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Eddie Money Recalls Helping A Struggling Bon Jovi


05/28/2015
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(Radio.com) How can Eddie Money help you when you are down and out? Well, the obvious answer would be money (get it?). But, in the case of Jon Bon Jovi, the "Two Tickets to Paradise" singer helped his fellow New Jersey native in a way that is a little more unexpected, according to a recent interview with WCBSFM.

When Bon Jovi was still opening for Eddie Money, the singer, known for hits like "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Shakin'" took pity on the young band, supplying them with cold cuts to eat from the tour rider.

"I'd give them all the meats and stuff like that," recalls Money, noting that they were very poor. But, living up to his name, Money did give them a little cash, too. 'I'd put about a hundred bucks, a hundred and fifty bucks in his pocket," Money said of Bon Jovi. Read more here.

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