Eric Carmen, American singer, songwriter, and musician, was born on Aug. 11, 1949 (d. 2024). #EricCarmen

He "adapted the melody of [Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto's] second movement to write the verse [of "All by Myself"]" (Wikipedia)

Eric Carmen - "All by Myself" (1975), music by Eric Carmen and Sergei Rachmaninoff, lyrics by Eric Carmen
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