Eddie Money
Overview
Eddie Money is an American
rock
guitarist
, saxophonist and singer-songwriter
who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum
album
s. Rock impresario Bill Graham
said of Money "Eddie Money has it all...Not only can he sing, write and play, but he is a natural performer."
Money originally followed his father's footsteps and became a police officer
in the late 1960s. As his interest in music intensified, he eventually ended his law enforcement career in favor of becoming a full time musician.
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, saxophonist and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
who found success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
album
Album
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s. Rock impresario Bill Graham
Bill Graham (promoter)
Bill Graham was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death.-Early life:...
said of Money "Eddie Money has it all...Not only can he sing, write and play, but he is a natural performer."
Money originally followed his father's footsteps and became a police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
in the late 1960s. As his interest in music intensified, he eventually ended his law enforcement career in favor of becoming a full time musician.
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