The Raspberries
From Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Mods (1964 - 1966)
  • Wally Bryson - guitar/vocals - b. Wallace Bryson, July 18, 1949, Gastonia, North Carolina, USA - formerly with Cyrus Erie and Fortega.
  • Danny Klawon - guitar
  • Dave Smalley - guitar/vocals - b. David Smalley, July 10, 1949, Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Dave Burke - bass
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums - b. December 17, 1948, Windber, Pennsylvania, USA - formerly with The Outsiders, and The Caverns.
Changed name to The Choir.
The Choir I (1966 - 1967)
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Danny Klawon - guitar
  • Dave Smalley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Burke - bass
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums
Single: "It's Cold Outside" (1966)
The Choir II (1967 - 1969)
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Dave Smalley - guitar/vocals
  • Dave Burke - bass
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums
The Raspberries I (1970)
  • Eric Carmen - bass/guitar/vocals - b. August 11, 1949, Cleveland, Ohio, USA - formerly with Cyrus Erie and The Quick.
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums
  • John Alleksic - bass - formerly with Fortega.
The Raspberries II (1970 - 1973)
  • Eric Carmen - bass/guitar/vocals
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums
  • Dave Smalley - bass/guitar
Albums:
  1. "Raspberries" (1972) - Singles: "Don't Want To Say Goodbye", "Go All the Way"
  2. "Fresh" (1972) - Singles: "I Wanna Be With You", "Let's Pretend"
  3. "Side 3" (1973) - Singles: "Tonight", "I'm a Rocker", "Ecstasy"
Dave Smalley and Jim Bonfanti form Dynamite.
The Raspberries III (1973 - 1974)
  • Eric Carmen - bass/guitar/vocals
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Scott McCarl - bass - b. Nebraska.
  • Michael McBride - drums - formerly with Cyrus Erie.
  • Jeff Hutton - keyboards
Album:
  1. "Starting Over" (1974) - Singles: "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)", "Party's Over"
The Raspberries IV (1974 - April 21, 1975)
  • Eric Carmen - bass/guitar/vocals
  • Scott McCarl - bass - b. Nebraska.
  • Michael McBride - drums
  • Billy Hanna - guitar
Group disbands.  Eric Carmen goes solo and forms The Eric Carmen Band.  Wally Bryson joins Tattoo and Fotomaker, and later forms The Sittin' Ducks. Michael McBride joins The Eric Carmen Band, and later joins The Flying Turns and Don Kriss & The Vettes.
The Raspberries V (reformed) (2004 - Present)
  • Eric Carmen - bass/guitar/vocals
  • Wally Bryson - guitar
  • Jim Bonfanti - drums
  • Dave Smalley - bass/guitar
Compilations:
  1. "Capitol Collectors Series" (1991)
  2. "Greatest Hits" (1995)
  3. "Powerpop V.1" (1996) - contains the songs from "Raspberries" and "Fresh" on a single CD.
  4. "Powerpop V.2" (1996) - contains the songs from "Side 3" and "Starting Over" on a single CD.
Eric Carmen solo:
  1. "Eric Carmen" (1975) - Singles: "Sunrise", "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", "All By Myself"
  2. "Boats Against the Current" (1977) - Single: "She Did It"
  3. "Change of Heart" (1978) - Single: "Change of Heart"
  4. "Tonight You're Mine" (1980)
  5. "The Definitive Collection" (1997) - retrospective of Eric Carmen's career, including Raspberries material.
  6. "Winter Dreams"
  7. "I Was Born to Love You" (2000)
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Last Revised:  November 5, 2006
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