Jeff Healey

Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He hit Number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Angel Eyes" and reached the Top 10 in Canada with the songs "I Think I Love You Too Much" and "How Long Can a Man Be Strong."

Early life

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Healey was raised in the city's west end. He was adopted as an infant; his adoptive father was a firefighter. When he was almost one year old, Healey lost his sight to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes. His eyes had to be surgically removed, and he was given ocular prostheses.

Early career and success

Healey began playing guitar when he was three, developing his unique style of playing the instrument flat on his lap. When he was 15, Jeff Healey formed the band Blue Direction, a four-piece which primarily played bar-band cover tunes and featured bassist Jeremy Littler, drummer Graydon Chapman, and a schoolmate, Rob Quail on second guitar. This band played various local clubs in Toronto, including the Colonial Tavern.

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Famous quotes by Jeff Healey:

"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."
"The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind."
"Hi, I'm Jeff Healy of the Jeff Healy band. Don't drink and drive. I don't... you're blind!"
"I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business."
"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."

The Jeff Healey Band

ALBUMS

House on Fire: Demos & Rarities

Released 2013

Live at Grossman's

Released 2011

Super Hits

Released 2008

Platinum & Gold Collection

Released 2004

Get Me Some

Released 2000

Master Hits

Released 1999

The Very Best of JHB

Released 1998

Cover to Cover

Released 1995

Evil Blues

Released 1993

Feel This

Released 1992

Feel This

Released 1992

Hell to Pay

Released 1990

Destructive Heart: Live in New York October '89

Released 1989

See the Light

Released 1988

When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky

Live at Montreux 1999

In Concert (Toronto 1988)

Jeff Healey

ALBUMS

Last Call

Released 2010

Legacy: Volume One Live Unreleased

Released 2009

Legacy: Volume One (The Singles)

Released 2009

Songs From the Road

Released 2009

Mess of Blues

Released 2008

Adventures in Jazzland

Released 2007

Among Friends

Released 2002

Born: 1966-03-25

Died: 2008-03-02

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Angel Eyes

by: Jeff Healey

Girl, you're lookin' fine tonight
And every guy has got you in his sight
What you're doin' with a clown like me
Is surely one of life's little mysteries
(Chorus)
So tonight I'll ask the stars above:
How did I ever win your love?
What did I do; What did I say
To turn your angel eyes my way?
Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance
Never even got one second glance
Across the crowded room was close enough
I could look but I could never touch
(Chorus)
Don't anyone wake me if it's just a dream
'Cuz she's the best thing that ever happened to me
All you fellows, you can look all you like
But this girl you see, she's leaving here
With me tonight
There's just one more thing I need to know
If this is love, why does it scare me so?
Must be something only you can see
'Cuz girl, I feel it when you look at me




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