Eddie Rabbitt
Birthday
1941/11/27
Day of death
1998/05/07 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
Eddie Rabbit
Biography
Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American country music singer and songwriter. Beginning as a songwriter in the late 1960s, he began a solo career in the mid-70s, being among the first to make Country music in a Pop-crossover style. He is best known for his #1 crossover hit "I Love A Rainy Night", "Drivin' My Life Away" from the same album, and "Every Which Way But Loose", the title song to the Clint Eastwood movie. He also penned "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap. Rabbitt died on May 7, 1998, in Nashville from lung cancer at the age of 56.
Acting
(2005) Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 1
as himself
(1993) Belly Dancing for Fun & Fitness
as Self
(1994) XXX's & OOO's
as Self
(1990) Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1987) Sensations
as Stripper #2
(1980) The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980
as ---
(1983) The Eddie Rabbitt Special
as ---
(1984) Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
as Self
(1971) That Good Old Nashville Music
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1991) Hot Country Nights
as ---
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Eddie Rabbitt