Eddie Money, the prolific American rocker known for a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s like "Take Me Home Tonight," has died, entertainment outlet Variety said Friday, citing his family.
He was 70.
Money -- whose smashes included "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On" -- had been in poor health in recent years and revealed in August that he was battling stage four esophageal cancer.
"The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning," the statement said.
"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."
In 2001, he had joined a 12-step program to deal with heavy drinking, saying he realized he didn't need alcohol "for my quick wit."
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