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Benjamin Orr

1947 - 2000

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Benjamin Orr (né Orzechowski, September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000) was an American musician. He was best known as the bassist, co-lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band The Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their hits, including "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go", "Moving in Stereo", and "Drive". He also had the solo hit "Stay the Night". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Orr is the 1,482nd most popular musician (down from 1,198th in 2019), the 7,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,861st in 2019) and the 543rd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Benjamin Orr ranks 1,482 out of 3,175. Before her are Tim Sköld, Sabine Meyer, Andy Taylor, Alex Lifeson, Horst Stein, and Randy Brecker. After her are Esbjörn Svensson, Laura Nyro, Gene Pitney, Mal Waldron, Jennifer Batten, and Tony Scott.

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Among people born in 1947, Benjamin Orr ranks 561. Before her are Maria del Mar Bonet, Hawa Abdi, Hülya Koçyiğit, Louise Arbour, Glynn Turman, and Giora Spiegel. After her are Don McKenzie, Jane Curtin, Laura Nyro, Cindy Williams, Camille Keaton, and Siegmar Wätzlich. Among people deceased in 2000, Benjamin Orr ranks 236. Before her are Stanislav Stratiev, Corneliu Mănescu, Alan Hovhaness, Sidney Johnson, Théodore Monod, and Edward Battell. After her are Vincentas Sladkevičius, Laila Kinnunen, Lepo Sumera, Jean Dotto, Yokozuna, and Ji Pengfei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin Orr ranks 7,720 out of 20,380. Before her are Bonnie Bartlett (1929), Wilmer Allison (1904), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Michael Constantine (1927), Harvey Fierstein (1954), and Henry Slocum (1862). After her are Don McKenzie (1947), Seth Godin (1960), Bobby Womack (1944), Jane Curtin (1947), Demetrious Johnson (1986), and Seth Gilliam (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Benjamin Orr ranks 543. Before her are Thad Jones (1923), Diamanda Galás (1955), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Vinny Appice (1957), Mary Travers (1936), and Randy Brecker (1945). After her are Laura Nyro (1947), Gene Pitney (1940), Mal Waldron (1925), Jennifer Batten (1957), Tony Scott (1921), and Joseph Williams (1960).

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