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Richard Theodore Otcasek [1] (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek (/ oʊ ˈ k æ s ɪ k / oh-CASS-ik [2]), was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars .
A year later, Ric Ocasek died in New York at age 75. The group’s songs remind me of carefree days of youth. My wife and I listened to the 1978 debut as we drove to St. Patrick Cemetery.
Ric Ocasek in 2009. Before forming the Cars, members of the band performed together in several different groups. Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr met in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s after Ocasek saw Orr performing with his band the Grasshoppers on the Big 5 Show, a local musical variety program. The two were members of various bands in Columbus ...
Ric Ocasek wrote and recorded the song "Silver" as a musical tribute to Orr. [28] It appeared on Ocasek's 2005 solo album Nexterday. [29] The Cars reunited ten years after Orr's death and released their seventh studio album, Move Like This, in May 2011. [30] Orr was given special thanks in the liner notes: "Ben, your spirit was with us on this ...
Ric Ocasek‘s cause of death was revealed on Monday, September 16, one day after he was found dead in his home at age 75. The Cars’ frontman died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic ...
Ocasek’s hiccuppy vocals, deadpan delivery, edgy pop smarts, and cool-cat persona made the Cars one of the most important bands not just of the ‘70s and ‘80s, but of all time.
BTW Ric's 2nd great-grandfather, Vaclav Ocasek (1812), had a brother, Matej (1815) whose son, Vaclav, immigrated to Chicago and was the solo clarinetist in the Theodore Thomas Orchestra. His son was also a musician and died in Butte, MT.
Ocasek's body was discovered by police in a New York City apartment on Sunday.R.I.P. Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75 Alex Young