Eddie Money will return to Konocti Harbor for a Saturday show. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE – This Friday, Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa hosts the rock legend Eddie Money with Jesse Money of MTV's “Rock The Cradle” and special guests Lake County rising stars, The Lost Boys.

Eddie Money’s career spans more than four decades. He was a fixture in the San Francisco rock scene for several years.

Much like the members of The Lost Boys, Money began singing in rock bands while still in high school.

Edward Joseph Mahoney was born in 1949. He was going to be a New York City cop. That was before he had two tickets to paradise. He took on a new name, a new persona and became Eddie Money.

After leaving the police academy in New York, Money relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue a music career. It was there that he joined Big Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin's backup band, after her death in 1970.

Money became involved with Bay Area concert promoter Bill Graham's management company. Graham became a mentor to Money, helping him negotiate a recording contract with Columbia Records.

Money's raspy, raw sound captured audiences immediately. The first two singles from Money's first record, “Baby, Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise,” reached No. 11 and No. 22, respectively, on the 1978 charts.

A notable duet with Ronnie Spector in 1986, “Take Me Home Tonight,” combined Money’s trademark sound complemented by Spector’s incredible range and bad girl spirit. The song reached the top 10 on the Billboard Music Charts.

He became the first artist to sign with Graham's surviving namesake management company, Wolfgang Records, in 1995.

Money’s music remains a solid staple as seemingly timeless lyrics and tunes fill the libraries of generations of fans. He’s had many comebacks, but he never really went away.

Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa is located at 8727 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.

For information call toll free: 800-660-LAKE or visit www.konoctiharbor.com.

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