Just read that Eddie Money "two Tickets to Paradise: has dies at ago 70.
He had cancer but I thought they were successfully treating it....
RIP Eddie.
R.I.P. 🙁
(Saw Eddie open for Robin Trower late 70's at the L.I. Commack Arena )
Sad news. Eddie Money had become (for some) sort of a joke or self-caricature, but I saw him a couple of times back in the day and can attest that the dude could rock! Saw him in Atlanta at the Champagne Jam (ARS) Fest and later at a small Alabama college (Montevallo, I think) and he blew everybody away! At the Champagne Jam show, he came out and sat in with most every other act (Santanna, Doobies, Mother's Finest, ARS et al). That first LP was outstanding! I still crank up "Baby Hold On" whenever it pops up on the car radio. Sad day.
He had cancer but I thought they were successfully treating it....
RIP Eddie.
I work in the medical field and esophageal cancer is a nasty one. None are good, but I would not want that one.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
So sorry to hear the passing of this fellow Long Islander. Like Eddie I journeyed west and the only time our paths crossed was to bring in the 1976 New Year at Winterland in San Franciisco where an unknown Money opened for Flo and Eddie and the Tubes. Outrageous night in all aspects.
Caught Eddie in 78 backing up the Michael McDonald Doobies before all of nonsense songs from the BD.
Eddie was excellent, gal pay drove. I didn't have a license yet show been a fond memory.
Sad news. &^%&^!@#* cancer.
Eddie's songs Rocked and always got us groovin' . At my junior HS prom, the band played Two Tickets To Paradise and we were all dancing and enjoying the vibe. The guys were sporting late 70's tuxes and their dates wearing prom dresses and wrist corsages. That's a day/evening I'd like to revisit...
In college, it was Take Me Home Tonight. Cool video especially when Ronnie Spector put her cigarette out with her heel.. m/
Thank you for the good times Mr. Money. Go Giants! Rock In Peace 
[Edited on 9/14/2019 by StratDal]
R.I.P. 🙁
(Saw Eddie open for Robin Trower late 70's at the L.I. Commack Arena )
Bet that was a blast! 70's Rock is and will always be tops. Thank you Bill Graham.
Growing up outside of Detroit, this was the kickoff to summer every year. I don't recall why but he played the first concert at Pine Knob (or whatever it is called these days) for years. I don't know if these dates are entirely true because I know things changed. Regardless, it was such a fun way to get going for the fun and sun. I dragged a buddy of mine to countless shows of his in the Detroit area.
My friend would make a joke of him and call him Eddie Rabbit. 
But Eddie was so much fun. He always wore something like a leisure suit from the 70s. He would dance around and occasionally play his sax. I imagine some from this site would think his sax playing was less than stellar, which I would agree with. But his shows were so much fun and he has so many radio staples.
He will be missed. 🙁
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2019/09/13/eddie-money/40142395/
Everything in Moderation. Including Moderation.
The man was a rock’n’roller.
A lifer.
Respect.
Eddie Money
1977-10-08
Old Waldorf
San Francisco, CA
FM broadcast
01. Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
02. Baby Hold On
03. Jealousys
04. Call On Me
05. Don't Worry
06. Got To Get Another Girl
07. Two Tickets To Paradise
08. So Good To Be In Love Again
09. Gamblin' Man
10. Save A Little Room In Your Heart For Me
Eddie Money - vocals, keyboards, saxophone;
Jimmy Lyon - lead guitar;
Alan Pasqua - keyboards;
Gene Pardue - drums;
Bob Popwell - bass
Eddie Money, born Ed Mahoney and the son of a New York City policeman, signed with Bill Graham's management company and was featured on Bay Area shows in the late 1970s as an opening act. With the opportunity to perform in front of large, enthusiastic rock audiences, Money was able to hone his flashy performance skills.
The audience was small at this early club show. At one point, Money jokes, "I'd like to thank all of my friends on the guest list tonight." Most of the songs on this recording were from Money's Columbia debut, including his earliest hits "Baby, Hold On To Me" and "Two Tickets To Paradise." At the time, Money seemed a likely successor to the crown being worn by Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. Although he was not known as an instrumentalist, Money was a more than capable songwriter, and his narrative compositions, rich with urban images and pleas of independence, drew on experiences and musical forms that were distinctly American.
Money's colloquial, all-American style is apparent from the show's beginning, as he takes time out of his repertoire to offer his opinion that the New York Yankees seem likely to go to the World Series this year. The show was recorded the night before a big playoff game, and Money, an enthusiastic baseball fan, is eager to let the audience know where they should be putting their own money.
In the end, it was Graham who bet wisely on this scruffy, New York-bred singer/songwriter. Shortly after this concert, his album started climbing the charts mainly to the success of "Two Tickets To Paradise" and "Baby Hold On," and Eddie Money became what he sings about - "a rock 'n' roll star."
He was going to release a new studio album this summer, I am sure it will get released at some point.
That first record was really good and I loved it when it when it came out..........what was it, 1977? After that I completely lost interest in him, I thought the hits that followed were kind of weak.
Must have been 6 or 7 years ago, he had been playing the Friday night free concert series at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for a lot of years. I had never seen him and was curious........I thought, hey, they book him to this thing EVERY year, he must be pretty good.
He was really, really BAD. I don't know if he was already having health issues but his voice was completely shot and he didn't look like he was having a good time up there at all, like this is an obligation and someone made me come out here. I doubt too many were paying to see him at that point. I'm not doubting what anyone else has said here about earlier shows and this was the only time I ever saw him.
RIP Eddie. I don't see that you had a ton of talent but you became a rock star anyway and had a slew of hits, so a non-player like me can only be jealous. You also seemed like a real nice guy.
Interesting side note: I met an ex-wife of Eddie's at Thanksgiving because my cousin was dating her, must have been 25 years ago at least. Gorgeous little blonde, not too much going on in the head from what I remember. Cousin Mike's Mom, my Aunt, told me later, "Yeah, she was a boy-toy. We all knew it."
