Eddie Money

By 1976, he signed to CBS Records and released Eddie Money in 1977. An interview about her role in the song and video is featured in the corresponding Making the Video documentary. Later hits included "Baby Hold On" (number 11), and his most famous song of all time, "Take Me Home Tonight", garnering even greater fame. Co-sung with Ronnie Spector, "Take Me Home Tonight" apexed at 4 on the Top 40, a very high number for an artist who made his debut almost a decade ago. Nicks played the guitar part for the Destiny's Child song Bootyliciousas well as appearing in the video. He released his first album in 1977 with first hit "Two Tickets To Paradise", earning a 22 on the Top 40. The extravaganza even inspired a 2004 film, Gypsy 83 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=mothernyccom&path=ASIN%2FB0002WZT8Y%2Fmothernyccom%3Fdev-t%3Dmason-wrapper%2526camp%3D2025%2526link_code%3Dxm2), about two fans who drive all the way from Ohio to perform in the show. His birth name is Edward Joseph Mahoney, and in the early 1970s, he was attending New York Police Academy to become a New York police officer. A New York City campy tribute/concert/festival in honor of Nicks, called Night of 1,000 Stevies (http://www.mothernyc.com/stevie/), began in 1991 and has grown larger each year.

Eddie Money (born March 2, 1949) is an arena rock singer. While she has a love for the gothic and has no problem with any of these beliefs, she has never been associated with Wicca nor has she ever called herself a witch. Let's rock & roll THE PLACE - 2003. One of the more persistent rumors which has trailed Nicks through the years is that she is a witch and is heavily involved in Wicca. Then & Now - 2003. Stevie Nicks was ranked # 14 on VH1's list of most influential female artists in music history. Essential Eddie Money - 2003. Stevie was also the basis for the character Jynx on the popular children's TV series Pokémon.

The Best of Eddie Money - 2001. Also, in the skit, she ties in her food choices to her drug addictions.
In one episode of South Park she is mistaken for a goat when she and Fleetwood Mac perform in Afghanistan for US soldiers. Complete Eddie Money Live - 2000. In 1998, Lucy Lawless parodied Nicks on Saturday Night Live, in a skit called "Stevie Nicks' Fajita Round-Up." In the skit, Nicks ran a Tex-Mex cantina in Arizona, where all of her signature dishes were take-offs on her song titles. Ready Eddie - 1999. They married in 1983, but the arrangement quickly fell apart and they split a year later. Greatest Hits Live: The Encore Collection - 1998. Her best friend (his wife) had recently died of cancer, leaving behind a husband and young child, and Nicks felt it was her calling to marry Anderson and raise the child.

Shakin' with the Money Man - 1997. While she has had well-publicized affairs with men ranging from Buckingham to Mick Fleetwood to the late Warren Zevon to The Eagles member Don Henley (who outraged Stevie in the early 90's when he claimed in a magazine interview that she had aborted his child), Nicks has only married once, to Kim Anderson. Super Hits - 1997. Stevie currently resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. Good as Gold - 1996. She has also made appearances on a number of soundtracks, ranging from 1980 (the cult cartoon Heavy Metal) to 2003 (the hit Jack Black comedy School of Rock). Love and Money - 1995. She recorded a duet with Chris Isaak on his 2004 Christmas album.

Unplug It In - 1992. She has done duets or guest vocals for several of their albums and they've returned the favor. Right Here - 1991. Such notables as Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Michelle Branch, and Courtney Love have praised her work, and vice/versa. Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money - 1989. One of the reasons for Nicks' continued career is the devotion she inspires in her fans. Nothing to Lose - 1988. Their tour of America, Europe and Australia ended in September 2004.

Can't Hold Back - 1986. Say You Will was released in 2003, to respectable sales and generally positive reviews. Where's the Party - 1985. This was followed by another album with John McVie, Buckingham, and Fleetwood (Christine McVie had retired from the road and the group), their first original album in 16 years (The Dance had been a greatest hits package with a few new songs sprinkled in for flavor). No Control - 1982. In 2002 she sang a spirited version of Elvis Presley's classic song "Won't You Wear My Ring Around Your Neck?" on VH1's Diva's Live tribute to Presley. Playing for Keeps - 1980. She released another greatest hits package and then a solo album and tour in 2001, Trouble in Shangri-La, which placed high on the charts.

Life for the Talking - 1978. In 1998 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed together a final time. Eddie Money - 1977. This album, The Dance, rocketed to #1 on the charts and Stevie's single "Silver Spring" (which had been originally planned for Rumours but shelved, much to Stevie's regret) also did well, as did the concert tour. She entered seclusion for a number of years, beat her sedative addiction, and lost weight. She returned to the spotlight in 1997 when plans to help Mick Fleetwood with a solo album turned into one final album with the Rumours era group -- including Lindsey Buckingham. One of her rare public appearances around this time was performing Don't Stop at the 1993 Inaugural Gala for President Bill Clinton.

Stevie was crushed by the weak numbers and by the vicious attacks from critics because of her weight gain. Sales were not as strong as expected, a pattern which continued for her 1991 "greatest hits" album and culminated in the outright flop of her 1994 album Street Angel. In 1989 Nicks also released her latest solo album, The Other Side of the Mirror. After the tour, Nicks left the group.

The album received damp reviews and had only one semi-successful single (from Christine McVie). Nicks stayed with the group through 1990, when they recorded Behind the Mask. Since Nicks only listened to the song a small number of times, the lines "all the way down you held the line" was misheard by Nicks as "all the way down to Emmeline" Fleetwood Mac had always had high personality conflicts, but the tension between Buckingham and Nicks had grown unbearable -- Buckingham quit the group right before their Tango in the Night tour. Sandy Stewart wrote the song "Seven Wonders".

Titled Tango in the Night Nicks' song "Seven Wonders" was one of the album's biggest hits. Her next album was with Fleetwood Mac. Later, Nicks was advised to take a sedative to counteract her anxiety after ceasing her use of cocaine which lead to another addiction battle in which she overcame along with her sixty cigarette per day habit. Nicks was treated for an addiction to cocaine at the Betty Ford clinic.

For the next couple of years Nicks withdrew from performing and during her hiatus was treated for drug addiction. In 1985 she released the album "Rock A Little" scoring more hit singles with "Talk To Me" and "I Can't Wait". Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac for their 1982 album "Mirage" and contributed the hit "Gypsy", and released a second solo album titled "The Wild Heart" in 1983, which featured the Prince inspired track "Stand Back", and "If Anyone Falls". Billboard Album charts and as of 1990 is certified quadruple (4x) platinum.

3 on the U.S. Bella Donna reached No. Other singles included "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley and "Edge of Seventeen". Its lead single "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" was a collaboration with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and it reached number three on the US charts.

Nicks recorded her first solo album Bella Donna in 1981. Around this time Stevie also had a hit single with Kenny Loggins on "Whenever I Call You Friend". Rumors have swirled for years that "Sara" was actually a reference to an aborted child -- rumors that Nicks has repeatedly denied. Nicks' song "Sara" written for the girlfriend of band member Mick Fleetwood was a hit single.

With several Nicks songs such as "Gold Dust Woman" it also contained Fleetwood Mac's only United States number one single, "Dreams" which was written by Nicks and featured her on lead vocals. The band's next album Tusk was more experimental in sound and while successful alienated some of its fans. The album was a considerable success, and its follow-up Rumours released in 1977 became one of the all time best selling albums. Nicks contributed songs such as "Rhiannon" and "Landslide", originally written for the second Buckingham Nicks album. They invited the duo to join them, and the new ensemble released the album Fleetwood Mac in 1975.

Stevie was reduced to cleaning houses at the time that Fleetwood Mac stumbled onto the duo. While not a commercial success it caught the attention of Fleetwood Mac band members who were attempting to broaden their appeal. After the band parted, Nicks and Buckingham remained as a duo releasing the album Buckingham Nicks in 1973. They were the opening act for, among others, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

Nicks met her future partner Lindsey Buckingham while in high school and along with two others formed a band called Fritz which became popular as a live act from 1968 until 1972. Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac.