Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 21, 1949) is an American rock musician and singer who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums. His musical style is characterized by his recognizable vocals and catchy melodies, and his numerous MTV music videos throughout the 1980s. Image File history File links Eddiemoneysuperhitscoversegment. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... Harp Attack! blues harp album cover Blues harp or cross harp is a technique of playing an ordinary harmonica which originated in the blues, not a type of harp or harmonica. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

After following in his father's footsteps and training to be a police officer in the early 1970s, Money began to take an interest in music, and eventually gave up his career as an officer altogether in favor of becoming a musician. He moved to Berkeley, California and became a regular at area clubs, where he eventually got enough attention to secure a recording contract with Columbia Records. Later in the decade, he experienced numerous charting singles such as "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise". Money continued his successes and took advantage of the MTV music video scene in the early 1980s with his humorous narrative videos for "Shakin'" and "Think I'm In Love", but his career began to fail him after several unsuccessful releases in the mid 1980s, accompanied by his struggles with drug addiction. Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Baby Hold On is also the name of a song by The Dixie Chicks. ... Eddie Money is the self titled debut album by American musician Eddie Money originally released in 1977. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Shakin is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album No Control in 1982. ... Think Im In Love may refer to: Think Im In Love, a song by Diana Ross from her 1981 album Why Do Fools Fall in Love Think Im In Love, a song by Beck from his 2006 album The Information Category: ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

Money made a remarkable comeback only two years later in 1986 and returned to the mainstream rock spotlight with the album Can't Hold Back, which featured a Ronnie Spector duet with "Take Me Home Tonight", which reached the Top 10, along with the hit "I Wanna Go Back". Money followed the album with another Top 10 hit "Walk on Water", but his career began to fade out during the later part of the decade. During the 1990s and 2000s, Money continued to release numerous compilation albums along with several albums featuring new material. Today he still tours regularly, often accompanied by other successful rock acts from his era, and has also made several television appearances on American sitcoms. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Cant Hold Back is the seventh studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, 10 August 1943, in New York City) was the lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes, and is known as the original bad girl of rock and roll. From a very young age, she took to singing and her large, close family encouraged... Take Me Home Tonight is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... I Wanna Go Back is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... Knut Berger, Caroline Peters and Lior Ashkenazi in Walk on Water Walk on Water (Hebrew transliteration: Lalecet Al Hamaim) is an Israeli film released in 2004. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ...

Biography

Early life

Money attended the New York Police Academy in the early 1970s to become a typist for the New York City Police Department. He worked briefly at the NYPD, but soon found his calling as a singer. He moved first to Los Angeles, then to San Francisco where he joined with guitarist Jimmy Lyon to form the backbone of the distinctive Money sound. By 1976, he signed to CBS Records with the late promoter Bill Graham. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Jimmy Lyon (born James Douglas Lyon on May 22, 1955) is an American rock guitarist. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... Bill Graham (January 8, 1931–October 25, 1991) was a very well-known American rock concert promoter, who was prominent from the 1960s until his death. ...

1970s

Eddie Money released his first album, the eponymous Eddie Money, in 1977. It reached #37 on the charts, and contained two of his most memorable hits; "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise". Both songs entered the top 40. The next year he followed up with his second album, Life for the Taking, which featured more of a pop/disco sound to keep up with the trends of the late 1970s. The album charted higher at #17, but neither of its two singles; "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "Maybe I'm a Fool" entered the top 20. An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Eddie Money is the self titled debut album by American musician Eddie Money originally released in 1977. ... Life for the Taking is Eddie Moneys second album, released in 1978. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

1980s

Two years later in 1980, Money released his third album, Playing for Keeps. The album only reached #35 in the United States and yielded no Top 40 singles. Three years later, he released No Control, which included the hits "Shakin'" and "Think I'm In Love". The album hit #20 in the United States. Jimmy Lyon left Money after No Control. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Eddie Moneys third album, released in 1980, Playing for Keeps continued the distintive early phase sound that began in 1977 with Moneys debut. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... No Control is Eddie Moneys fourth album, released in 1982. ...

Trying to duplicate the success of No Control, Money released Where's the Party in 1985. It became his lowest charting album to date at #67. A second comeback for Money came in the form of Can't Hold Back in 1986, which featured the single "Take Me Home Tonight", co-sung with Ronnie Spector, that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album later went platinum. No Control is Eddie Moneys fourth album, released in 1982. ... Categories: | ... This article is about the year. ... Cant Hold Back is Eddie Moneys sixth album, released in 1986. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, 10 August 1943, in New York City) was the lead singer of the girl group The Ronettes, and is known as the original bad girl of rock and roll. From a very young age, she took to singing and her large, close family encouraged... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

In the late 1980s, the single "Walk on Water", from his 1988 album Nothing to Lose, featured a guest appearance from Lyon on lead guitar. Subsequent releases by Money have often failed to chart. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Nothing To Lose is Eddie Moneys seventh album, released in 1988. ...

Present

Eddie still performs an average of sixty shows a year and has appeared on television shows such as The King of Queens as himself and The Drew Carey Show as Mimi's ex-husband. He currently resides in California and Florida, and is very active in his involvement with the St. Jude's Hospital. He has four sons and one daughter. He recently has appeared in concert around the Daytona Beach area and at a number of smaller venues, appearing with local musicians, including local rock legend guitarist Fred Felon. Eddie has now released his first studio album since 1999, Wanna Go Back. Money has opened the spring concert season at DTE Energy Music Theatre outside of Detroit, Michigan for a number of years. On February 24, 2004 Money performed the national anthem at a game between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves at The Palace of Auburn Hills, in Detroit, Michigan. His most recent album is entitled "Wanna Go Back" ,released in Feb 2007, an album of cover songs that he had played in his high school days with his first band The Grapes of Wrath. It is released under the Warrior Records label in conjunction with Big Deal Productions. The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ... The Drew Carey Show was a long-running American sitcom (set in Cleveland, Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its everyman characters and themes. ... St Jude Childrens Research Hospital is a world class hospital and medical research facility in Memphis Tennessee. ... Daytona Beach is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. ... The DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan. ... “Detroit” redirects here. ...

Money in the media

Money's arguably most well-known hit "Two Tickets to Paradise" has been featured in numerous forms of media including video games, television, and movies. It was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in 2003, and also in an episode of The Simpsons, to which Homer remarks "excellent guitar riff". The song also appeared in the film Operation Situation: Code Name Kill. Eddie Money is the self titled debut album by American musician Eddie Money originally released in 1977. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simpsons redirects here. ...

Shakin' is featured in the hit video game series Guitar Hero on the Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s edition. Shakin is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album No Control in 1982. ... Guitar Hero logo. ...

On an episode of the CBS sitcom The King Of Queens, characters Doug and Deacon hire Money to play a personal concert for just the two of them in Dougs living room. Earlier in the episode, Doug and Deacon had won 5,000 dollars, and in an effort to hide their winnings from their wives, Doug and Deacon set out to spend the winnings quickly and without evidence that they had ever possessed any money. Finally after several steak dinners and other various efforts to quickly burn through the money they had won, the two were out of ideas of how to get rid of the cash. Then, while sitting in an expensive restaurant frequented by celebrities, Doug spots Eddie Money in the restaurant and uses the remainder of the winnings to pay him for a private concert. After Money plays several of his hit songs, Doug realizes that his wife will be home any minute and kicks him out of his house in the middle of the song Shakin'. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ... Shakin is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album No Control in 1982. ...

Character Mimi on the sitcom The Drew Carey Show claimed to have wed and divorced Money. The name Mimi has a number of uses: Mimi Rogers, an American actress Mimi Miyagi, an adult film actress. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Drew Carey Show was a long-running American sitcom (set in Cleveland, Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its everyman characters and themes. ...

Discography

Albums

• Eddie Money (1977) #37 US
• Life for the Taking (1978) #17 US
• Playing for Keeps (1980) #35 US
• No Control (1982) #20 US
• Where's the Party? (1983) #67 US
• Can't Hold Back - (1986) #20 US
• Nothing to Lose (1988) #49 US
• Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money (1989) #53 US
• Right Here (1991) #160 US
• Unplug It In - (1992)
• Love and Money - (1995)
• Good as Gold - (1996)
• Super Hits - (1997)
• Shakin' with the Money Man - (1997)
• Greatest Hits Live: The Encore Collection - (1998)
• Ready Eddie - (1999)
• Complete Eddie Money Live - (2000)
• The Best of Eddie Money - (2001)
• The Essential Eddie Money - (2003)
• Then and Now - (2003)
• Let's Rock and Roll The Place - (2003)
• Wanna Go Back - (2007)

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Singles

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Get a Move On is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Playing for Keeps in 1980. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 list of years in music // January 1 - The year starts off with a strong disco backlash, which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments in an attempt to distant themselves from anything associated... Lets Be Lovers Again is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Playing for Keeps in 1980. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 list of years in music // January 1 - The year starts off with a strong disco backlash, which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments in an attempt to distant themselves from anything associated... Running Back is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Playing for Keeps in 1980. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Think Im in Love is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album No Control in 1982. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... Shakin is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album No Control in 1982. ... See also: 1983 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1983 Record labels established in 1983 // Michael Jacksons Thriller, the most successful album not only of 1983, but of all time, was released in 1982 and began its epic domination of the music charts the following year, 1983. ... The Big Crash is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Wheres the Party? in 1983. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... Club Michelle is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Wheres the Party? in 1983. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Take Me Home Tonight is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... I Wanna Go Back is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Endless Nights is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... We Should Be Sleeping is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Cant Hold Back in 1986. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... Walk on Water is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Nothing to Lose in 1988. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... The Love in Your Eyes is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Nothing to Lose in 1988. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... Let Me In is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Nothing to Lose in 1988. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ...

External links

• Official website
• Record Label Site
• All Music Guide
• VH-1.com
• Rolling Stone
• Eddie Money at the Internet Movie Database
• MelodicRock.com interview
• Rock N Roll Universe interview