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Happy Birthday Eric Carmen (Raspberries) - Magnet Magazine

Happy birthday Eric Carmen (Raspberries). Don’t want to say goodbye. Read our history of ’70s American power pop with Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Flamin’ Groovies, the Nerves and more: The post Happy Birthday Eric Carmen (Raspberries) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.

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Futuro

Eric Carmen: These Are His Top 10 Songs, According to Futuro

Eric Carmen, one of the great balladists and progenitors of the power-pop of our time, today would have turned 76. Cleveland’s original musician’s work with The Raspberries and as a soloist is essential and fundamental to much of the popular music that has been heard for generations. His direct influence can be perceived in artists like Kiss, Cheap Trick and The Cars, up to The Bangles, Matthew Sweet and Teenage Fanclub. Artists such as Material…

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The Second Disc

A SECOND DISC EXCLUSIVE! "Play On: A Raspberries Tribute" Welcomes Rick Springfield, Lou Gramm, Marshall Crenshaw, John Waite, More - The Second Disc

Today would have been Eric Carmen's 76th birthday. To mark the occasion, we're thrilled to be first to break the news about an upcoming collection we know you're not going to want to miss! The Raspberries blazed briefly but brightly. When Eric Carmen and Wally Bryson of Cyrus Eyrie teamed up with Jim Bonfanti and […]

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