One of the most unique ways of playing every invented, and you'd never know it until you saw him play.
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Jeff Healey RIP
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Wow, thanks for the intro Mark. I've never heard of him but I intend to pick up one of the jazz CDs. I love that old stuff. His voice is perfect for it too.
Sad passing. A life well lived.
Sad passing. A life well lived.
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Re: Jeff Healey RIP
So sad so young passes away.. I got to see one of his concerts and enjoyed his playing very much from the beginning of his career.
RIP Jeff.
RIP Jeff.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqU9RZqv ... re=related
Look at him with SRV... Stevie wasn't expecting that solo..
R.I.P
Look at him with SRV... Stevie wasn't expecting that solo..
R.I.P
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I first saw him in the movie Roadhouse. My first thought was, "He can't really be getting those riffs with the guitar in his lap"mhuss wrote:One of the most unique ways of playing every invented...
Then I bought some of his CD's. Amazing 
Any clues as to cause of death
Tim
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he died of Cancer...drhulsey wrote:I first saw him in the movie Roadhouse. My first thought was, "He can't really be getting those riffs with the guitar in his lap"mhuss wrote:One of the most unique ways of playing every invented...
Any clues as to cause of death
Retina Cancer blinded him at 1 year old...but he could play any instruments..piano...horns...
A natural talent...started on guitar at 3...
A good man...
Like me...he managed to stay out of the limelight...
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Major bummer..... I was looking forward to his latest endeavor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBCJ68mC4c
RIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBCJ68mC4c
RIP
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Cripes! I dare to say he almost rocked SRV off the stage on that one! Holy Crap that was good!Guy G wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqU9RZqv ... re=related
Look at him with SRV... Stevie wasn't expecting that solo..
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I wonder if one of those brothers pulled Jeff aside and informed him he was too white to be playin' blues that good...stelligan wrote:Major bummer..... I was looking forward to his latest endeavor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBCJ68mC4c
RIP
I can just see Jeff....Crap! I'm white?
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Jeff has been an iconic canadian musician for a great many years, I will greatly miss his talent, and exceptionally humble sincerity. I wish that in his living years he had recieved the attention he so richly deserved IMO.
An incredible musician, I always told people to go hear him play live, the recordings were not even half as good as when he went live wire on stage.
A great loss.
Rock in peace man, catchyalater eh.
An incredible musician, I always told people to go hear him play live, the recordings were not even half as good as when he went live wire on stage.
A great loss.
Rock in peace man, catchyalater eh.
Randal
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A friend of mine, Rob, grew up with Jeff in Toronto. They gigged together in and after High school and recently Rob started playing with Jeff again, and filling in with Jeff's band when he was too ill from the chemo to play.
Here's a picture of Jeff, his wife and son at Rob's Wedding.
[img:600:400]http://www.frontiernet.net/~rtfuss/pict ... G_7497.jpg[/img]
And playing at the Wedding
[img:600:400]http://www.frontiernet.net/~rtfuss/pict ... pecial.jpg[/img]
Last year Jeff gave Rob his Jackson Doubleneck, the one he bought for "Angel Eyes" http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYz_LHKrgDY Great (brief) shot of him playing it in the last seconds of this video.
The pic attached is me posing with it in Rob's backyard last summer. Interesting playing that guitar. It's very roadworn, lots of fret wear and worn finish but NO wear on the back of the neck. It weighs about 16 lbs, but Jeff didn't care, it was on his lap. The PU's are Seymour Duncan's specially wound for Jeff, sounds amazing. Jeff wanted Duncan and Fender to release a Healey Strat model but they never came to an agreement.
I'm kicking myself for not getting to meet Jeff back then, I had an invite but was pressed for time so I said "next year".
I feel that I knew Jeff through all of Rob's stories about the times they played together, Rob of course driving to and from the gigs.
Here's a picture of Jeff, his wife and son at Rob's Wedding.
[img:600:400]http://www.frontiernet.net/~rtfuss/pict ... G_7497.jpg[/img]
And playing at the Wedding
[img:600:400]http://www.frontiernet.net/~rtfuss/pict ... pecial.jpg[/img]
Last year Jeff gave Rob his Jackson Doubleneck, the one he bought for "Angel Eyes" http://youtube.com/watch?v=QYz_LHKrgDY Great (brief) shot of him playing it in the last seconds of this video.
The pic attached is me posing with it in Rob's backyard last summer. Interesting playing that guitar. It's very roadworn, lots of fret wear and worn finish but NO wear on the back of the neck. It weighs about 16 lbs, but Jeff didn't care, it was on his lap. The PU's are Seymour Duncan's specially wound for Jeff, sounds amazing. Jeff wanted Duncan and Fender to release a Healey Strat model but they never came to an agreement.
I'm kicking myself for not getting to meet Jeff back then, I had an invite but was pressed for time so I said "next year".
I feel that I knew Jeff through all of Rob's stories about the times they played together, Rob of course driving to and from the gigs.You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Thanks so much for sharing the story and the picturesBob-I wrote: A friend of mine, Rob, grew up with Jeff in Toronto...
What an incredible person Tim
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BTW he has a daughter too, 11 or 12 I think. She was too shy to get into the pics. I think his little boy is one handome little dude.drhulsey wrote:Thanks so much for sharing the story and the picturesBob-I wrote: A friend of mine, Rob, grew up with Jeff in Toronto...
Another thing. That doubleneck has the headstocks connected. Cool idea you say... just try adjusting the trussrods.
