Eric Carmen

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John Lennon invited Eric Carmen and Mike McBride of the Raspberries to provide hand claps for Harry Nilsson's recording of ^"Loop de Loop^".

Eric Carmen was born on August 11, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Carmen played violin and piano as a child. Seeing the Beatles inspired him to join a high school band.

While attending John Carroll University, Carmen's group, Cyrus Erie recording a few singles for Epic Records.

In the early 1970s, Carmen helped formed the Raspberries which signed a recording contract with Capitol. Their self-titled debut album spawned the top-10 hit "Go All the Way.

After releasing a couple more albums, the Raspberries split up in 1975 and Carmen signed with Arista. His eponomous solo debut album produced two big hits in 1975 � "All By Myself" and "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again."

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Hand Claps: ^"Loop de Loop^"

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