Eddie Money – best known for ’70s/’80s chart-toppers like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight” – has died at the age of 70.
“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,” read a family statement.
According to The Washington Post, the singer was dealing with a number of heath issues in his final months, including heart problems, pneumonia and esophageal cancer.
Money grew up on Long Island, and was scouted by legendary promoter Bill Graham during a battle-of-the-bands at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Through Graham, Money was able to open for legendary artists like Santana and The Rolling Stones, and eventually signed with Columbia Records.
He released a dozen studio LPs since 1977, and through every phase of his career he was known for his freewheeling, comedic persona.
“Eddie Money is just a figment of your imagination,” he famously told the New York Times . “We let him out for an hour and a half at a time.”
Before his passing, Money was in the midst of promoting his AXS reality show Real Money, which followed the musician, his wife and his five children.
Watch Money perform “Two Tickets to Paradise” live in 1987 below:
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Brick
September 13, 2019 at 9:46 pmNever saw him.
Sounds like a Solid Dude.
RIP
Dennis Scalici
September 13, 2019 at 5:00 pmA good family man first off plain and simple. Always had a great sense of humor, wrote some good songs and worked the small clubs during the lean times. You could see he wasn’t well of late. RIP You’ll be well taken care of up there.
Tina
September 13, 2019 at 2:49 pmI saw him play in a bar in Delaware in the 90s. He was hysterical and utterly fab. What an underrated performer. He will be dearly missed.
Nick
September 13, 2019 at 2:34 pmdid he sell his other ticket?
D of KC
September 13, 2019 at 1:18 pmI got into Eddie’s music in 1977 while I was in 4th grade…my two fave songs of that year were- “Two Tickets to Paradise” and the theme song to “Star Wars”. Great memories there! Go back and listen to his self titled, first LP from 1977, great tunes!!! RIP brother EDDIE!!!! D of KC
me
September 13, 2019 at 1:10 pmRIP Eddie… can’t tell you how many times I sang Two Tickets to Paradise into a hair brush as an awkward tween back in the late 70’s. Embarrassing to admit but back then, that song was pretty cool to a young kid. Best wishes to his family…
bob
September 13, 2019 at 1:25 pmNothing to be embarrassed about. Eddie Money was a cool dude –a New york City cop who made the transition to rock and pop, and did it quite well IMHO. he also had a wonderful sense of humor about himself. if you love something, love it unashamedly.