<Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Elektra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> The Cars, Voices of Classic Rock, Big People </Td> </Tr> <P> Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947--October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as a singer, bassist and co-founder of the rock band the Cars . He sang lead vocals on several of their best known songs, including "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Drive". He also scored a moderate solo hit with "Stay the Night ." Orr was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars in 2018 . </P> <P> Benjamin Orr was born in Lakewood, Ohio to parents of Polish, Russian, Czechoslovakian and German descent . His family actively supported his musical endeavors . He became proficient in several instruments including the guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums . Known locally as "Benny 11 - Letters," he grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, and Parma, Ohio, and attended Valley Forge High School before joining a local band the Grasshoppers as lead singer and guitarist in 1964 . </P>

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