American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eric Carmenwho achieved worldwide stardom as the band’s leader Raspberries and who in his successful solo career has collected hits such as All by himself AND Hungry eyeshe died at 74 years old. The cause of death was not revealed.
“Our sweet, loving, talented Eric passed away in his sleep over the weekend. It brought him great joy to know that, for decades, his music touched so many people and will be his lasting legacy,” He said Amy Carmenthe singer’s wife in an official statement on social media.
“Please respect the family’s privacy as we mourn our tremendous loss. ‘Love is all that matters… Faithful and forever,'” completed.
Eric Carmen he was the lead singer of the rock band Raspberries in the 1970s, who achieved great success with the classic I don’t want to say goodbyebeyond the shots I want to be with you and get to the end. After the band broke up in 1975, Carmen began a successful solo career, signing with the record label Arista Records of the legendary manager Clive Davis.
The singer achieved success All by himself that year, and 21 years later, the Canadian star Celine Dion re-recorded the classic in December 1996.
In 1987, Eric Carmen appeared on radio stations around the world, the hit Hungry eyesincluded in the official soundtrack of the film Dirty dancing. The track reached 4th place in the charts Billboard Hot 100 that year.
Source: Terra
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