* En anglais uniquement
The left-handed lead guitarist for
the Cars was born Elliot Shapiro (December 18, 1953; Brooklyn, NY). The Cars were active from 1977 to 1987, but
Easton took a break after the best-selling
Heartbeat City to record on his own in 1984. His LP
Change No Change, a collaboration with vocalist
Jules Shear, was released the following year, after which
Easton returned to
the Cars for one more album. He was back by 1993 with the Band of Angels; though the group recorded several tracks, nothing was released until a 1996 reissue of
Change No Change.
Easton spent time playing on projects by
Nelson and
Jules Shear, and has also toured with
Creedence Clearwater Revisited. ~ John Bush