"Take Me Home Tonight" singer Eddie Money dies at 70

Eddie Money.
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1970s and '80s pop star Eddie Money died at 70 on Friday, his family said in a statement to Variety.

The "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight" singer "passed away peacefully early this morning," his family said. The news comes shortly after Money postponed his ongoing tour in July, and after he later revealed his stage 4 esophageal cancer diagnosis.

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