Cleveland music legend Eric Carmen passed away at 74 but his legacy lives as a member of Cleveland hitmakers The Raspberries and as a solo artist
Eric Carmen’s legacy includes 70s hitmaking band The Raspberries and the global solo hit “All By Myself”CLEVELAND, Ohio - David Spero, Eric Carmen’s friend for more than sixty years and his former manager, remembers hearing “All By Myself” for the first time.
After the group broke up in 1975, Carmen had three more top ten hits as a solo performer, including “Hungry Eyes” from the movie “Dirty Dancing.”“Bruce Springsteen said, when he was making ‘Born to Run,’ he listened to ‘The Raspberries Greatest Hits’ on his way to work every day,” Spero said. “Because said this was the greatest pop record ever, and that’s what he was going to do with ‘Born to Run.
“Why were the Raspberries, particularly here in Cleveland, so important?’ asked Jason Hanley, Vice President of Education and Visitor Engagement of the Rock Hall. “They were one of the first power pop groups, ever. Bands were kind of taking what the Beatles had done in the sixties and turning it into great rock and roll.”
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