Ric Ocasek, Lead Singer of The Cars, Dead in New York at 75 – NBC New York

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Ocasek and The Cars were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Reputation in 2018

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A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who had a string of classic hits within the 1970s and 1980s is touring but again, but this time with his. Imprint Segraves studies. (Printed Friday, Feb. 23, 2018)

What to Know

  • Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek died Sunday in Recent York at age 75

  • Ocasek’s band, The Cars, had 13 top-40 singles in a career spanning the mid-70s to slack-1980s

  • Ocasek became also married for nearly three decades to the supermodel Paulina Porizkova

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the rock band The Cars, died Sunday in Recent York at age 75.

Police stated they got a name round 4 p.m. for an unconscious male at a townhouse on East 19th Aspect road. He became pronounced needless on the scene. Law enforcement sources confirmed the deceased became Ocasek.

Ocasek and his band were inducted into the Rock Hall in 2018. The institution described the band as “hook-savvy with the steady combo of contemporary wave and classic rock.”

The band had 13 top-40 singles, in conjunction with radio staples esteem “Right Cases Roll” and “Spicy What I Essential,” and Ocasek went on to a successful producing career after The Cars broke up within the slack 1980s.

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He became also identified for his long-running marriage to the Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. She announced their separation in 2018 after 28 years of marriage. 

They listed the 19th Aspect road build for sale earlier this Twelve months for greater than $15 million. 

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