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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
- 1969 de Tomaso Mangusta
- Car He Learned Drive in
- First Car Bought—His Unintentional "Rock Star Car"
- Favorite Road Trip
- 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Rhino's Expanded Versions ofand
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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Dec 13, 2017 · Cars Drummer David Robinson on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: ‘I Had A Feeling’. Robinson essentially retired from the music business when the Cars split in 1987, but says he's eager to...
David Robinson. Website. thecars .org. The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar ), Benjamin Orr ( bass guitar ), Elliot Easton ( lead guitar ), Greg Hawkes ( keyboards ), and David Robinson ( drums ).
- 1976–1988, 2000, 2010–2011, 2018
Aug 4, 2017 · Drummer David Robinson, meanwhile, had cut his teeth in the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman. These diverse experiences also explain why The Cars sound so distinct.
The Cars peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Background [ edit ] Formed in Boston in 1976, the Cars consisted of Ric Ocasek , Benjamin Orr , Elliot Easton , David Robinson , and Greg Hawkes , all of whom had been in and out ...
