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Ric Ocasek

1949 - 2019

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Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek ( oh-CASS-ik), 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, and his song "Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986. Ocasek also worked as a record producer for artists such as Motion City Soundtrack, Suicide, Bad Brains, Weezer, Nada Surf, Guided by Voices and No Doubt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ric Ocasek is the 867th most popular musician (down from 659th in 2019), the 4,677th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,376th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Ric Ocasek ranks 867 out of 3,175. Before him are Pío Leyva, The Big Bopper, Haruomi Hosono, Mark Evans, Brad Delson, and Marco Uccellini. After him are Osvaldo Pugliese, Sylvester Levay, Smokey Robinson, Steve Lukather, John Miles, and Željko Joksimović.

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Among people born in 1949, Ric Ocasek ranks 278. Before him are Joaquín Sabina, Bertalan Farkas, Sotiris Kaiafas, Daniel Lavoie, Jorge Bucay, and Antônio Fagundes. After him are Mircea Diaconu, Conny Torstensson, Mari Alkatiri, John Miles, Bernd Eichinger, and Frankie Faison. Among people deceased in 2019, Ric Ocasek ranks 210. Before him are Paul Volcker, José José, Girish Karnad, Egil Danielsen, Syd Mead, and Ilaria Occhini. After him are Guillaume Faye, Alasdair Gray, Rudi Gutendorf, Jacques Dupont, Camilo Sesto, and Nanni Galli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 4,677 out of 20,380. Before him are Syd Mead (1933), Paul Mazursky (1930), William Calley (1943), E. E. Smith (1890), Cathy Berberian (1925), and Michael Jai White (1967). After him are Theresa Russell (1957), Tom Bosley (1927), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Clyde Cowan (1919), Raphael Warnock (1969), and Walter Koenig (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 284. Before him are Frank Beard (1949), Elmore James (1918), Herb Alpert (1935), Pink Anderson (1900), The Big Bopper (1930), and Brad Delson (1977). After him are Smokey Robinson (1940), Steve Lukather (1957), Steve Smith (1954), Roy Ayers (1940), Billy Sheehan (1953), and Tommy Thayer (1960).

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