Eddie Rabbitt
Born: 1941-11-27 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1998-05-07
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2005
- Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 1 as himself
1994
- XXX's & OOO's as Self
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Eddie Rabbitt
- Belly Dancing for Fun & Fitness as Self
1991
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1987
- Sensations as Stripper #2
1984
- Lynda Carter: Body and Soul as Self
1980
1971
- That Good Old Nashville Music as Self
1963
- Miss USA as Judge
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self