Jeff Healey's Death

The blues singer Jeff Healey died at the age of 41. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Blind blues singer who formed the band Colonial Tavern and was popular in the 1990s and 1990s.

He has two children with his wife Christie.

Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey died today (March 2) in Toronto after battling cancer. He was 41. Blind since infancy due to a rare form of cancer, Healey was attracting local attention for his talent on guitar, which he played laying across his lap while seated, by the time he was a teenager.

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I always knew, that in some way, I’d be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

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The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind.

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Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities in Toronto, people like the Walsh Brothers, David Wilcox, Kim Mitchell and the like. It was a great learning experience.

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Hi, I’m Jeff Healy of the Jeff Healy band. Don’t drink and drive. I don’t… you’re blind!

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I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century.