RIP Jeff Healey

Blues guitar virtuoso Jeff Healey succumbed to cancer on Sunday at 41 - the same disease that took his vision, that he’s been fighting all his life. His own website doesn’t even have a notice of his passing yet.

He was both gifted and unique for his self-taught, stand-up lap style of playing. I saw him only once live, in ‘90 (I think) at a Clapton show at Alpine. He wasn’t even on the bill, but his band happened to be opening for The Pretenders in Chicago, and EC had him flown up just to play an encore. I remember that they dueled on Sunshine of Your Love.

Posted by Pete W on 03/03/2008
Filed under: News, Random Rockness

2 Comments

  1. Comment by the paleofuturologist on March 3, 2008 2:57 pm

    He must’ve had retinoblastoma… what an unfortunate hand to be dealt.

  2. Comment by Mark on March 5, 2008 3:21 pm

    Two words: Road House.

    Also, Angel Eyes is a GREAT song.

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