Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek (/oʊˈkæsɪk/ oh-CASS-ik), was an American musician, singer, songwriter...
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of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and...
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approximately a year and a half in the Army. Orr first met Ric Ocasek in Cleveland in the mid-1960s, after Ocasek saw Orr performing with the Grasshoppers on the...
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Steve Stevens (section with Ric Ocasek)
Pop Instrumental Performance. Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others. He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992...
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from late husband Ric Ocasek's will". Fox News. Retrieved 28 May 2022. Strand, C. C. (16 September 2019). "Paulina Porizkova, Ric Ocasek's Wife: 5 Fast Facts"...
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Just What I Needed (category Songs written by Ric Ocasek)
Underground. The song is sung by bass player Benjamin Orr and was written by Ric Ocasek. "Just What I Needed" was released as the band's first single in 1978...
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This Side of Paradise is the second solo studio album released by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and songwriter of the Cars. It was released in 1986 by Geffen...
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Weezer in June 1993. Weezer recorded their debut album with producer Ric Ocasek at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Cropper was fired during recording...
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Lake in her film debut, and Jerry Stiller, with special appearances by Ric Ocasek in his final film and Pia Zadora. Hairspray was a dramatic departure from...
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switched to Nada Surf. In 1995, Ira Elliot joined on drums, and they met Ric Ocasek, former frontman of the Cars, who produced their debut album, High/Low...
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Beatitude (album) (redirect from Beatitude (Ric Ocasek album))
Beatitude is the debut solo release by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cars. It was released by Geffen Records in 1982. It features...
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that breaks no new ground." All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, vocals Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing...
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Ric Ocasek (1944–2019), American musician and music producer, leading band member of The Cars Christopher Otcasek, American singer, son of Ric Ocasek...
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Good Times Roll (category Songs written by Ric Ocasek)
released as the first track from their 1978 debut album The Cars. Written by Ric Ocasek as a sarcastic comment on rock's idea of good times, the song features...
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stars Timothy Hutton and Kelly McGillis and has cameos by Tom Petty, Ric Ocasek in his film debut, Ellen Barkin and Neil Young. Emmett, a chain-smoking...
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You Might Think (category Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek)
Heartbeat City (1984). The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Mutt Lange and the Cars, with Ocasek also providing the lead vocals. The song was...
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Fireball Zone (category Ric Ocasek albums)
Fireball Zone is the third solo album by the American musician Ric Ocasek, frontman and songwriter of the Cars. The first single from the 1991 release...
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Weezer (Blue Album) (category Albums produced by Ric Ocasek)
Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars. Weezer formed in Los Angeles in 1992, and initially struggled...
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Association of America (RIAA). Formed in Boston in 1976, the Cars consisted of Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes, all of...
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Quick Change World (redirect from Quick Change World (Ric Ocasek album))
released by Ric Ocasek, who was the lead singer and songwriter for The Cars. This was his second and final release for Reprise Records. Ocasek originally...
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My Best Friend's Girl (song) (category Songs written by Ric Ocasek)
by Ocasek as a song about something that "probably ... happened to a lot of people," the track found radio success as a demo in 1977. Written by Ric Ocasek...
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the first album, Candy-O was created under a more democratic approach. Ric Ocasek said of this, "When one of my songs goes to the band in barest cassette...
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Nexterday (redirect from Nexterday (Ric Ocasek album))
songwriter of The Cars, Ric Ocasek. The album boasts a more DIY sound than previous albums, having been partially recorded in Ocasek's home studio with him...
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=MTV News}}</ref> the band consisted of singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and...
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Emotion in Motion (song) (category Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek)
"Emotion in Motion" is a song by Ric Ocasek, the main songwriter and lead vocalist for The Cars. It was featured on his second solo album, This Side of...
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Magic (The Cars song) (category Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek)
Tracks chart. The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and the Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals. The music video for "Magic"...
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1970s, the group consisted of singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek, bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist...
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Drive (The Cars song) (category Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek)
was released on July 23, 1984, as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek, the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John...
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recorded a four-song EP on Rhino Records, produced by Rick Derringer and Ric Ocasek, with the Cars serving as her band on two tracks. The rock band the Power...
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Weezer (Green Album) (category Albums produced by Ric Ocasek)
2001, by Geffen Records. It was the second Weezer album produced by Ric Ocasek, who produced their debut album, and it is the only studio album to feature...
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