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  1. David Robinson (born April 2, 1949) is a retired American rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands, including the Rising Tide, the Modern Lovers, the Pop!, DMZ and the Cars. In 2018, Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. Background

  2. Dec 13, 2017 · Cars drummer David Robinson phoned up Rolling Stone to chat about the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the 2018 Class.

  3. Dec 16, 2019 · Then, in 1976, The Cars were formed: Lead singer Ric Ocasek, joined by bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson. Robinson knew right away that things were going to be different this time.

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    Robinson also owns a dream car he never even thought he would have—a 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta that's being restored by Wayne Carini, ofChasing Classic Carsfame (watch episodes onMotor Trend Premiumright here). "He's had it a couple years now. I hope I'll get it back in the fall," Robinson says. "If not, I'll have to just wait. It won't matter when h...

    Robinson transformed his first car—a 1962 Mercury Comet woody station wagon—into a band car. He learned to drive around the streets of Woburn, Massachusetts, in that Mercury. "I had already been driving with my friends illegally. I drove my friends' cars a couple times," Robinson says. "But I formally learned and was instructed by my dad in that ca...

    By late 1978, Robinson was in the Cars, but he wasn't looking for a car to fit his new rock star life. He just happened to buy a 1976 Corvette on a whim because a girlfriend's father, who worked in Detroit, called her up and asked if she wanted his secretary's company car (a 1977 Corvette is shown above). "She already had a much nicer Corvette, so ...

    When Robinson was in another Boston-based band called Modern Lovers, they drove across the country to record an album. They took the road trip in a 1963Dodge Dart and the band's van, which had the bass player'sBMW motorcycle in it (a 1963 Dodge Dart is shown above). "We took the northern route out and the southern route back. On the northern route,...

    The Cars were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, after being nominated twice before (photo above is courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). "I've always been slightly suspicious of a big commercial thing called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and maybe I was a little snobby about it until I looked at who was induct...

    Two years ago Rhino released two new digitally remastered box sets of the Cars' catalog, with extra material and artwork. This year, in honor of the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the label released expanded editions of the band's most iconic albums,Shake It UpandHeartbeat City. Robinson was always the art director, designing...

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  4. Jan 3, 2024 · The David Robinson drummer, born on April 2, 1949, in Malden, Massachusetts, has played with a variety of rock bands, such as Rising Tide, Modern Lovers, Pop!, DMZ, and the Cars. Robinson gave the Cars band its name and was appreciated for the impressive album covers he designed.

  5. Apr 2, 2022 · When The Cars split in 1988, drummer David Robinson always wondered if they would take one final ride off into the sunset. They did just that. The rock band, which emerged from the new wave...

  6. Oct 19, 2023 · Once they found guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson, the band that would one day perform "Magic" had found just what they needed. The Cars helped create one of the definitive sounds of the late 1970s and evolved into arguably the most '80s band of the '80s.

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