The Cars

The Cars were the perfect bridge between guitar-forward ’70s rock bands and keyboard-driven ’80s pop stars.

Led by co-vocalists Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr, the quintet favored sharp power pop (“Just What I Needed”), moody synth sculptures (“Moving In Stereo”), and the occasional wistful ballad (“Drive”).

Ocasek and Orr met as teenagers in the ’60s while both were living in Cleveland, OH.