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 When
you walk into the Money household,
you had better be prepared for
sensory overload! “Loud and chaotic,” is
what 18-year-old Jesse
Money calls a day in
the life of her creative family.
All five of the kids in the family
(Jesse and her 4 brothers) are
musicians of some sort and are
fiercely competitive so when one
starts singing or playing an instrument,
the others jump right on in!
The Proud Papa is-
living breathing, walking, talking,
and most importantly- singing legend Eddie
Money . He's ready to
take things back to the days in
which he grew up to show his kids– and
other music-loving kids of all
ages out there- why they call the
songs he recently recorded, “classics.”
WANNA GO
BACK hits stores on
March 13, 2007 . The album is
an homage to the rock of the
1960's - music that the 15 year
old Eddie Mahoney and his band,
The Grapes Of Wrath, played in
their live sets. “Good Lovin,” and “Build
Me Up Buttercup,” are just two
of the many feel-good tracks
on the album. “The greatest Rock
and Roll ever came
from that time period,” explains
Eddie “It was a great time to
be alive. You had your girl,
your car… what else did you need?” Jesse
adds to the enthusiasm for the
era by proudly declaring, “Dad
kept me away from the crap – he
trained me to listen to the best
music.”
Three of the tracks, “Mockingbird,” “Hold
On I'm Comin,” and “Aint No Mountain
High Enough ,” feature Jesse
Money's debut recordings. “It's
a pleasure to do this with my daughter,
even though my lovely wife, Laurie,
and I really would rather her have
been a doctor,” Eddie explains
with a wink and a smile. She is
also a big part of Eddie's live
show adding her youth and enthusiasm
on stage to some of his most popular
songs, including the Ronnie Spector
part in “Take Me Home Tonight” and
the Jo Baker part in “Baby Hold
On To Me,” where Eddie makes a
heartfelt tribute to his friend
Baker, who passed away in 1996.
There
was little re-working of the songs
on WANNA GO BACK. The
tracks are faithful to the originals – pristine
- and Eddie wouldn't have it any
other way. Members of Tower of
Power , Starship, Greg Allman Band,
Cold Blood and the Etta James Band
horn players were involved in the
recordings. The album was produced
by Randy Forrester, Eddie's keyboard
player, and released thru his company, BIG
DEAL PRODUCTIONS, Inc. and WARRIOR
RECORDS, to be distributed
by UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
DISTRIBUTION. Forrester
has been a part of the Eddie Money
clan since Money admittedly “stole” him
from blues guitar legend Elvin
Bishop's band in the mid ‘90s to
play keyboards for his band. The
close knit touring group is rounded
out by longtime guitarist, Tommy
Girvin, bassist Lee Beverly and
drummer Chris Frazier.
“Lately, I have been
running into the guys in my old
band, The Grapes of Wrath” Eddie
muses. “One guy works for a cab
company and is a jazz guitarist.
Another is married and an English
teacher, you'd never know he was
a rocker. It is great to be able
to see them and give them a record
of the stuff we played all those
years ago.”
 One of the things
that's made Eddie Money such a
huge success throughout his career
is his connection to his fans. “I
have probably signed every copy
of every album I've made,” says
Eddie of his personal touch with
those who love his music. Eddie's
fan base bridges many gaps including
people who got into his earlier
albums, their kids and even celebrities
like Oscar de la Hoya (who trains
to Eddie's music), Will Smith (who
chatted Eddie up at his Drew Carey
show guest spot) and Kevin James
and Ray Romano (“they know the
words to songs I forgot I even
sang,” says Eddie), making this
working class rock hero one of
many diverse groups. Further heroism
is shown in his charitable efforts.
He performs at fundraisers for
local schools every year. He also
donates a portion of his merchandise
proceeds to the Elizabeth
Glazer Pediatric Aids Foundation. And
in 2007, Eddie will team up with Warrior
Custom Golf Clubs and U.P.S. to
present the “Eddie Money
Celebrity Shootout”, which
will raise funds for multiple charities.
Eddie Money's
career has a mythical quality.
The successful rock icon is doing
what he always loved. It's what
took him out of the New York
City Police Force and across
the country at such a young age – playing
and performing his own music!
And, of course, Jesse brings
it all together by showing us
that Eddie Money , for
all he's been through personally
and professionally, always comes
out the big winner. “My younger
brother, Joe, is a straight-A
student,” she says with a sly
smile “Dad may get his doctor
in the family yet!”
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