Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and musician (1949–2024). He was born in Cleveland and died in Lyndhurst.
Eric Carmen

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- Born
- 1949
- Died
- 2024
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- guitarist · singer · songwriter · keyboardist · recording artist · musician · composer
- Fields
- pop rock · power pop
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Eric Carmen was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and musician (1949–2024). He was born in Cleveland and died in Lyndhurst.
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1949
Eric Carmen born at Cleveland.
1988
Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen (1988) (1988) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2024
Eric Carmen died at Lyndhurst.
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Eric Carmen worked in pop music, singing, guitar performance, keyboard instrument performance and popular music. He belonged to Raspberries.
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