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Not to be confused with Eddie Mooney.

Eddie Money
Money in 2013
Born
Edward Joseph Mahoney

(1949-03-21)March 21, 1949[1]
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 2019(2019-09-13) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
Years active1974–2019
Spouse
Laurie Harris
​
(m. 1989)​
Children5
Musical career
OriginBerkeley, California
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Websiteeddiemoney.com

Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 songs and platinum albums. Money is well known for songs such as "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Paradise", "Think I'm in Love", "Shakin'", "Take Me Home Tonight", "I Wanna Go Back", "Walk on Water", and "The Love in Your Eyes".

Early years

Edward Joseph Mahoney was born into a large Irish Catholic family in Brooklyn. His parents were Dorothy Elizabeth (née Keller) and Daniel Patrick Mahoney.[2][3][4] He grew up on Long Island.[5] Like his grandfather, father, and brother, Money was a member of the New York City Police Department; he left after two years to pursue a career in music.[6] In 1968, Money moved to California.[7]

Career

Music career

Money, center, in 1990

After moving to Berkeley, California, Money became a regular at city clubs. He secured a recording contract with Columbia Records. In the late 1970s, he charted with singles such as "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise".[8] Money continued his successes and took advantage of the MTV music video scene in the early 1980s with his humorous narrative videos for "Think I'm in Love" and "Shakin'".[citation needed] His career began to decline after an unsuccessful album in 1983 and struggles with drug addiction.[9]

Money made a comeback in 1986, and returned to the mainstream rock spotlight with the album Can't Hold Back. "Take Me Home Tonight", a duet with Ronnie Spector, peaked at no. 4 in the United States. "I Wanna Go Back" reached no. 14, and "Endless Nights" peaked at no. 21.[9] Can't Hold Back was certified platinum.[10] Money followed that album with Nothing to Lose (1988). That album featured the Top 10 hit "Walk on Water" (1988) and the Top 40 hit "The Love in Your Eyes" (1989).[11]

From 1992 on Money traditionally opened the summer concert season for DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.[12] In January 2010, he performed a medley of his hit singles during the halftime performance at the Liberty Bowl.[13]

Money wrote and performed original songs for the films Americathon (1979), Over the Top, Back to the Beach (both 1987), and Kuffs (1992), along with the television series Hardball (1989–1990).[14]

Health issues led Money to cancel his summer tour in July 2019. He had developed pneumonia while recovering from heart valve surgery.[15] While planning to hit the road later that year, he was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. Money died on September 13, 2019.[16]

Television career

Money made several television appearances on American sitcoms.[17] He played himself on an episode of the sitcom The King of Queens in May 2002, which also used his name.[18][19]. He played himself on an episode of The Drew Carey Show ("Drew's Stomachache") in which he had been Mimi's first husband early in his career, and they never made their divorce official.[20]

In 2012, Money appeared in a GEICO insurance commercial in which he owns a travel agency and sings "Two Tickets to Paradise" to a family that wants tickets for a vacation.[21][22]

In 2018, Money appeared in episode 6 of The Kominsky Method as a fictional version of himself, indebted to the IRS, portraying the character Freddie Money in an eponymous tribute band at a casino to avoid further tax problems.[23]

A reality television series about Money and his family, Real Money, debuted on AXS TV on April 8, 2018.[24][25][26] An episode sharing his cancer diagnosis aired on the AXS TV network one day before he died. The show's second season was expected to follow Money's "journey as he tells his family about the disease and undergoes treatment."[27]

Personal life and death

Money married Laurie Harris in 1989.[28] They have five children: Zachary, Jessica, Joseph, Julian, and Desmond.[29] He "made his home" in the Bay Area, performing regularly in San Francisco clubs.[16]

Money joined a 12-step program in 2001. Of his addiction, he said that he came to the realization that he did not need drugs or alcohol for his "quick wit".[29]

On August 24, 2019, Money, a long-time smoker, revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer.[30] He died from complications from heart valve surgery at the hospital in Los Angeles on September 13, 2019, at age 70.[16][31] The family statement read in part, “It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”[15]

Discography

Main article: Eddie Money discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ^ "History". eddiemoney.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mahoney, Dan 1947- - Encyclopedia.com". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Newman, Jason (April 25, 2018). "Eddie Money Talks New Reality Show and Why He'll Never Retire". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Music Interview: Eddie Money". Alibi.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Reports: LI-raised rocker Eddie Money has died". Newsday. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Hall, Kristin M. (September 13, 2019). "Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dies at 70". Associated Press. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Beals, Melba. "Ten Years After He Threw the Book at Him, a Besieged Judge Finds He Can Bank on Rocker Eddie Money". People.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. ^ Music, News, and Info – Billboard.com
  9. ^ a b "Rewinding the Charts: In 1986, Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector Staged a Comeback With 'Take Me Home Tonight'". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Eddie Money, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas to land in Catoosa". Claremore Daily Progress.
  11. ^ Writer, Jim Radenhausen, Pocono Record. "'Can't Hold Back' when Eddie Money takes the stage at Mount Airy". poconorecord.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Free Friday Night Bands on the Beach". Beachboardwalk.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  13. ^ Snyder, Whitney (January 2, 2010). "Eddie Money's Liberty Bowl Halftime Show Performance VIDEO: 'Two Tickets To Paradise'". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  14. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2015). The Television Crime Fighters Factbook: Over 9,800 Details from 301 Programs, 1937-2003 (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 60. ISBN 978-1476611433. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (September 13, 2019). "Eddie Money, 'Take Me Home Tonight' and 'Baby Hold On' Hitmaker, Dead at 70". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c "Eddie Money Dead at 70 After Complications from Heart Valve Surgery". TMZ. September 13, 2019.
  17. ^ "Eddie Money". TV Guide. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  18. ^ "The King of Queens: Season 4, Episode 23: Eddie Money (13 May 2002)". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  19. ^ Shay, Jim (May 10, 2018). "Rock headliner announced for Milford Oyster Festival". Connecticut Post.
  20. ^ "Eddie Money - History". EddieMoney.com. Los Angeles: APA Agency. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "GEICO Two Tickets to Paradise Commercial – Happier Than Eddie Money Running a Travel Agency". YouTube. August 24, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  22. ^ Lifton, Dave. "Eddie Money Sells 'Two Tickets to Paradise' in New GEICO Commercial". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  23. ^ "The Kominsky Method (TV Series) - Chapter 6 - Trivia". IMDB. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  24. ^ DesOrmeau, Taylor (May 14, 2018). "Eddie Money headlines classic rock show at Jackson County Fair". mlive.com.
  25. ^ "Eddie Money's New Reality Series 'Real Money' Premieres April 8". AXS TV. February 15, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  26. ^ "Real Money". IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  27. ^ Williams, Janice (September 13, 2019). "WHAT WAS EDDIE MONEY'S CAUSE OF DEATH? MUSICIAN DEAD AT 70 YEARS OLD". Newsweek. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  28. ^ "Eddie Money profile". People Magazine. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  29. ^ a b Kappes, Serena (January 13, 2003). "Eddie Money now clean and sober". CNN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  30. ^ Amir Vera (August 24, 2019). "Rocker Eddie Money announces he has esophageal cancer". CNN. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  31. ^ Halperin, Shirley (September 13, 2019). "Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' Singer, Dies at 70". Variety.
  32. ^ "Episode 410: Whitesnake and Winger's Red Beach and Eddie Money | Iron City Rocks". ironcityrocks.com. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

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