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7 de dic. de 2023 · Originally comprised of Carmen, Bryson, Bonfanti and bassist John Aleksic (their first choice, Smalley, was serving in Vietnam at the time), the group set out to see how their three-minute pop stuff would go down.
Raspberries perform their first live show on October 16, 1970 at Cyrus Erie in North Ridgeville, Ohio. December 1970, John Aleksic departs Raspberries. The band continues for a short time as a three-piece.
Después de discusiones entre Carmen y Bonfanti sobre la formación de un nuevo grupo, la primera alinación para Raspberries fue Eric Carmen (voz, bajo, piano), Jim Bonfanti (batería), Wally Bryson (voz, guitarra líder) y John Aleksic (guitarra rítmica). Aleksic dejó el grupo terminando 1970.
John Aleksic Dave Smalley Scott McCarl Michael McBride: ... Aleksic left the group at the end of 1970 and the group performed as a trio until April 1971, when former Choir member Dave Smalley (rhythm guitar, vocals), just back from Vietnam, became the fourth member of the original recording lineup with Carmen moving to bass.
The band's first official lineup included Eric on rhythm guitar and keyboards, Jim on drums, Wally Bryson on lead guitar and John Aleksic on bass—in lieu of Dave Smalley, the group's first choice, who was serving in Vietnam. History will record that the very first song Raspberries ever played onstage was "I've Got A Feeling" by the Beatles.
The Raspberries first lineup included Eric Carmen on rhythm guitar and keyboard, Jim Bonfanti on drums, Wally Bryson on lead guitar, and John Aleksic on bass. Their first performance on stage was a cover of “I’ve Got A Feeling” by the Beatles on October 16, 1970, in North Ridgeville, Ohio.
After The Choir and Cyrus Erie both split, Carmen, Bryson, and Bonfanti formed Raspberries, initially with guitarist John Aleksic. In 1971, however, Aleksic was replaced by Dave Smalley, who...
