Eric Carmen, 'All By Myself,' 'Hungry Eyes' singer, dies at 74

His wife Amy Carmen shared the news of his passing, saying he died in his sleep.

"It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy. Please respect the family's privacy as we mourn our enormous loss," she said.Eric Carmen was born in Cleveland and was"singing before most kids could talk," he said in his website bio. Sensing his musical talents, his parents had already enrolled him at the Cleveland Institute of Music at 2 years old.

"After seeing The Beatles film, 'A Hard Day's Night,' I dropped everything and immediately decided I wanted to do THAT! I taught myself to play guitar and joined my first band a few months later," Carmen wrote in his bio.Carmen rose to fame in 1970, when his band the Raspberries — of which he was the lead singer — went against the grain of what was considered"in" and made pop rock with melodies and power chords.

Carmen went on to write for"Footloose" and later produced"Hungry Eyes" for"Dirty Dancing." He was nominated for a Grammy for his work on Footloose in 1985.

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