American singer Eric Carmenperformer of global success “All by Myself” in 1975, died at the age of 74, his wife, Amy Carmen, announced Tuesday.
“Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep this weekend. I was so happy to know that, for decades, his music has influenced so many people and will remain etched in their memories,” she wrote in a message posted on the site official website of the artist.
Amy Carmen He also asked fans to “respect the family’s privacy as we mourn our enormous loss.”
The cause of death was not specified.
Eric Carmen’s musical career
Born in 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, Eric Carmen began his musical career by co-founding the rock band “The Raspberries”which broke up five years later.
The band’s first album included a label that smelled like raspberries when scratched.
The group reunited in 2004. A concert from that tour was recorded and released as an album in 2017, “Raspberries Pop Art Live.”
In addition to the success of “All by Myself”Carmen had another moment of glory with “Hungry Eyes”part of the soundtrack of the popular movie “Dirty Dancing” (1987), with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray.
Your song “Almost Paradise”which he co-wrote for the film “Footloose”earned him a Grammy Award nomination.
His hits have been covered by artists as diverse as Celine Dion (“All By Myself”), Shaun Cassidy (“That’s Rock ‘n Roll”) or John Travolta (“Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”).
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