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Jeff Healey was a Canadian musician born in 1966. At the age of eight months, he was stricken with retinoblastoma, a rare ocular cancer. He underwent surgery to [[Eye Scream|remove both eyes]], which [[Captain Obvious|rendered him blind for life]]. Jeff took up guitar [[Child Prodigy|at age 3]], developing a unique playing technique in which he lay the instrument flat across his lap, with his left hand palm-down over the fretboard, resulting in a characteristic richness and fluidity that would become his signature style. As a teenager, he began establishing a name for himself by playing coffeehouses and bars around Toronto. |
Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a Canadian musician born in 1966. At the age of eight months, he was stricken with retinoblastoma, a rare ocular cancer. He underwent surgery to [[Eye Scream|remove both eyes]], which [[Captain Obvious|rendered him blind for life]]. Jeff took up guitar [[Child Prodigy|at age 3]], developing a unique playing technique in which he lay the instrument flat across his lap, with his left hand palm-down over the fretboard, resulting in a characteristic richness and fluidity that would become his signature style. As a teenager, he began establishing a name for himself by playing coffeehouses and bars around Toronto. |
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In 1989, after a chance discovery by Stevie Ray Vaughan, the [[Face of the Band|Jeff Healey Band]] signed with Arista Records and launched their debut album, spawning the John Hiatt-written single [[Signature Song|"Angel Eyes,"]] which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Healey also appeared in the [[So Bad It's Good]] [[Patrick Swayze]] movie [[Road House]], as a [[Typecasting|blind white guy who plays a mean blues guitar]]. The band went on to release several more blues albums. They toured extensively and developed a loyal following. |
In 1989, after a chance discovery by [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], the [[Face of the Band|Jeff Healey Band]] signed with Arista Records and launched their debut album, spawning the John Hiatt-written single [[Signature Song|"Angel Eyes,"]] which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Healey also appeared in the [[So Bad It's Good]] [[Patrick Swayze]] movie ''[[Road House]]'', as a [[Typecasting|blind white guy who plays a mean blues guitar]]. The band went on to release several more blues albums. They toured extensively and developed a loyal following. |
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Later on, Jeff got married and started a family, as well as releasing a few jazz albums with his side project, the Jazz Wizards. Sadly, he succumbed to a recurrence of the cancer in 2008. |
Later on, Jeff got married and started a family, as well as releasing a few jazz albums with his side project, the Jazz Wizards. Sadly, he succumbed to a recurrence of the cancer in 2008. |
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=== Tropes associated with him include: === |
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'''With the ''Jeff Healey Band''''' |
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* [[Blind Musician]] |
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* ''See the Light'' (1988) |
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* ''Hell to Pay'' (1990) |
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* ''Feel This'' (1992) |
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* ''Cover to Cover'' (1995) |
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* ''Get Me Some'' (2000) |
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'''Jeff Healey solo''' |
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* ''Among Friends'' (2002) |
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* ''Live at Healey's'' (2003) |
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* ''Adventures in Jazzland'' (2004) |
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* ''It's Tight Like That'' (2006) |
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* ''Mess of Blues'' (2008) |
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* ''Songs From The Road'' (2009) |
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* ''Last Call'' (2010) |
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He also has five live albums and six compilation albums. |
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* [[Blind Musician]]: See ''Inspirationally Disabled'' below. |
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* [[Canada, Eh?]] |
* [[Canada, Eh?]] |
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* [[Happily Adopted]] |
* [[Happily Adopted]]: He never knew his natural parents, but the couple who adopted him were supportive and encouraging. |
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* [[Inspirationally Disabled]]: Lost his sight at the age of one, began learning guitar at three, and ended up developing a distinctive style of playing which eventually made him a star. |
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* [[Inspirationally Disabled]] |
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* [[Jazz]] |
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* [[Rock and Roll]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 11 April 2018
Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a Canadian musician born in 1966. At the age of eight months, he was stricken with retinoblastoma, a rare ocular cancer. He underwent surgery to remove both eyes, which rendered him blind for life. Jeff took up guitar at age 3, developing a unique playing technique in which he lay the instrument flat across his lap, with his left hand palm-down over the fretboard, resulting in a characteristic richness and fluidity that would become his signature style. As a teenager, he began establishing a name for himself by playing coffeehouses and bars around Toronto.
In 1989, after a chance discovery by Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Jeff Healey Band signed with Arista Records and launched their debut album, spawning the John Hiatt-written single "Angel Eyes," which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Healey also appeared in the So Bad It's Good Patrick Swayze movie Road House, as a blind white guy who plays a mean blues guitar. The band went on to release several more blues albums. They toured extensively and developed a loyal following.
Later on, Jeff got married and started a family, as well as releasing a few jazz albums with his side project, the Jazz Wizards. Sadly, he succumbed to a recurrence of the cancer in 2008.
With the Jeff Healey Band
- See the Light (1988)
- Hell to Pay (1990)
- Feel This (1992)
- Cover to Cover (1995)
- Get Me Some (2000)
Jeff Healey solo
- Among Friends (2002)
- Live at Healey's (2003)
- Adventures in Jazzland (2004)
- It's Tight Like That (2006)
- Mess of Blues (2008)
- Songs From The Road (2009)
- Last Call (2010)
He also has five live albums and six compilation albums.
- Blind Musician: See Inspirationally Disabled below.
- Canada, Eh?
- Happily Adopted: He never knew his natural parents, but the couple who adopted him were supportive and encouraging.
- Inspirationally Disabled: Lost his sight at the age of one, began learning guitar at three, and ended up developing a distinctive style of playing which eventually made him a star.
- Jazz
- Rock and Roll
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