Canadian rocker Jeff Healy dies of cancer - Page 2

TheLancinator · 03-03-2008, 11:13 PM

I've already got all his CD's and I'm definitely looking forward to getting the new one...

Bugstomper · 03-04-2008, 12:56 AM

He still is an amazing experience in concert. I saw him play at his Roadhouse in Toronto a few years back and it was a great night. Got to see him play a little solo on the trumpet as well at a function a while back. He personified artist.

Programming note: His last radio show on Toronto's Jazz FM will be broadcast tonight at 9PM EST. His sign off hints that is might indeed be his last. He knew.

Legmann · 03-05-2008, 01:05 PM

Blind Guitar Legend Jeff Healey Dies
AP

TORONTO (March 3) - Blind rock and jazz musician Jeff Healey has died after a lifelong battle against cancer. He was 41.

Healey died Sunday evening in a Toronto hospital, said bandmate Colin Bray, who was in the room with Healey's family when the guitarist died.

Healey had battled cancer since age 1, when a rare form of retinal cancer known as Retinoblastoma claimed his eyesight.

Due to his blindness, Healey taught himself to play guitar by laying the instrument across his lap.

His unique playing style, combined with his blues-oriented vocals, earned him a reputation as a teenage musical prodigy. He shared stages with George Harrison, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Bray said he and many others expected the guitarist to rally from this latest illness.

"I don't think any of us thought this was going to happen," Bray said. "We just thought he was going to bounce back as he always does."

Healey had undergone numerous operations in recent years to remove tumors from his lungs and leg.

Bray and fellow bandmate Gary Scriven remembered their frontman as a musician of rare abilities with a generous nature and wicked sense of humor.

Healey's true love was jazz, the genre that dominated his three most recent albums.

His love of jazz led him to host radio shows in Canada where he spun long-forgotten numbers from his personal collection of over 30,000 vinyl records.

His death came weeks before the release of his first rock album in eight years.

"Mess of Blues" is slated for a North American release on April 22.

He is survived by his wife, Christie, and two children.

TheLancinator · 03-05-2008, 01:06 PM

Repost

**Meursault** · 03-05-2008, 01:34 PM

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Legmann · 03-05-2008, 08:24 PM

Thanks Salty!

Hal-9000 · 03-06-2008, 08:30 AM

I saw Jeff live at the Jubilee Auditorium here in my city.
He was 19 or 20 at the time...and it was amazing.

The article says he loves Jazz, check out the song See The Light (real loud)
and then consider he plays his guitar face up in his lap.Everything
is backwards and upside down...not to mention the fact he's blind.

Incredibly gracious and humorous, thanks for the music Jeff

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Legmann Let it snow! Yeah, right. Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33,523 Thanks: 298 Thanked 738 Times in 374 Posts	Blind Guitar Legend Jeff Healey Dies! Blind Guitar Legend Jeff Healey Dies AP TORONTO (March 3) - Blind rock and jazz musician Jeff Healey has died after a lifelong battle against cancer. He was 41. Healey died Sunday evening in a Toronto hospital, said bandmate Colin Bray, who was in the room with Healey's family when the guitarist died. Healey had battled cancer since age 1, when a rare form of retinal cancer known as Retinoblastoma claimed his eyesight. Due to his blindness, Healey taught himself to play guitar by laying the instrument across his lap. His unique playing style, combined with his blues-oriented vocals, earned him a reputation as a teenage musical prodigy. He shared stages with George Harrison, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bray said he and many others expected the guitarist to rally from this latest illness. "I don't think any of us thought this was going to happen," Bray said. "We just thought he was going to bounce back as he always does." Healey had undergone numerous operations in recent years to remove tumors from his lungs and leg. Bray and fellow bandmate Gary Scriven remembered their frontman as a musician of rare abilities with a generous nature and wicked sense of humor. Healey's true love was jazz, the genre that dominated his three most recent albums. His love of jazz led him to host radio shows in Canada where he spun long-forgotten numbers from his personal collection of over 30,000 vinyl records. His death came weeks before the release of his first rock album in eight years. "Mess of Blues" is slated for a North American release on April 22. He is survived by his wife, Christie, and two children. __________________

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