American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 songs and platinum albums, Edward Joseph Mahoney known professionally as Eddie Money, dies at 70 on the 13th of September.
A statement from his family confirming his demise said, “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. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”
According to Yahoo News, Money recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. A reality television series about Money and his family, “Real Money,” had aired on AXS TV starting in April 2018. It chronicled his life at home and with his family, revealing his health struggles.
Edward Joseph Mahoney was born in Brooklyn, New York, He initially started out in law enforcement, his father’s profession, spending two years as a New York City police officer before deciding to try music.
After moving to Berkeley, California, he played around with local musicians around the San Francisco club scene which led him to legendary promoter Bill Graham, whom he met in 1976. Graham became Money’s manager helping him achieve multi-platinum album sales.
His songs “Baby hold on”, “Two tickets to Paradise”, “Shakin” and “Take me home Tonight” rocked in the 80s.
Money is survived by his wife Laurie and five children, daughter Jesse Money and sons Zachary, Joseph, Desmond and Julian.
By Samiah Olabimpe
