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Remembering Ric Ocasek Today on What Would Have Been His 81st Birthday (Born 3/23/44)

March 23, 2025 Albumism Staff
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Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Ric Ocasek’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: March 23, 1944
Died: September 15, 2019
Biography | Discography:

With The Cars

The Cars (1978) | Read More
Candy-O (1979)
Panorama (1980)
Shake It Up (1981)
Heartbeat City (1984)
Door to Door (1987)
Move Like This (2011)

Solo

Beatitude (1982)
This Side of Paradise (1986)
Fireball Zone (1991)
Quick Change World (1993)
Negative Theater (1993)
Troublizing (1997)
Nexterday (2005)

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