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Blind Guitar Legend Jeff Healey Dies AP Posted: 2008-03-03 09:03:24 Filed Under: Star Obituaries, Music News (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. Very sad I had always wanted to see him play one day http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/...S00010000000001
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I'm stunned. What a loss.
Thank you for sharing the news. Somehow, these kinds of blows are softened somewhat when I can share them with our community here.
I have always been a big fan. I saw him play at Seattle's (~3,000 seat) Paramount Theatre many years ago; it was perhaps his first, big headline tour after "See The Light" became so successful. It was a very memorable show - one where you are just constantly amazed for a couple hours. I vividly recall being blown away by his interpretation of "White Room".
My life is richer because of Jeff. RIP.
I might even fire up "Roadhouse" tonight.
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I was gonna say...isn't that the guy from "Roadhouse"?
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I was gonna say...isn't that the guy from "Roadhouse"?
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Said it twice, or 'twiced' as my dear Dad from Dallas would say.
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I wrote this elsewhere on this site last night...
I met him and his wife at a record show ages ago. He was buying 78s. He would pull them out of the sleeve and feel the grooves all the way around. It was incredible to watch. He was a very nice guy. Sad loss.
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Sad news. Very much under-appreciated, and a true renaissance man who mastered many styles and many instruments. I found an old clip of him jamming with SRV on youtube. The guy holds his own against the best. (sorry, audio and video on this source are pretty bad). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqU9RZqvFKY
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Maybe this thread should be combined with yesterdays thread posted by Mapatton ... this is beginning to look like a rerun. 
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Maybe this thread should be combined with yesterdays thread posted by Mapatton ... this is beginning to look like a rerun. Oops. Fair play. He used to play twice a week at a club in Toronto (aptly named "Jeff Healey's Roadhouse.") Sad to say I never made it down to see him live.
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