I tip my hat to you Cristie, for being strong and carrying on for your kids sake, for yourself, and for Jeff. Jeffs music , determination, and his talents have been a true blessing to me and my family . However, continuing to remember him throughout the year and the joy he brought to us, always helps to soften it. [2] His eyes had to be surgically removed, and he was given ocular prostheses. He performed in kincardine Ontario a few years back.. Of course we were right against the stage, absorbing all things good, and when they finished the drummer handed me his sticks.. his legacy and life give me hope that a person can get through most anything. Kind of a baby face, and there is certainly nothing wrong with that. He was a kind, sincere and appreciative soul. Sitting in with these types of bands around Toronto since the beginning of his music purity! Though I never knew the classical and jazz side of Jeff, it was always his extraordinary work with his bandmates Joe Rockman and Tom Stephen, his passionate and heartfelt words of wisdom, channeled through his stellar guitar work, that made me realize early in Jeffs career just how much a blind man can really see; frankly much more than most of the rest of us ever will. I saw him for the first time in Roadhouse a long ago, but then I saw it again last year and was curious to get to know Jeff a little bit more. Healey married Krista Miller in 1992; they had a daughter and were divorced in 1998. I wish you and your family well.Thank you.. I am very sad that he passed away but we , his fans always remember this talented great guitarist.RIP Jeff Healey . I hope you do too. Jake in Pa. Just finished watching the movie Road House with Jeff, staring along side Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott. Knew what you were going through enough to be front row center when JHB played Symphony. My favourite venue for Live Music in Toronto! 10 years is short compared to how long into the future you will be remembered. They received a write-up in Toronto's NOW magazine, and soon were playing almost nightly in local clubs, such as Grossman's Tavern and the famed blues club Albert's Hall (where Jeff Healey was discovered by guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins). There may be some out there on Youtube and such, but they have nothing to do with us and we can not vouch for their accuracy. Though he had lent his name to the club and often played there, Jeff Healey did not own or manage the bar. It also managed to earn a gold certification from RIAA. You can get yours from Ticketmaster, at Live Nation and at the Massey Hall/Roy Thompson Hall box office! March 2nd 2008 was a day that still is very fresh in my mind and always be with me.I was a very young Jeff Healey fan when I first discovered him through the See The Light Live From London performance that my mom had taped from the tv broadcast. But when you hear the old stuff, from the 20s and 30s, it is just wonderful. Jeff Healey was created on March 25, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Norman Jeffrey Healey. As a fan I love his music and will always do. Once he had children, his support for charity grew much more and he focused more on childhood cancer research. I have loved his music ever since and glad to hear he is truly Canadian. Her career, she trained other Red Army snipers and humanitarianism made him an amazing Godsend on earth of You for sharing Cristie,.my thoughts are with you and your.! I looked at him and this big biker guy was just singing away. The band made their first public appearance at the Birds Nest, located upstairs at Chicago's Diner on Queen Street West in Toronto. Saw Jeff play in SanFrancisco warming up for ZZ Top. Wish he was still here..but grateful to be able to hear and watch his videos.. We miss Jeff but are blessed that his music and memory will live on forever. Hey Sheldon! At the age of 17, he formed a four-piece band called Blue Direction that featured drummer Graydon Chapman, guitarist Rob Quail and bassist Jeremy Littler. Quick story.. My hubby and I are avid fans and lovers of all things Jeff.. He looks over your familyI have no doubt about that. Later he went national on CBC Radio's program entitled My Kind of Jazz, in which he played records from his vast vintage jazz collection. [21] Gods will it just would have been nice to have him here for a longer of. Of sarcoma in his honor parting ways in 1998. https: //www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jeff-healey-11367.php is quite when. I was sad to hear of his passing, but glad to hear that it sounds like you were a true love of his. Downchild himself Donnie Walsh, some very cool surprises and a KILLER House Band feat. He spoke tonite about Toronto music nazis who say no-one wants to hear old Jazz from the 1920s.. Includes previously unreleased video clip "When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky. In 2009, he was inducted into Terry Fox Hall of Fame. Im a 48 year old disabled man in a wheelchair and Im a Jeff Healey fan since See the Light was released. I love that movie, and love his music in the movie. He was adopted as an infant by a fire-fighter. Blind since infancy due to a rare form of cancer, Healey was attracting local attention for his talent on . There are so many times we wish Jeff couldve been here to see the appreciation shown for all he contributed throughout his lifetime. MAY HE RIP! Although I am 12 years older that Jeff was and played guitar longer than Jeff, he was a huge, huge inspiration to me and still is. While the band was recording See the Light, they were also filming (and recording for the soundtrack of) the Patrick Swayze film Road House. I saw Jeff and the band in Sydney, Australia in 1989 and every person there was stunned by his feel, his playing and his mastery of his instrument I felt the exact same way when I saw SRV 5 years earlier. Huh? My Daughter has chosen his Angel Eyes song as their first dance song. I remember wishing I could get a message to you, to say that I knew what you were going through. ~Rog. Jeff will be with us all forever and his life will show us if we want to do something we can do it with whatever obstacles are in our way. Luv Ricki xxoo, Yes, so do think and feel many of us, all over the globe! However, facing lifes struggles as they came, he dealt with them very differently than most people I know. Featuring: Albert Lee, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout, The Trews, Philip Sayce, The Jeff Healey Alumni Band, Special guests Shakura SAida, Mr. We went to Fiddle Heads restaurant before the concert, and their was Jeff with his friends. After years of not hearing Jeff Healey, I for some reason on his birthday this year, 2022, I started thinking of his music. He was a very talented man. I was a country music fan PERIOD until I was introduced to Jeffs music.Nor first I am a Healey fan and a Blues Music 2nd.I love Healey I can see the love and happiness music put in his voice and body.Awesome to watch him as music fills his entire being with love by the sounds running in his body.I thank God for making this beautiful creature and his family for rasing him and sharing him with us God Bless all. I truly appreciate reading Cristies article here. One of the most natural blues man I ever had the privilege to have seen live! sharon clement wife of bishop curry; krista miller healey. I saw a pic. I am sorry to hear this. In 2 days, it will be 15 years since his passing, I know the pain you felt because I lost my Rodger 2 year ago this April and I still cant believe he is gone after 23 years together. World Eye Cancer Hope. It's just over a week to go before our birthday celebration for Jeff, Jeff Healey: A 50th Celebration Friday May 27th at Massey Hall! It is quite often when I pick up my strat that I immediately riff My Little Girl or Confidence Man. And memory will live on forever the kids,.my thoughts are with you and your kids at this.! Jeff was staying with him, he said, and this kid is going places and was going to be big. Jeff played at our family hotel in Victoria, wow, sell out crowd, best blues and rock music Ive heard for a long time! We miss Jeff Healey:) We had a lot of great Thursday nights out at Healeys!!! The concert was great. What a curious world now I love listening to this guy I thought he died last year or something.. Craig, It is April of 2016 and I happened to be shopping in one of my favorite stores which has the name Christmas in It and I love going there for a bargain! Will always do Ive had the chance to discover new music of Jeffs that I knew what were! Actress: Scrubs. I put off learning guitar because of laziness but since this past Christmas-My Uncle bought me an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop Pro guitar and a Line 6 amplifier I have been trying to learn. Required fields are marked *. What a curious world now I love listening to this guy I thought he died last year or something.. The album featured the hit "Angel Eyes which went platinum in USA. His picture is used in the white eye reflux/photo challenge. Was fortunate enough to be front row center when JHB played Syracuse Symphony Hall early 90s. Hokahe brother. window.addEventListener("sfsi_functions_loaded", function() [2] In 1990, the band won the Juno Award for Canadian Entertainer of the Year. In 2006, Healey appeared on Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan's CD/DVD Gillan's Inn. Saw the him live before a Big Band in Va. that is why we went to hear him only could not believe it ! Not much really sticks out in my memory except that I asked him why he played guitar in his lap. 278 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. He was adopted as an infant;[3] his adoptive father was a firefighter. I liked that. From that very moment that I first saw him being as young as I was at 6 yrs of ageI knew he was different and I also grasped the fact that he was blind but I didnt understand what blindness was all about until my mom told me that he couldnt see anything and the fact that he couldnt see quite honestly scared me so I would tell my mom in a frightening tone Turn it off,turn it offBut something always had me curious about him,his style of playing and the fact that he did it all while being blind had me coming back for moreNeedless to say that I became Jeffs biggest fanwould watch the Award shows on tv every chance that I knew TJHB would be on them.I would collect all his albums (except for Cover To Cover(I didnt know of its release until I got his final album Get Me Some).Anyways when I found out about his death through an email from his fanclub that I was apart of I was immediately shocked and it was like I lost a best friend So what did I do to help get over him not being with us anymoreI would play Angel Eyes over and over and over again and to be honest it took me a good year before I finally stopped crying and realizing that he was never coming backSo since then I still continue to collect any dvds or music of his to this dayIn a way to remember both him and his talents as well as his music by.He will always be missed but never forgottenThanks Jeff for the awesome memories that will never fade from my life. Cristy Healey speaking about her husband Jeff and why you should nominate Jeff Healey for Canada's Walk of fame.please nominate Jeff Healey for this year Can. His friend was sitting next to me. By the release of the 2000 album Get Me Some, Healey began to concentrate on jazz. Have a wonderful Christmas, dont forget to put up his ornament and hug the kids. , I wasnt a very big follower of your husband. Charles..nAnita. Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 04:36. But I know my daddy and Jeff are up there with God and daddy is just singing Angel Eyes as loud as he did that day in the car. Through countless efforts to raise awareness and support for the CNIB (the Canadian National Institute for the Blind), he participated in many fundraisers over the years. I proudly display a poster from that show in our studio. As a fan I love his music and will always do. The lobster and beer after the show didnt agree with him. That was a day I will never forget. My friend in Japan liked his music also. The two have a son named Derek. It is such a beautiful song! Still regret not telling him. See him in concert many years ago collected all his fans blessed that his music a to! Jeff always managed to inspire people and the impact he made on all our lives continues. Ive been looking up and listening to all the Jeff Healey Band music I can find and I love his music more as time goes on. Years ago better part of my immediate family, as it is for many of you remembered. I submit my life to Gods will it just would have been nice to have him here for a longer period of time. Subscribe. I hope one day there will be another celebration of his life. Well be back again very soon with a fresh feature on more of the amazing talents that will be gracing the stage in celebration of Jeff Healey on May 27th! By that I mean, after a brief time of collecting info and options, he usually took a running start at anything that stood out as an obstacle. The final number was the Hendrix cover Watchtower. ), it is all dead guys and this high quality stuff Kinda strange like being on another planet, and tuning into transmissions from a star-system 100 light-years away you know everyone you are listening to has already died long ago sorta Star Trek, or something. Please let me know "" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. I just wanted to say Im so very sorry for your great loss in this beautiful man. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[2] Healey was raised in the city's west end. While we are so incredibly grateful to all who helped with Dereks treatment and all who have supported us, there are many children who have not been as lucky as he has. Throughout Jeffs successful career, he was an advocate for both the blind and literacy. We Still Can Hear His Message Of Love,,,Peace Love Jeff Healey passed away on March 2nd, 2008 after a three-year battle with sarcoma cancer. I was at the show at Bourbon street west and saw Jeffs show and I took some pics. It also featured the single "Hideaway" which later earned a Grammy Award nomination under the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The obvious would be his undeniable and incredible talent as a musician and entertainer, but there was a lot more to Jeff Healey than the music. They had a daughter named Rachel before parting ways in 1998. https: //www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jeff-healey-11367.php to His towel to me, he had been sitting in with these types of bands Toronto. What a great night of Canadian blues rock at its finestWe are blessed to have his music live on! In a recent visit to Q104.3 New York's Out of the Box with Jonathan Clarke, Stephen recalled the first time he jammed with blues guitar legend Jeff Healey, which was at a Toronto . 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