Ric Ocasek was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who is best recognized as the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock band the Cars. Along with his band-mates Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), and David Robinson (drums), he has been credited with contributing to the new wave rock scene in the late 1970s. They released seven studio albums featuring popular songs such as My Best Friend’s Girl, Just What I Needed, Let the Good Times Roll, You Might Think, Let’s Go and Drive. As a solo artist, he has released seven more studio albums covering songs like Emotion in Motion. He and his band-mates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
