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 …

Sep 16, 2019 · Ric Ocasek, the former lead singer of the iconic new wave band The Cars, died from heart disease with emphysema as a contributing factor. That’s the word from the Medical Examiner …

Sep 16, 2019 · Ric Ocasek -- the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer whose popular new wave band, The Cars, helped define the sound of rock music in the late 1970s and '80s -- died from hypertensive and...

Ric Ocasek was born on 23 March 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Saint (1997), Super 8 (2011) and Transformers (2007).

Nov 24, 2025 · Explore the life and legacy of Ric Ocasek, the genius behind The Cars and his influence on New Wave music culture.

Ric Ocasek, lead singer and guitarist of the Cars, has died. With the Cars, Ocasek created a new sound at the intersection of rock, pop and new wave that helped define the late '70s and early '80s, and as …

Oct 3, 2025 · Explore Ric Ocasek’s enigmatic life, from Cars frontman to producer of punk and alt-rock, in Peter Aaron’s new biography Moving in Stereo.

Sep 19, 2025 · Yes, it was Ric Ocasek, the former leader of the Cars, America’s first new wave band to attain massive commercial success during the late Seventies and early Eighties. The soft-spoken …

Sep 15, 2019 · Ric Ocasek, the Cars' singer and producer of Weezer's hit albums, has died at age 75.

For a man who never thought of himself as an entertainer, Ric Ocasek did a pretty good job of keeping his legions of fans and the youth of America entertained with the new wave-drenched, power-pop …