Rock Legend Eddie Money Passes Away at 70
Friday, September 13, 2019
Eddie Money passes away at 70. PHOTO: Kevin Foley/Wikipedia
“The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. It’s so hard to imagine our world without him, however he will live on forever through his music,” said Money’s family in a statement.
Money’s death comes less than a month after he announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.
He is survived by his wife Laurie and their kids Zachary, Jessica, Joseph, Julian, and Desmond.
About Money
Money is best known for his two songs “Take Me Home Tonight,” and “ Two Tickets to Paradise.”
Over the course of his career, Money released 12 studio albums, recorded 11 Top 30 hits on Billboards’ Hot 100, and received a Grammy nomination for “Take Me Home Tonight.”
Other songs he wrote include “Baby Hold On,” “Think I’m In Love,” “Shakin,” “I Wanna Go Back,” “Walk on Water,” and “The Love in Your Eyes.”
In 2018, Money launched his own reality television show titled “Real Money.”
The show debuted on AXS TV in April of 2018.
He was born in Brooklyn.
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