Canadian musician Jeff Healey dies of cancer
Musician Jeff Healey, 41, has died in Toronto from cancer, it was announced Sunday. Healey is internationally known for his 1988 album See the Light and for his appearance the following year in the movie Road House with Patrick Swayze. His hits included "Angel Eyes".
He was born Norman Jeffery Healey on March 25, 1966 in Toronto. At the age of 1, he was blinded from retinoblastoma, but still learned how to play the guitar by positioning the instrument on his lap.
"I don't think any of us thought this was going to happen," Bray said in a telephone interview. "We just thought he was going to bounce back as he always does."
"He drew his strength from somewhere, I don't know where, but it spread among the band and flowed into the audience," Scriven said.
Healey was host of various Canadian radio programs in recent years and was set to release a new blues-rock album within weeks. He is survived by his two children, 13-year-old Rachel and 3-year-old Derek, and his wife.
Sources
- "Canadian musician Jeff Healey dies of cancer". CBC News, March 2, 2008
- "Despite long battle with cancer, Jeff Healey's death still shocking, bandmate". Canadian Press, March 2, 2008
- Kenny Yum "Guitarist Jeff Healey dies at 41". National Post, March 2, 2008
- http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Canadian_musician_Jeff_Healey_dies_of_cancer
Email this story
Total views: 3871
Related Articles· American war deserter given stay of deportation in Canada
· Man pulls a 126,292-pound truck over 137 feet, sets world record
· 73M-year-old fossilized fish found in Canada
· Falcon 1 rocket fails during third launch attempt
· Man decapitated on Greyhound bus in Manitoba