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Ric Ocasek
real name Richard Theodore Otcasek
Baltimore, United States · 1944-03-23 – 2019-09-15
Ric Ocasek is credited on 1,820 releases across 464 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,820
Credits
464
Albums
6
Decades active
1,636
In collections
Biography
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American new wave/soft rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and music producer
Born: 23rd March 1944 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 15th September 2019 New York City, New York, USA
The father,, and, as the lead vocalist for The Cars he was inducted in 2018 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,820 releases · 464 albums · active 1973–2025
- Performance · 1,913
- Production · 598
- Other credits · 64
- Engineering · 20
- Mastering · 9
Studios: Power Station · Cherokee Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Synchro Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
In Utero
1993
Weezer
1994
The Cars
1978
Candy-O
1979
Heartbeat City
1984
The Cars Greatest Hits
1985
Shake It Up
1981
Weezer
2001
Panorama
1980
Rock For Light
1983
Teens Of Denial
2016
Rock Steady
2001
High/Low
1996
Van Weezer
2021
Rattlesnakes
1984
Everything Will Be Alright In The End
2014
The Aeroplane Flies High
1996
Covers
2011
The Gray Race
1996
Falco 3
1985
Moving In Stereo: The Best Of The Cars
2016
The Bob's Burgers Music Album
2017
Ozma
1989
Even If It Kills Me
2007
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