Raspberries frontman and ‘All by Myself’ singer, Eric Carmen, dies aged 74
Eric Carmen, the frontman for Raspberries and singer of ‘All By Myself’ has died aged 74.
The singer grew to become an icon of the early-’70s energy pop scene with the group, earlier than occurring to determine a fruitful solo profession – sharing hits together with ‘All By Myself’ and ‘Hungry Eyes’.
Information of his loss of life was shared by his spouse, Amy Carmen, who posted an update on his website. “It’s with large unhappiness that we share the heartbreaking information of the passing of Eric Carmen,” she wrote.
“Our candy, loving and gifted 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 will likely be his lasting legacy. Please respect the household’s privateness as we mourn our huge loss. ‘Love Is All That Issues… Devoted and Ceaselessly.’”
The quote on the finish is a nod to his solo track ‘Love Is All That Issues’, taken from his 1977 solo album ‘Boats Towards the Present’. At time of writing no explanation for loss of life has been revealed.
Following the announcement, different tributes have flooded in from throughout social media. KISS frontman Paul Stanley wrote: “Terrible information… Though identified to many for writing radio hits like “All By Myself” and others, Eric was a real rocker at coronary heart. His voice had parts of McCartney and Steve Marriott. The Raspberries did exhibits with us. A killer band dwell & I beloved their information.”
Terrible Information. Eric Carmen has died. Though identified to many for writing radio hits like “All By Myself” and others, Eric was a real rocker at coronary heart. His voice had parts of McCartney and Steve Marriott. The Raspberries did exhibits with us. A killer band dwell & I beloved their information. pic.twitter.com/JtOvsxjsU3
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) March 12, 2024
SiriusXM host Eric Alper additionally took to X to share tribute, as did Eddie Trunk, with the latter writing: “Devastated to listen to this information. Eric Carmen & The Raspberries had been 1st rock music I ever heard. The facility chords of Go All The Method actually launched me to rock & set me on my path. I knew Eric & did a lot w/ him throughout bands reunion. RIP to a real nice”.
Eric Carmen, the lead singer of The Raspberries, who had a million-selling single with “Go All of the Method.” and later a solo artist with hits like “All by Myself,” “By no means Gonna Fall in Love Once more,” “Hungry Eyes,” and “Make Me Lose Management,” has handed away on the age of 74. pic.twitter.com/a13QcVPVS1
— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) March 12, 2024
Devastated to listen to this information. Eric Carmen & The Raspberries had been 1st rock music I ever heard. The facility chords of Go All The Method actually launched me to rock & set me on my path. I knew Eric & did a lot w/ him throughout bands reunion. RIP to a real nice pic.twitter.com/QtspY7Mf7h
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) March 12, 2024
In his time with the Raspberries, the group rose to fame for rebelling in opposition to the heavy, glam and prog genres that dominated the ‘70s; as a substitute honing in on the early-Beatles-inspired pop that they grew up with.
They went on to share plenty of hits together with ‘Go All The Method’, ‘I Wanna Be With You’, ‘Don’t Need To Say Goodbye’ and ‘Let’s Fake’, earlier than breaking apart within the mid-’70s and Carmen relaunching himself as a solo artist.
From the mid-’70s onwards, the singer launched plenty of profitable tracks corresponding to ‘All by Myself’, ‘By no means Gonna Fall in Love Once more’ and ‘Hey Deanie’ – the latter of which additionally grew to become successful for Shaun Cassidy. He continued into the ’80s with songs like ‘Hungry Eyes’, which famously appeared in Soiled Dancing.
‘All by Myself’ famously featured within the 1995 Nicole Kidman-starring movie To Die For; earlier than climbing the charts once more two years later when Celine Dion shared her cowl of it.
In 2000, he joined Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band on tour, performing songs from throughout his time as a solo artist and with Raspberries, and extra not too long ago, ‘Go All The Method’ skilled a resurgence after that includes on the primary Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack.