The Raspberries frontman Eric Carmen – whose solo hits embody All By Myself and Hungry Eyes – has died on the age of 74.
His spouse, Amy, introduced his loss of life on the singer’s official web site.
“It’s with large disappointment that we share the heartbreaking information of the passing of Eric Carmen,” she mentioned.
“Our candy, loving and proficient Eric handed away in his sleep, over the weekend.
“It introduced him nice pleasure to know, that for many years, his music touched so many and can be his lasting legacy.”
She ended the assertion with the quote “love is all that issues… devoted and perpetually” from his 1977 solo album Boats Towards The Present.
The Ohio-born singer-songwriter rose to fame with energy pop group Raspberries earlier than attaining solo success with hits together with By no means Gonna Fall In Love Once more.
His music All By Myself, lined by Celine Dion, options within the basic opening scene of Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Hungry Eyes featured in Soiled Dancing starring Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze.
Carmen additionally wrote Nearly Paradise from the Footloose soundtrack.
He co-founded the Raspberries within the early Nineteen Seventies alongside Jim Bonfanti and Wally Bryson, who have been later joined by Dave Smalley after the departure of John Aleksic.
The group launched their debut album Raspberries in 1972, with tracks reaching chart success together with Go All The Approach.
The music triggered controversy and was later banned by the BBC within the UK for its sexually suggestive lyrics and was included within the first Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack.
4 albums later the band broke up in 1975 and Carmen launched into a solo profession.
Carmen additionally toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 2000.
He’s survived by his spouse and two youngsters, Kathryn and Clayton.
