Edward Joseph Money (né Mahoney; March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019) was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Paradise", "Think I'm in Love", "Shakin'", "Take Me Home Tonight", "I Wanna Go Back", "Endless Nights", "Walk on Water", and "The Love in Your Eyes".

[4] Edward Joseph Mahoney was born in Manhattan, New York City on March 21, 1949, to a large family of Irish Catholic descent.

[2] He began studying saxophone during a brief stint at junior college, inspired by rock musicians like David Bowie and Van Morrison who occasionally used the instrument.

[11] There, he studied with vocal coach Judy Davis, and took on the stage name Eddie Money, dropping two letters from his last name and sarcastically referring to the fact that he was always broke.

[3] The following year, he sang backing vocals on the bridge section on "I'm Alright", a song written and performed by Kenny Loggins.

However, he made a comeback in 1986 with the album Can't Hold Back, which received a music recording certification of platinum.

[23] Money wrote and performed original songs for the films Americathon (1979), Over the Top, Back to the Beach (both 1987), and Kuffs (1992), along with the television series Hardball (1989–1990).

[24] In the three days following Money's death, fans streamed "Take Me Home Tonight" more than 3.1 million times, which was an increase of 349 percent compared to the previous three-day period.

The show's second season was expected to follow Money's "journey as he tells his family about the disease and undergoes treatment.

"[35] In late April 2018, Weekly Alibi's August March interviewed Money, who discussed his career, his family, and his new television show.

He suffered damage to the sciatic nerve on his left leg, was unable to walk for months, and had a permanent limp thereafter.

[1][12][37][3] On Valentine's Day 1984 in Moraga, California, Money married Margo Lee Walker, a student from Los Angeles.

[41] At one point in the early 2000s, Money also had a home in Island Estates, a gated community in Palm Coast, Florida, which he called "my place to play golf, be creative, go fishing, go surfing and have fun".

[37] Money—who had been a cigarette smoker for years—developed pneumonia following a minimally invasive heart valve replacement surgery in July 2019, causing him to cancel tour dates.