Greg Hawkes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Hawkes
Occupation	Keyboardist
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1952(1952-10-22)
Age	72
Birthplace	Fulton
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Libra

Greg Hawkes Biography

Greg Hawkes is one of the most popular and richest Keyboardist who was born on October 22, 1952 in Fulton, Maryland, United States. Gregory A. “Greg” Hawkes (born October 22nd 1952) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist of The Cars, a rock group. The Cars.

The year was 1989 and Chris Hughes asked Greg to visit England in order to make a brand new Paul McCartney song. Greg was as the lead singer on “Motor of Love” from the Flowers in the Dirt album that was recorded in McCartney’s private recording studio located in a historic windmill located to the south of London.

Hawkes lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts, where he works as a session musician. He was a member of the New Cars[1], a quasi-reformation of The Cars that also featured original guitarist Elliot Easton. Filling in for other original Cars members were singer/guitarist Todd Rundgren, Utopia bassist/vocalist Kasim Sulton and former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince. Atom Ellis filled in at bass when Kasim was touring with Meat Loaf. The band toured throughout 2006–2007. A live album with three new studio tracks, It’s Alive!, was released in June 2006.

In 2008, Hawkes released The Beatles Uke CD on Solid Air Records. The album consists of instrumental versions of 15 Beatles classics, in what he calls a “UKEsymphonic” style, using multi-tracked recordings to create a ukulele orchestra. The CD is a testimony to the influence that the Beatles, particularly McCartney, have had on Hawkes’ music and career. Among other instruments, Hawkes owns and plays a Talsma custom ukulele.

Hawkes was also a member of Ocasek as an independent artist, frequently playing keyboards as well as bass guitar. He released his first solo record, Niagara Falls, in 1983. He also plays bass guitar, guitar and instruments for percussion, saxophone clarinet, and the ukulele. In 2008, he released an album by himself featuring Beatles songs played using the ukulele, called the Beatles Uke.

Greg Hawkes Net Worth

Greg Hawkes is one of the richest Keyboardist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Hawkes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hawkes received a credit for writing to write “Service with a Smile” on the Virginia-based group Progressive Rock Happy the Man’s second album Crafty Hands in 1978.

Hawkes’ most prominent involvement was in The Cars. Hawkes challenged the limits of technology and sequence in creating the music of the 1980s. Although The Cars were known commercially as a new wave and rock band, he made most influence in the new and synthpop sounds of the Cars songs like “Drive.” His most well-known sounds include his Prophet-5 “sync” sound heard on “Let’s Go” and “Hello Again” and syncopated and arpeggiated synth lines like those the one heard on “Shake it Up” and “Heartbeat City.”

Since 2001 Hawkes has been playing and experimenting with the ukulele, including renditions of The Cars songs “My Best Friend’s Girl”, “Drive”, “Tonight She Comes” and “You Might Think”.

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Who is Greg Hawkes Dating?

According to our records, Greg Hawkes married to Elaine Hawkes. As of December 1, 2023, Greg Hawkes’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2017, Hawkes toured with Todd Rundgren on his White Knights: The Chivalrock Tour, playing keyboards and saxophone.

Facts & Trivia

Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Keyboardist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Greg Hawkes celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

Who played synthesizer for The Cars?

Greg Hawkes of The Cars on meeting Bob Moog and on his time playing the Memorymoog with the band, including on their hit “Drive”! Greg is credited with helping to bring synthesizers to Top 40 radio in the late 70s.

What synths did The Cars use?

Re: The Cars – Greg Hawkes’ synths According to the Music-Sound-Output magazine from Jan. 1985, Greg used two Jupiter-8, two Memorymoogs, two Synclavier II, a Yamaha DX-7, a Yamaha DX-9, Roland MSQ-700, Roland MC-4 (as master clock) and a Linndrum for the Heartbeat City live tour.

Who is the keyboardist for the cars?

Greg Hawkes

What happened to Benjamin Orr of the Cars?

The band split up in 1988, and bassist Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer at age 53 in 2000. The surviving members reunited for a final album, “Move Like This,” in 2010.

What drum machine did the cars use?

In a Guitar World interview from 2019 Elliott Easton says that Mutt Lange used a LinnDrum for the Heartbeat City album.