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Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey was a Canadian singer-songwriter who played guitar on his lap while seated, a technique that became his visual trademark. He was born in 1966 with...

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Jeff Healey, the lap-playing guitarist with Angel Eyes

A Canadian singer-songwriter whose unconventional technique and blues-rock sound defined his career.

For a quick sense of Healey, put on 'Angel Eyes' and then flip to 'Yer Blues.' One shows his melodic touch, the other his grit.

Healey's lap-playing guitar style wasn't just a visual trademark, it was how he made the instrument sing. That approach gave 'Angel Eyes' its distinctive slide-like phrasing, and it's what powered his band's recordings like 'Feel This' and the Montreux Jazz Festival set. Even when he covered 'Yer Blues' or 'I'm Tore Down,' his technique kept the blues feeling raw and immediate.

His debut album 'See the Light' arrived in 1988 with 'Angel Eyes' on it. He kept recording with bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen through the '90s and into 2000's 'Get Me Some,' building a catalog that mixed originals with blues covers.

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Jeff Healey was a Canadian singer-songwriter who played guitar on his lap while seated, a technique that became his visual trademark. He was born in 1966 with retinoblastoma, which led to the removal of both his eyes when he was one year old. His debut album 'See the Light' came out in 1988 and included the song 'Angel Eyes'.

Other songs in his catalog include 'Macon Georgia Blue' and 'Highway of Dreams.'

His band featured Joe Rockman on bass and Tom Stephen on drums. They recorded several albums together, including 'Feel This' in 1994 and 'Get Me Some' in 2000. A live recording from the Montreux Jazz Festival was released in 1999.

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