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Jeff Healey Jeff Healey, live in 1999 Background information Birth name Norman Jeffrey Healey ( 1966 - 03 - 25 ) March 25, 1966 Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 2, 2008 ( 2008 - 03 - 02 ) ( aged 41 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres Blues rock, blues, jazz, rock Occupation ( s ) Musician, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, actor Instruments Guitar, vocals, trumpet, piano Years active 1983 -- 2008 Labels Arista, BMG, Sony, Eagle, Sensation, Healey - O - Phonic, Stony Plain, Convexe Entertainment, Provogue, CBC, Arbor Associated acts The Jeff Healey Band, The Jazz Wizards ( aka Jeff Healey 's Jazz Wizards ), Jeff Healey 's Blues Band ( aka The Healey 's House Band ), Blue Direction Website jeffhealey.com Norman Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Healey ( March 25, 1966 -- March 2, 2008 ) was a Canadian jazz and blues - rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter 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 ''. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career and success 3 Later work and life 4 Illness and death 5 Personal life 6 Discography 6.1 Jeff Healey Band 6.2 Jeff Healey Solo & with The Jazz Wizards 6.3 Jeff Healey solo 6.4 Live albums 6.5 Compilations 6.6 Compilation inclusions 6.7 Singles 7 Film, DVD 8 See also 9 References 10 External links 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 Jeff Healey & Tom Lavin ( Powder Blues Band ) Healey began playing guitar when he was three, developing his unique style of playing the instrument flat on his lap. At age 9 his musical talents were showcased in an interview on the TVOntario children 's programme, The Cucumber Show. 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. Healey began hosting a jazz and blues show on radio station CIUT - FM where he became known for playing from his massive collection of vintage 78 rpm gramophone records. Shortly thereafter he was introduced to two musicians, bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen, with whom he formed a trio, The Jeff Healey Band. This band made their first public appearance at the Birds Nest, located upstairs at Chicago 's Diner on Queen Street West in Toronto. 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 ). After being signed to Arista Records in 1988, the band released the album See the Light, featuring the hit single `` Angel Eyes '' and the song `` Hideaway '', which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. While the band was recording See the Light, they were also filming ( and recording for the soundtrack of ) the Patrick Swayze film Road House. Healey had numerous acting scenes in the movie with Swayze, as his band was the house cover band for the bar featured in the movie. In 1990, the band won the Juno Award for Canadian Entertainer of the Year. The albums Hell to Pay and Feel This gave Healey 10 charting singles in Canada between 1990 and 1994, including a cover of The Beatles ' `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' which featured George Harrison and Jeff Lynne on backing vocals and acoustic guitar. Later work and life Healey performing on August 31, 2002 By the release of the 2000 album Get Me Some, Healey began to concentrate his talent in a different musical direction closer to his heart, the appreciation for another original American music form, jazz. He went on to release three CDs of music of traditional American jazz from the 1920s and 1930s. He had been sitting in with these types of bands around Toronto since the beginning of his music career. Though known primarily as a guitarist, Healey also played trumpet during live performances. His main jazz group for touring and recording being Jeff Healey 's Jazz Wizards. Healey was an avid record collector and amassed a collection of well over 30,000 78 rpm records. Starting in 1990 he hosted a radio program of very early jazz on CIUT at the University of Toronto with Colin Bray. 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. He moved the show two years later to Jazz FM - CJRT ; as a part of ongoing celebrations for what would have been Healey 's 50th birthday in 2016, the latter program began to air in repeats Wednesdays 9pm on jazz.fm. For many years, Healey toured throughout North America and Europe and performed at his club, `` Healey 's '' on Bathurst Street in Toronto, where he played with his blues band on Thursday nights and also with his jazz group on Saturday afternoons. The club moved to a bigger location at 56 Blue Jays Way and was rechristened `` Jeff Healey 's Roadhouse. '' Though he had lent his name to the club and often played there, Jeff Healey did not own or manage the bar. ( The name came from the 1989 film, Road House, in which Healey appeared. ) At the time of his death, he had been planning to perform a series of shows in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands with his other band, the ' Jeff Healey Blues Band ' ( aka the ' Healey 's House Band ' ) in April 2008. Over the years, Healey toured and sat in with many legendary performers, including The Allman Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, BB King, ZZ Top, Steve Lukather, Eric Clapton and many more. In 2006, Healey appeared on Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan 's CD / DVD Gillan 's Inn. Healey discovered and helped develop the careers of other musical artists, including Terra Hazelton and Amanda Marshall. In early 2009, Healey 's album Mess of Blues won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Blues Album. In 2009, Healey was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame. In June 2011, Woodford Park in Toronto was renamed Jeff Healey Park in his honour. In 2014 Healey was inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame. In September 2016, Jeff Healey was inducted into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame. In March 2016 the posthumous album Heal My Soul was released, followed by the companion album Holding On in December of the same year. Both records were compiled from unreleased recordings by Roger Costa. The 12 track Heal My Soul featured six covers and a number of collaborations with Marti Frederiksen, Arnold Lanni and Stevie Salas. The 15 track Holding On album contains ten live tracks recorded in 1999 at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Norway and five studio tracks. Illness and death On January 11, 2007, Healey underwent surgery to remove metastatic tissue from both lungs. In the previous eighteen months, he had two sarcomas removed from his legs. On March 2, 2008, Healey died of sarcoma cancer in his home town of Toronto at age 41. Healey 's death came a month before the release of Mess of Blues, which was his first rock / blues album in eight years. Personal life Healey married Krista Miller in 1992 ; they had a daughter and were divorced in 1998. He married Cristie Hall in 2003 and had a son with her. Discography Jeff Healey Band Year Album Label and Catalog Number CAN AUS UK US Certification 1988 See the Light Arista AL - 8553 25 33 58 22 RIAA - Platinum 1990 Hell to Pay Arista ARCD - 8632 5 20 18 27 RIAA - Gold 1992 Feel This Arista B000002VML 27 37 72 174 - 1995 Cover to Cover Arista B00008G71N 44 80 50 - - 2000 Get Me Some Eagle B00004T98N -- -- -- -- - Jeff Healey Solo & with The Jazz Wizards Year Album Label and Catalog Number US 2002 Among Friends Stony Plain B000I2KPO6 -- Adventures in Jazzland Stony Plain B000I2KPOG -- 2006 It 's Tight Like That Stony Plain B000ETRIZ2 -- 2008 Mess Of Blues Stony Plain B0016MX3F0 -- 2009 Songs From The Road Stony Plain B002F040F4 -- Last Call Stony Plain B0036WL32S -- Jeff Healey solo 2002 : Among Friends 2003 : Live at Healey 's ( Bolder ) 2004 : Adventures in Jazzland ( Healeyophonic ) 2006 : It 's Tight Like That ( Stony Plain ) 2008 : Mess of Blues 2009 : Songs From The Road ( Stony Plain ) 2010 : Last Call ( Stony Plain Records ) 2016 : Heal My Soul ( Convexe Entertainment ) Live albums 1993 : Live in Belgium ( CD & DVD ) ( Eagle Vision ) 2003 : Live at Healey 's ( Bolder ) 2005 : The Jeff Healey Band Live at Montreux 1999 ( Eagle ) 2011 : Live at Grossman 's 1994 ( Eagle Rock North / Convexe ) 2013 : As The Years Go Passing By : Live in Germany 1989 - 1995 - 2000 ( in - akustik ) 2013 : Live From NYC ( Eagle Rock ) Compilations 1998 The Very Best of Jeff Healey ( RCA ) 1998 The Very Best of Jeff Healey ( MSI Music Distribution ) 1999 Master Hits ( Arista ) 2004 The Platinum and Gold Collection ( Arista ) 2008 Super Hits ( Sony ) 2009 Legacy, Volume 1 ( Arbor ) 2013 House on Fire -- Demos & Rarities ( Eagle Rock North ) 2016 Holding On : A Heal My Soul Companion ( Convexe Entertainment ) Compilation inclusions 1995 `` Let It Rock '' ( Quality Records ) Ronnie Hawkins ' 60th Birthday Bash, Live at Massey Hall, featuring members of The Hawks, The Band, Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Larry Gowan, & more. 1997 Hits of the 80 's 2002 While My Guitar Gently Weeps 2004 What 's Love ? A Tribute to Tina Turner ( Versailles ) 2006 Ruf Records Anthology : 12 Years of Where Blues Crosses Over ( Ruf Records ) 2006 Saturday Night Blues : 20 Years ( CBC ) Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album CAN AUS UK US US Rock 1986 `` Adrianna / See the Light '' -- -- -- -- -- single only 1988 `` Confidence Man '' -- 84 76 -- 11 See the Light 1989 `` Angel Eyes '' 16 79 86 5 24 `` See the Light '' -- -- -- -- 33 `` Raising Heaven / Hoochie Coochie Man '' ( by Patrick Swayze / The Jeff Healey Band ) -- -- -- -- 29 Road House Soundtrack `` When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky '' -- -- 99 -- -- 1990 `` I Think I Love You Too Much '' 5 -- 98 -- 5 Hell to Pay `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps '' 27 -- 85 -- 7 `` Full Circle '' 72 -- -- -- 16 1991 `` How Long Can a Man Be Strong '' 8 -- -- -- 34 `` How Much '' 32 -- -- -- -- 1992 `` Cruel Little Number '' 17 -- -- -- Feel This `` Heart of an Angel '' 52 -- -- -- 20 `` Lost in Your Eyes '' 15 -- -- 91 -- `` Leave the Light On '' 60 -- -- -- -- `` You 're Coming Home '' 40 -- -- -- -- 1995 `` I Got a Line on You '' 34 -- -- -- -- Cover To Cover `` Angel '' 33 -- -- -- -- `` Stuck in the Middle with You '' 33 96 79 -- 39 2000 `` My Life Story '' -- -- -- -- -- Get Me Some `` I Tried '' -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes single that did not chart or was not released. Film, DVD 1989 Road House 1999 Live at Montreux 2004 See The Light ( BMG ) 2009 Legacy, Volume 1 ( Arbor ) 2013 : As The Years Go Passing By : Live in Germany 1989 - 1995 - 2000 ( in - akustik ) See also Canadian blues Canadian rock Music of Canada References Jump up ^ Jessey Bird ( March 3, 2008 ). `` Award - winning musician ' followed his own passion ' ''. Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ Assayas, Michka ( ed. ) ( 2000 ). Le dictionnaire du rock. Robert laffont, collection Bouquins. p. 775. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Jeff Healey ''. www.cbc.ca. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Road House ( 1989 ) ''. www.imdb.com. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Jump up ^ Arista Records LP AL - 8632, 1990. Jump up ^ The 50th Celebrations Start Now ! Jump up ^ The Ultimate Amanda Marshall Homepage. Pages.infinit.net. Retrieved on 2011 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ Independent Music Awards -- 8th Annual Winners Archived July 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Agency, Q.M.I. `` Park named after guitar legend Jeff Healey ''. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Our Consolation Is In The Stardust Of His Songs '' - Mississauga News Jump up ^ `` Heal My Soul - Jeff Healey Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Holding On : A Heal My Soul Companion - Review ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Yates, Henry ( February 23, 2016 ). `` Heal My Soul : The story of the great ' lost ' Jeff Healey album ''. The Blues Magazine. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Mitchell, John ( August 16, 2016 ). `` Jeff Healey -- Heal My Soul Album Review ''. Blues Blast Magazine. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Jeff Healey -- Holding On -- A Heal My Soul Companion ''. All About The Rock. 2016 - 11 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Jeff Healey -- Holding On ''. The Rocking Magpie. 2016 - 11 - 22. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Blues guitarist Jeff Healey recovering from lung cancer surgery ''. CBC News. January 16, 2007. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 10. ^ Jump up to : Douglas Martin ( March 4, 2008 ). `` Jeff Healey, Guitarist and Singer, Dies at 41 ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Blind rocker Healey dies aged 41 '', BBC News, March 3, 2008, Jump up ^ Greg Quill ( March 3, 2008 ). `` Jeff Healey, 41 : Canadian musician ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 26. At the time of his death Healey was planning to release his first rock / blues album in eight years, Mess of Blues Jump up ^ https://prezi.com/opoiu2s0i3t1/greatest-canadian/ ^ Jump up to : Australian ( ARIA ) chart peaks : Top 50 peaks : `` australian-charts.com > Jeff Healey in Australian Charts ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01. `` Confidence Man '' : `` Chartifacts Week Ending 11th June 1995 -- Issue No. 278 ( from The ARIA Report Issue No. 278 ) ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01. `` Angel Eyes '' : `` The ARIA Report ! Week Commencing : 12 July 2004 -- Issue No. 750 '' ( PDF ). Pandora Archive ( original document published by ARIA ). p. 2. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01. Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010 : Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. `` Stuck in the Middle with You '' : `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 16 Jul 1995 ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Charts > Jeff Healey Band ''. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Billboard > Artists / Jeff Healey > Chart History > Billboard 200 ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Gold & Platinum Results for Jeff Healey ''. riaa.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Re-released 2006, Stony Plain. ^ Jump up to : Subtitled `` The Thursday Night Recordings ''. Jump up ^ Jeff Healey and The Jazz Wizards. Jump up ^ Live, Love, Celebrate ! Jump up ^ The first release of archival material compiled with the participation and full approval of the Jeff Healey Estate. ( 3CD set -- also available as 3CD / 2DVD deluxe ed. ) www.jeffhealey.com Jump up ^ CD re-release 2003 on RCA Camden. However, `` ( w ) ith the 2004 merger of BMG ( RCA Victor 's parent company ) and Sony ( Columbia Records ' parent company ), the Camden label... ( was ) abandoned '', implying that the re-released greatest hits package was discontinued shortly thereafter. See RCA Camden. Jump up ^ Collection issued in Germany and imported via MSI Music Distribution, based in Florida. At the time, MSI Music Distribution was one of the largest importers of recorded music in the United States. See In Other News ! Super D buys MSI Music. Entry of September 13, 2007 ; www.myblogutopia.com. Jump up ^ A Winnipeg - based record company, distributed by EMI in Canada, Allego Music in the United States, New Music Distribution in Germany and Disques Dorn in France. See Particulars of Arbor Records Archived March 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. ; www.arborrecords.com. ^ Jump up to : Contains two CDs and one DVD. One CD is a collection of Healey singles, while the other CD is a collection of unreleased live material. The DVD contains `` rare footage, interviews, intimate behind the scenes moments, and unseen live performances... ( including ) collaborations and jams with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Keith Richards, George Harrison, B.B. King, Mark Knopfler, Jeff Lynne, Sheila E, Clarence Clemons, Paul Shaffer and Dave Edmunds. '' See Legacy Product Description ; www.cduniverse.com. Jump up ^ Healey plays on `` I Ca n't Stand The Rain '', with Alannah Myles. Jump up ^ Healey performs `` Workin ' Overtime '' with Walter Trout. Jump up ^ A compilation album of live performances from the Saturday Night Blues radio program on CBC Radio, hosted by Holger Petersen. Healey 's `` Anything For You '' ( Also known as `` I Would Do Anything For You '', originally recorded on the Among Friends album ) is included. Jump up ^ Re-released 2005, RED Distribution. Includes Jeff Healey Band 1999 performance at the Montreux Festival, plus 1997 performances of four songs at Stravinsky Hall, also in Montreux. Jump up ^ Three video clips and live performances of 10 songs taped April 14, 1989 in London, England. Includes previously unreleased video clip `` When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky. '' Jump up ^ The first release of archival material compiled with the participation and full approval of the Jeff Healey Estate. ( 3CD / 2DVD deluxe ed. -- also available as 3 CD set ) www.jeffhealey.com External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeff Healey. 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Question: who was the band that played in roadhouse
Answer: Jeff Healey