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Cleveland legend Eric Carmen, ‘one of the greatest American songwriters of all time,’ dies at 74
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – David Spero, Eric Carmen’s friend for more than sixty years and his former manager, remembers hearing “All By Myself” for the first time.
“I’d gone over to his apartment and he sat at the piano and he played that song for me,” remembered Spero. “I said, ‘Oh my gosh, this is a smash.’”
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Carmen graduated from Brush High School in Lyndhurst in 1967. Just a few years later, he graduated to the Billboard charts, first with a top ten hit “Go All The Way” with the Raspberries.
After the group broke up in 1975, Carmen had three more top ten hits as a solo performer, including “Hungry Eyes” from the movie “Dirty Dancing.”
His music also influenced generations of musicians.
“Bruce Springsteen said, when he was making ‘Born to Run,’ he listened to ‘The Raspberries Greatest Hits’ on his way to work every day,” Spero said. “Because [Springsteen] said this was the greatest pop record ever, and that’s what he was going to do with ‘Born to Run.’”
Carmen and the Raspberries are part of an exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Carmen’s handwritten lyrics to songs like “All By Myself,” “Overnight Sensation (Hit Record),” and “Go All The Way.”
“Why were the Raspberries, particularly here in Cleveland, so important?’ asked Jason Hanley, Vice President of Education and Visitor Engagement of the Rock Hall. “They were one of the first power pop groups, ever. Bands were kind of taking what the Beatles had done in the sixties and turning it into great rock and roll.”
“I got him into the Ringo and the All-Star Band so, touring with a Beatle, it doesn’t really get any better than that, it’s pretty cool and I think for him, it was a dream come true,” said Spero.
That dream took him from Cleveland, around the world, and right back to Cleveland.
“That’s the music that fans are going to listen to for generations to come, classic rock and roll songs, right out of the heartland in Cleveland,” said Hanley, “While it’s a terrible, sad loss to think of this I also just feel uplifted thinking of the music he created in his career both with the Raspberries and as a solo artist.”
A double CD, compiled by a friend, shows Carmen’s influence in all genres of music.
“Diana Ross, Vanessa Williams, Olivia Newton-John, Jewel, Frank Sinatra (I think you’ve heard of him), Sheryl Crow, Hank Williams Junior, Celine Dion, Motley Crue. It just goes on and on the people who covered his songs,” said Spero. “I think when all is said and done for Eric Carmen, he’s going to go down as one of the greatest American songwriters of all time.”
Carmen married and had two children, divorced, and then married the former Amy Hasten Murphy in 2016, a meteorologist who had worked in Cleveland.
The couple had moved to Arizona recently, where Amy announced Carmen had passed away over the weekend.
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Many people cannot handle criticism, whether it’s constructive or unwarranted. But Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell eats it up.
During a recent appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Mitchell revealed why he actually likes criticism.
“And when people started talking (expletive) about, ‘Oh, he not that good,’ and I overcame that little hump, that’s when I was like, ‘Alright, bet. I belong,” Mitchell said. “Because they only doin’ that — they not gonna talk (expletive), like you said, about the last guy on the bench.”
Mitchell went on to single out ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith as one of the critics that motivated him.
“The greats go through the highs and the lows throughout, then that’s when I really stopped listening to the media for real, but that was when I realized, like, oh, you got the Stephen A. Smiths talking about, ‘Oh, he can be this. He can be that.’ And then you start struggling then it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s not this. He’s not that.’ That’s when I was like, ‘Alright, bet.’ You overcome that,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell has a point. Not many NBA analysts are going to focus their critiques on bench players, but when it comes to stars, it’s open season.
Many say that you know you’ve made it when you people start hating, and that’s the angle Mitchell seems to be taking.
And Mitchell has definitely made it.
The 27-year-old has made five straight All-Star appearances and is coming off of a 2023-24 campaign in which he averaged 26.6 points, 6.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals over 35.3 minutes per game on 46.2/36.8/86.5 shooting splits.
Mitchell also just signed a lucrative three-year contract extension with the Cavaliers.
That being said, there is still one major accolade missing from Mitchell’s resume: playoff success.
We’ll see if Mitchell can lead Cleveland on a deep postseason run next spring.
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List Of Athletes That Participated In WWE Public Tryouts During SummerSlam Week In Cleveland, OH.
A list of those who participated in the WWE SummerSlam Public Tryouts in Cleveland, Ohio has surfaced online.
X user @lexveraux shared the following list of male and female talents that took part in the latest WWE tryouts.
Sirena Linton (NCAA All-American Gymnast)
Sofia Grace Iaderosa (Pro soccer player)
Terralicia Mercadel (Track and Field athlete and Powerlifter)
Daryn Harris (Kickboxer)
Emilie Henningsen (Acrobat and Tumbler)
Darci Khan (Track & Field Athlete)
Hayley Montoya (Volleyball Player)
Makenna Turner (Stanford Rowing Team)
Alona Olshevska (NCAA All-American)
Emily Buchette (Lacrosse Player)
Jaiden Fields (Softball Player)
Kaitlyn Banas (Track And Field Athlete)
Karyn Best (Track And Field Athlete)
Kennedy Brace (Track And Field Athlete)
Elena Carter (Track And Field Athlete)
Bayley Humphrey (Gymnast)
Naofal Abouelhouda (Crossfit Athlete)
Elijah Holyfield (Football Player, Son of Evander Holyfield)
Shane Bonner (Defensive End)
Camden Gagnon (Defensive Lineman)
Chase Kline (Linebacker)
Atrilleon Williams (Football Player)
Greg Benton Jr (Football Player)
Jeremy Mercier (Linebacker)
Kyle Klink (Linebacker)
Carlos Aviles (Track And Field Athlete)
Matthew Tago (Football Player)
Isaiah Chambers (Defensive Lineman)
Hayden Hatcher (Linebacker)
Terrance Taylor (Linebacker)
Von Young IV (Football Player)
Jack Freeman (Offensive Lineman)
• Track & Field at the Concordia University Irvine Athletics
• NXT’s Kale Dixon girlfriend pic.twitter.com/67X8pNM4ul— Alex (@lexveraux) August 3, 2024
• Lacrosse Player for the Southern Wesleyan Lacrosse Team
• 5’6 pic.twitter.com/GLZRL6wz5z— Alex (@lexveraux) August 3, 2024
• member of the fourth class of WWE NIL
• Mexican-American, 5’2
• NCAA All-American Gymnast
• University of Arkansas & Arizona Alumna
• grew up watching WWE and has always dreamed of being part of it. pic.twitter.com/j1qrh8oKI5— Alex (@lexveraux) August 3, 2024
• part of the inagural class of WWE NIL in 2021
• tOSU Track & Field
• 2x El Salvadoran National Champion
Barstool Athlete pic.twitter.com/4cSpyQJQdu— Alex (@lexveraux) August 4, 2024
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• 24 yrs old, 6’1 x 202 lbs
• former Syracus University’s football player, currently a free agent pic.twitter.com/txxXKW0MBJ— Alex (@lexveraux) August 4, 2024
• 6’0 x 220 lbs from New Concord, OH
• Defensive End for the Ohio Bobcats pic.twitter.com/HFfVuehrVt— Alex (@lexveraux) August 4, 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians bolstered their bullpen with a pair of fresh arms ahead of Sunday’s series finale against Baltimore, recalling right-hander Eli Morgan from Triple-A Columbus and selecting righty Connor Gillispie from the Clippers.
Lefty starter Joey Cantillo, who allowed three runs in four innings during Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Orioles, and righty Xzavion Curry, who surrendered four runs in three relief innings, were optioned to the minors to make room on the active roster.
Gillispie, 26, was selected by the Guardians in December as part of the minor league phase of the 2023 Rule 5 draft. Prior to joining Cleveland’s organization, Gillispie made 87 appearances (40 starts), going 19-17 with a 4.00 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and eight saves in 11 opportunities as part of Baltimore’s farm system. He was a ninth-round pick of the Orioles in the 2019 MLB draft.
This season, Gillispie has started 11 games and worked out of the bullpen in nine for the Clippers, compiling a 3-7 record and 4.01 ERA in 89 2/3 innings. He has posted a 23.3% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate while surrendering 19 home runs.
Pitching coach Carl Willis said Gillispie has started and worked out of the bullpen this season and brings a five-pitch mix to the mound. After using righty Pedro Avila on back-to-back nights against Baltimore, the Guardians felt Gillispie was best positioned to help the bullpen in the short term.
“We needed some length, and just from a strike-throwing perspective and the pitch mix, we felt like he was our best option to come up and give us some length here (Sunday),” Willis said.
Morgan, 28, is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 13 appearances for Cleveland this season, including 10 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings. He spent two stints on the major league injured list before being optioned to Columbus on July 4.
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