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Richard Theodore Otcasek[2] (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek (/ oʊˈkæsɪk / oh-CASS-ik[3]), 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. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums. Ocasek's 1986 ...
Some of the biggest stars in the music industry paid tribute to Ric Ocasek upon hearing news the former frontman of The Cars had died over the weekend. "So sad. Such a great writer, singer, player ...
The band won Video of the Year for "You Might Think" at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. The Cars disbanded in 1988. During this first hiatus, Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. In 2007, Easton and Hawkes joined Todd Rundgren and others to form the offshoot band The New Cars.
Ric Ocasek, frontman for The Cars, has died, a spokesman for the New York Police Department has confirmed. He was 75. As NBC New York reports, the musician was found Sunday afternoon after police ...
Benjamin Orzechowski was born in Lakewood, Ohio, [2] to immigrant parents. His mother, Elizabeth (née Alžbeta Benová), was Carpatho-Rusyn, born in present-day Kojšov, Slovakia, and his father, Charles Orzechowski, was of Polish origin, born in what is now present-day Ukraine. [3] Both were devout Byzantine Rite Catholics [4] and Ben's mother would not allow him to drive his first car until ...
Roy Thomas Baker, whose intricate work on multiple albums by Queen — including “Bohemian Rhapsody” — the Cars, Foreigner and others made him one of the most successful and influential ...
List of deaths in popular music Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died".
Cornelius "Cornell" Gunter — R&B singer and member of The Coasters —was shot and killed in his car in Las Vegas on Feb. 26, 1990.