Eddie Money

Eddie was often in trouble growing up, both in and out of school. One thing he was sure of was his love of music. His first band, The Grapes of Wraith, didn't do anything and was merely a group of friends playing music, but it did give Eddie a taste of something he would never forget. He soon left home to chase his dream in Berkley, California, where he found himself in 1968 once again in trouble, this time for drugs and theft. He claims the marijuana plants found in his apartment where his roommate's, but regardless he spent several weeks in jail and within days of his release was arrested again for stealing a bottle of soda from a store. He was known (according to him) as "Freddie Food Stamps" because he didn't have a dime, and later as a joke he changed his name to Eddie "Money."

A few years later Eddie began to once again take his music pursuit seriously and hired the voice coach who had trained such greats as Frank Sinatra and Barbara Streisand. He and some friends formed a band called the Rockets and began enjoying some success in area clubs. Eddie would get his break performing at an amateur night when promoter Bill Graham noticed him; within a year Eddie had his first album. The self titled album reached number 37 on the charts, led by two of his first big songs "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise," both of which were Top 40 hits.

Money went on to produce quite a list of albums. They are:

Eddie Money (1977)
Life for the Taking (1978)
Playing for Keeps (1980)
No Control (1982)
Where's the Party? (1983)
Can't Hold Back (1986)
Nothing to Lose (1988)
Right Here (1991)
Love and Money (1995)
Ready Eddie (1999)
Wanna Go Back (2007)

Regaining control of his life and sporting a new focus, Eddie has spent the last few years actively helping one cause or another. Always very close to his fans, he once commented that he's probably signed every album he ever sold. Eddie continues to perform for friends and fans, touring across the globe. Here's an official list of tour dates!

If you would like to find out more about what's "Shakin" in Eddie's life, check out his Facebook page. You can also follow him by visiting The REAL Eddie Money Twitter page.