Eddie Money performs on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on Jan. 28, 2017, in San Jose, California. (CNN) - Eddie Money, the singer and songwriter that was known for hits from the 1970's and 1980's such as "Baby Hold On" and "Take Me Home Tonight," died Friday morning following complications from esophageal cancer, his family announced. It's so hard to imagine our world without him, however he will live on forever through his music," the Money family's statement read. Money first announced his cancer diagnosis last month in a clip for the second season of his reality TV show, "Real Money." "I thought I was just going in to get a checkup, and he told me I got cancer," Money said in the clip.

Eddie Money, the singer-saxophonist behind popular hits like Baby Hold On and Take Me Home Tonight, has died, multiple outlets have reported. The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning, the family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. He revealed the diagnosis in August in a clip from his AXS TV series, Real Money. Eddie has been diagnosed with Stage 4 esophageal cancer, Moneys wife, Laurie, revealed. A popular singer throughout the 70s and 80s, Money first debuted in 1977 with Eddie Money, which featured the Top 40 hits, Baby Hold On and Two Tickets to Paradise. His biggest hit, however, came a decade later when Take Me Home Tonight peaked at No.