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Jeff Healey

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Jeff Healey was a Canadian blues-rock guitarist. Healey was perhaps most notable for his blindness, and his unique style of playing guitar flat on his lap. He lost his sight when he was one year old, due to cancer of the eyes - his eyes had to be surgically removed, and he was given artificial replacements. Nevertheless he began playing guitar when he was only three, developing his unique playing style. Because his parents had no idea how the instrument was supposed to be held, or played, Healey was left to figure out his own approach.

Healey died in Toronto, Sunday March 2, 2008, after a battle with cancer. He was 41. The official press release can be viewed at http://www.jeffhealey.com/home.htm

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2	Sugar Sweet	26
3	The Weight	23
3	Jambalaya	23
3	Sittin' On Top Of The World	23
6	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	22
7	It's Only Money	19
7	Like A Hurricane	19
9	I'm Torn Down	15
10	I'm Tore Down	14
11	See the Light	12
11	Mess O' Blues	12
13	Cruel Little Number	9
14	Confidence Man	7
14	Mess O'Blues	7

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panther75 wrote:
October 2008

Rest In Peace a BIG loss to the music and the world. your music shall play on though. u still the best

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panther75 wrote:
October 2008

Rest In Peace abigloss to the music and th world your music shall play on though u still h best

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BrideAdorned wrote:
July 2008

RIP Jeff, You were the best

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froovvak wrote:
May 2008

curtsey Jeff...

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RedXXX wrote:
May 2008

RIP Jeff...Your music lives on..

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Amogh wrote:
March 2008

RIP Jeff... listening to While My Guitar Gently Weeps right now...

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killer-rabit wrote:
March 2008

RIP!

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Siliensein wrote:
March 2008

RIP...

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glassbottle wrote:
March 2008

rip

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henry_hudson wrote:
March 2008

RIP

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nilsguitar wrote:
March 2008

Its terrible. My heart crys. RIP Jeff !!!

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Lorena_k wrote:
March 2008

R I P

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abbey23 wrote:
March 2008

Saw him in Edmonton w/ my parents years back. It was such a fun show, musically perfect. Jeff, you will be missed, peace to you.

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misterpete4u wrote:
March 2008

~ R I P Jeff ~ Your awesome music stays here with us...

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hemlokk wrote:
March 2008

RIP

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AlexLehmann wrote:
March 2008

Saw him do an excellent concert two years ago, and this is very sad and unexpected news, :( RIP

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m0rtem wrote:
March 2008

It feels like August 1990 all over again... Rest in peace, Jeff.

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cloudy_skies wrote:
March 2008

RIP, you died far too soon.

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emergingsynergy wrote:
March 2008

http://incaroads-wvkayaker.blogspot.com/2008/03/legendary-blues-and-jazz-guitarist-jeff.html

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nolteCOD wrote:
March 2008

RIP man.

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