# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elliot-easton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:16:15.403Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elliot-easton"
name: "Elliot Easton"
slug: "elliot-easton"
description: "Elliot Easton is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the American new wave band the Cars. His melodic guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a solo artist, and has played in other bands. He is a left-handed guitarist. In 2018, Easton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars."
tagline: "American guitarist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elliot-easton-performs-with-the-new-cars-2006.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1953-12-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.4393690119036098
  historical:           11.788332
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "ElliotEastonEE"
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    title: "Elliot Easton"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump