Eric Carr

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Carr
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1950(1950-07-12)
Age	74
Date Of Death	1991-11-24
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Eric Carr Biography

Eric Carr is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on July 12, 1950 in New York, United States. American musician, best recognized for his role as drummer of the rock group glam KISS. He was replaced by American musician best known as one of the drummers for the glam rock band KISS. He replaced Peter Criss, the original drummer for the band., KISS’s original drummer. KISS band.

He was part of KISS along with He was in KISS with Gene Simmons..

Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known by his stage name Eric Carr, was an American musician and multi-instrumentalist who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after Peter Criss departed, when he chose the stage name “Eric Carr” and took up The Fox persona. He remained a member of Kiss until his death from heart cancer on November 24, 1991, at the age of 41.

Caravello graduated from high school in 1967. At around that time, riots started to occur in New York City, followed by white flight that started to make his neighborhood more predominantly African-American. Caravello stated that this was not a real concern to him, because “I never had any problems with anybody, I had black friends, and I never grew up thinking in those kinds of terms.”.

He passed away from heart cancer in the age of 41 the same day that He died of heart cancer at age 41, the same day as Freddie Mercury of Queen. of Queen.

Eric Carr Net Worth

Eric Carr is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Carr 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at The High School of Art and Design in New York City. He played in a number of local bands, including The Cellarmen.

He was a big fan of He was a fan of Ringo Starr…

Born as Paul Charles Caravello on July 12, 1950, to Albert and Connie Caravello, Carr was of Italian descent. He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn in New York City. Because his father worked most of the time, Carr didn’t see that much of him, and “never went to a baseball game or that kind of stuff” with his father. He spent a lot of time alone in his room, playing with toy soldiers and toy monsters.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Eric Carr Dating?

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Carr was a powerful hard-hitting drummer and one of the first drummers to adopt the classic 1980s snare drum sound: a highly reverberated and low-tuned sound. In his 1980 resume sent to Kiss, Carr stated that his drumming style ranged from heavy metal and hard rock to pop and new wave claiming that “I can adapt to most situations easily.” He listed drummers John Bonham, Keith Moon and Lenny White as influences.

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Carr celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

Flasher played the club circuit in New York City and Long Island for several months, before their keyboard player, Paul Turino quit; they then continued as a power trio, with the three sharing vocal duties. They played songs by Joe Jackson, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, among others.” Bookings diminished, and Caravello handed in his resignation in May 1980. At that point, he considered quitting music, having reached the age of 30 without any real success. Shortly afterwards, he had a chance meeting with Turino in a club in Queens; Turino told Caravello about Peter Criss’ departure from Kiss, and urged Caravello to audition to become Kiss’ drummer.

What happened to Eric Carr from Kiss?

Eric Carr, the drummer in the rock group Kiss, died on Sunday at Bellevue Hospital. He was 41 years old and lived in Manhattan. He died of cancer, said his publicity agent, Carol Kaye of Kayos Productions in Manhattan. She said he had been hospitalized since suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in September.

Who died the same day as Freddie Mercury?

On November 24, 1991, Carr died at the age of 41. He died on the same day as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, whose death attracted more media attention. Carr had also been in a nearly four-year relationship with future model/actress Carrie Stevens at the time of his death.

Why did Eric Carr leave the band Kiss?

Unfortunately, the cancer spread and we then knew he only had a matter of months to live. We sat down with Eric and told him that the band still had to move forward, which is when we then recruited Eric Singer and told Eric Carr he had been replaced.

How old is Eric Carr?

41 years (1950–1991)

Who died in the band Kiss?

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