{"id":2197672,"date":"2024-03-12T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-by-myself-singer-dead-at-74\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:22:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:22:03","slug":"all-by-myself-singer-dead-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-by-myself-singer-dead-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"All By Myself&#8217; singer, aged 74, passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-by-myself-singer-dead-at-74%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2197672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Solo artist\u200b Eric Carmen, known for \u2064hit song &#8220;All By\u200c Myself,&#8221; passes away at \u206474<\/h2>\n<p>In a heartbreaking statement shared on \u200cCarmen&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/ericcarmen.com\/\">website<\/a>, his\u2063 wife Amy announced\u200c the sad news \u2064of his\u2063 passing. She wrote, &#8220;It is with \u200btremendous sadness that we share the \u200dheartbreaking\u2064 news of the passing of Eric Carmen. Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away \u2062in his sleep, over the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It brought him great joy to know, that\u200c for decades, his \u200bmusic touched so many and\u2062 will\u2064 be his lasting legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amy also requested\u200d privacy for the family as they mourn their &#8220;enormous loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eric Carmen\u2019s official website is posting that he died over the weekend. A power-pop titan \u2064with the\u200c Raspberries, \u2064\u201970s pop immortal thanks \u2062to \u201cAll By \u200bMyself\u201d and \u201980s hitmaker with the \u2018Dirty Dancing\u2019 classic \u201cHungry Eyes.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V2Vnl3vuTD\">https:\/\/t.co\/V2Vnl3vuTD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kbd6CtgADx\">pic.twitter.com\/Kbd6CtgADx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Annie Zaleski (@anniezaleski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anniezaleski\/status\/1767364407510598110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carmen&#8217;s singing career began\u2064 in the 1970s \u2063as a \u2063member of the Raspberries band, finding success with the song &#8220;Go All The\u2063 Way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Describing his \u2063career on \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericcarmen.com\/eric-biography.html\">website<\/a>, Carmen said, &#8220;We became immensely popular by going completely against the grain in 1970. Prog-rock was &#8216;in,&#8217; and FM radio clutched it to its bosom. I hated \u200dit. I loved\u200b the Beatles,\u2063 The Who, the Byrds, the Stones, the Beach Boys\u200d and the\u200d Small Faces. I\u2063 loved bands\u2062 that could WRITE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Critics liked us, girls liked us, but their 18-year-old, album-buying \u2062brothers said &#8216;no.&#8217; We got frustrated and imploded,&#8221; he added, noting that they \u200cwere the first &#8220;alternative&#8221; band.<\/p>\n<p>After going solo, Carmen achieved music success with &#8220;All By Myself&#8221; and \u2062the\u2062 popular\u2062 80s song &#8220;Hungry\u200c Eyes&#8221; \u2063from the &#8220;Dirty Dancing&#8221; soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Carmen wrote songs for various \u2062artists, from &#8220;Frank Sinatra to\u200b M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce,\u200d Diana Ross, Mel Torme, Hank Williams \u2063Jr., Sheryl Crow, Olivia\u200b Newton-John, Axl Rose, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Stanley Turrentine, Henry\u2064 Mancini, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass and\u2062 many, many more,&#8221; according to\u200b his bio.<\/p>\n<p>Following the \u200cnews of his death, musicians and singers took to social media to celebrate his life.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1710096758317000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3iaq6q-Qs351snTwJA_ODg\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damn. Another friend gone,&#8221; musician Stevie Van Zandt wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StevieVanZandt\/status\/1767421997804331184?s=20\">X<\/a>. &#8220;RIP Eric Carmen. The Raspberries set a production standard we&#8217;re still trying to reach. Deepest love and condolences \u200cto Amy and the family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Guns N&#8217; Roses guitarist Slash\u200c posted\u2063 a photo on \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4Zl-lSLl5A\/?igsh=YTI4YzE2YTYwMA%3D%3D\">Instagram<\/a> with the caption, &#8220;RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/ericcarmen\/\">Eric\u200d Carmen.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>KISS frontman Paul Stanley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulStanleyLive\/status\/1767383803910373564?s=20\">wrote<\/a>,\u200c &#8220;Awful News. Eric Carmen has died. Although known to many for writing \u2064radio hits\u200d like &#8216;All By Myself&#8217; and others, Eric was a\u2062 true rocker at heart. His voice had elements of McCartney and Steve Marriott. The Raspberries \u200ddid shows with us. A killer band live &#038;\u200b I loved their records.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were \u2064some of\u2062 Eric Carmen&#8217;s popular songs and contributions to the music industry?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ge-appreciating brothers \u2064thought\u2062 we were flaming\u2064 idiots.\u2063 \u2063\u2063&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the Raspberries disbanded, Carmen \u2060pursued a\u2064 successful solo \u2063career and released his\u200d iconic hit\u200c song \u200d&#8221;All \u2062By \u200bMyself&#8221; in 1975. \u200dThe ballad, inspired by a piece by classical composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, reached \u2062number \u200bme on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, solidifying Carmen&#8217;s status as\u2062 a talented singer and \u200csongwriter.<\/p>\n<p>His success continued with other popular songs such as &#8220;Never\u2063 Gonna Fall \u2062in Love \u2063Again,&#8221; &#8220;She Did \u2062It,&#8221; and &#8220;Make Me \u2063Lose Control.&#8221; Carmen also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-reinforces-the-official-narrative-and-crafts-illusionary-world\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Reinforces the Official Narrative and Crafts Illusionary World\">achieved commercial success<\/a>\u2062 with his contribution to the soundtrack of \u200cthe popular film &#8220;Dirty\u2064 Dancing,&#8221; with the song &#8220;Hungry Eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The news of Carmen&#8217;s\u2064 passing has sparked an outpouring \u2062of condolences from fans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-member-of-the-beach-boys-jeffrey-foskett-dead-at-67\/\" title=\"Beach Boys' Member Jeffrey Foskett Dies at 67\">fellow musicians alike<\/a>. Many\u200c took\u2064 to social media to express their grief and pay tribute to the late artist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eric Carmen\u200d was a wonderful singer, songwriter, and \u200cmusician. I was a fan\u200b of \u200dhis \u2064work with the Raspberries and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nsync-drop-first-new-song-together-in-20-years\/\" title=\"*NSYNC releases first new song in two decades.\">successful solo career<\/a>. His voice was truly unique and his songs touched \u2063the hearts \u200cof many. Rest in peace, Eric. Thank you for\u200c the music. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Anderson (@sarah_anderious) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarah_anderious\/status\/1837463039668570118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2063Musicians like Bryan Adams, Richard Marx, and Rick\u2063 Springfield also extended\u2063 their condolences and shared \u2063their fond memories of \u200bworking with Carmen.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Carmen&#8217;s contributions to the music industry will always be remembered, with his heartfelt songs\u2062 touching the lives of many listeners.\u2062 His talent and passion \u2062for music will continue to inspire aspiring artists\u2064 for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace, \u2062Eric Carmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solo artist Eric Carmen, famous for &#8220;All By Myself,&#8221; passed away at 74. 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