Eric Carmen — well-known for being the frontman of the Raspberries, and for a number of solo hits by means of the ’70s and ’80s, together with “All By Myself” — has died … this in response to his household.

The unhappy information was posted to the singer’s personal web site, with a message posted from none aside from his spouse, Amy. It reads, “It’s with super disappointment that we share the heartbreaking information of the passing of Eric Carmen.”

It goes on … “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 might be his lasting legacy.”

Amy provides, “Please respect the household’s privateness as we mourn our huge loss.” No additional particulars have been shared in regards to the circumstances of his dying … Eric had no recognized or reported illnesses of late.

Clearly, it is an enormous blow to the music trade — as Eric was a staple in popular culture within the late twentieth century. Not solely was his hit ‘ABM’ a large success … however he went on to churn out a number of others effectively into the subsequent decade … together with “By no means Gonna Fall in Love Once more,” “She Did It,” ”Hungry Eyes” (from the “Soiled Dancing” soundtrack), and “Make Me Lose Management.”

Different nice songs of his included … “Go All of the Approach,” “Love Is All That Issues,” “I am By way of With Love,” “It Hurts Too A lot,” “The Approach We Used to Be,” “I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips” … and lots of, many extra.

Along with 4 albums he put out because the lead singer of the Raspberries, Eric launched 6 studio albums solo … and he went on to turn into a phenomenon within the music biz. He is survived by his spouse and two youngsters. Eric was 74.

RIP