Eddie Rabbitt Death
Eddie passed away on May 7, 1998 at the age of 56 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Eddie's cause of death was lung cancer.
When did Eddie Rabbitt die?
May 7, 1998How did Eddie Rabbitt die? What was the cause of death?
Lung cancerHow old was Eddie Rabbitt when died?
56Where did Eddie Rabbitt die? What was the location of death?
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Eddie Rabbitt Birthday and Date of Death
Eddie Rabbitt was born on November 27, 1941 and died on May 7, 1998. Eddie was 56 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 27, 1941
Date of Death: May 7, 1998
Age at Death: 56
Eddie Rabbitt - Biography
Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974. Later in the 1970s, Rabbitt helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as "Suspicions" and "Every Which Way but Loose." His duets "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" and "You and I", with Juice Newton and Crystal Gayle respectively, later appeared on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and All My Children.
When Rabbitt arrived in Nashville during the late 1960s, a friend gave him a pet chicken. Rabbitt noted that he had "an affinity for animals" and kept the bird for a while before ultimately giving it to a farmer. During his Nashville days in the early 1970s, Rabbitt owned a pet monkey named Jojo. Prior to his Rocky Mountain Music tour, the monkey bit Rabbitt, leaving his right arm in bandages.
In 1976, Rabbitt married Janine Girardi, whom he described as "a little thing about five feet tall, with long, black beautiful hair, and a real pretty face." He had previously written the songs "Pure Love" and "Sweet Janine" for her. They had three children, Demelza, Timmy, and Tommy. Timmy was diagnosed with biliary atresia upon birth. The condition required a liver transplant for survival and he underwent one in 1985, but the attempt failed and he died. Rabbitt temporarily put his career on hiatus, stating, "I didn't want to be out of the music business, but where I was more important." Tommy was born in 1986.
Rabbitt died on May 7, 1998, in Nashville from lung cancer at the age of 56. He had been diagnosed with the disease in March 1997 and had received radiation treatment and surgery to remove part of one lung. His body was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Nashville following a private burial on May 8, 1998.
