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Monday
March 03, 2008

Jeff Healey, R.I.P.

Male Jim Treacher | Category: Music

healey.jpgIf you've seen Road House or gone to a high school prom in the last 20 years, you know who he was. The blind guitarist who sat down with the guitar flat in his lap and played it kind of like a keyboard, and who sang "Angel Eyes." Damn, he was only 41.

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Comments

Damn. I loved that song when I was a kid. I remember my babysitter listening to it over and over.

Comment by Zelda on March 3, 2008 11:01 AM

I am old.

Comment by Treach on March 3, 2008 2:05 PM

His later jazz albums are worth checking out... he sings and plays trumpet on them, and his voice is much better suited to the genre.

Comment by pete on March 4, 2008 7:31 AM