- In 1972, he had two successive hits with "The Rasberries": "Go All The Way" and "I Want To Be With You". In 1976 he achieved solo recording success with "All By Myself". His later hits have included "Never Fall In Love Again" , "Make Me Lose Control", and "Hungry Eyes" (from the soundtrack of "Dirty Dancing").
- Began classical training at the Cleveland Insititute of Music from age 2 through his teens.
- Lead singer of '60s rock band The Raspberries.
- Son, Clayton, and daughter, Kathryn.
- Move back Northeast Ohio from Los Angeles (2004)
- Carmen's 1975 hit "All By Myself" is based on the second movement of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18.
- Grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb.
- The Raspberries are reuniting for a mini-tour including a show at the Chicago House of Blues (January 2005)
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