change, featuring songs co-written with Jules Shear.
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Elliot Easton was the lead guitarist on Jules Shear's 1994 album 'Healing Bones'.
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Elliot Easton was a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revisited, a Spin-off group consisting of Stu Cook and Doug Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Elliot Easton was in the Clearwater Revisited group from 1995 to 2004.
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Elliot Easton was featured and played the solo in the Click Five song "Angel to You ".
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In 2010, Elliot Easton reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first album in 24 years, entitled Move Like This.
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Elliot Easton next became a founding member of the Empty Hearts supergroup formed in 2014.
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In 2013, the Gibson Guitar Company launched the Elliot Easton "Tikibird" Firebird guitar, which is a modified version of their Firebird model.
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In 2018, Elliot Easton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars.