Hey houseisland, Check this guy out

[shamus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZywo3PBTE
I'm sure you've seen Jeff Healy...
If not,let alone he plays it on his lap, he can't see!

[CCT]

I recall him in the Swayze movie 'Roadhouse' playing in a cage - a real talent.

[CCT]

You want some good fun and a bluesy-Godrock;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGo9Xe5dPos&feature=related

[houseisland]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZywo3PBTE
I'm sure you've seen Jeff Healy...
If not,let alone he plays it on his lap, he can't see!

But of course. Canadian, eh.

Nice set of jazz chops, in addition to the blues and rock stuff, and he is a pretty good horn and reed player, too.

He had a cool radio show on CBC for a while where he played his enormous collect of old jazz 78s.

He shows up occasionally on Randy Bachman's CBC show, as well.

His recording career kind of lost direction. I think the labels wanted to push him more towards mainstream MOR pop/rock (Angel Eyes). They also wanted him to dump his backup band, his friends who had worked with him and supported him for a long time. I don't think Jeff was overly cooperative.

I understand he is struggling with cancer.

He has a reputation as a really nice guy.

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