Just now reading about this, wow ...very sad.
Via Rolling Stone magazine:
Ric OkasekRic Ocasek, the idiosyncratic singer and guitarist for the Cars and hit-making album producer, has died. He was 75.
At approximately 3 p.m. ET, police officers responded to a 911 call at 140 E. 19th Street, a rep for the New York Police Department told Rolling Stone. Officers discovered Ocasek unconscious and unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death has been revealed. A rep for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Beginning with the Cars self-titled debut in 1978, Ocasek established himself as a stoic frontman with a sense of humor and melodrama on songs like “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight,” and “Good Times Roll.” As one of the group’s lead vocalists, alongside bassist Benjamin Orr, he sang “Shake It Up” and “You Might Think.” After the band broke up in 1988, Ocasek recorded as a solo artist and worked as a producer, helping sculpt blockbuster hits like Weezer’s Blue Album and Green Album and cult favorites like Bad Brains’ Rock for Light.
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Loved many of The Cars' quirky/poppy/new-wavey tunes back in the day, (especially from the first few albums), and saw them live at the L.A. Forum around '85.
RIP Ric Ocasek
EDIT: Browsing through youtube...standout track from 1979...
Candy-O ...my first year in High school...memories flowing....
_____________________________________________________________Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2019-09-16 10:57 by bv.