Blind Guitarist Jeff
Beck also formed the jeff beck group and beck bogert appice.
Blind guitarist jeff. Healey famed for playing his electric guitar flat on his lap lost his sight at the age of one after contracting cancer of the retina. By joal ryan mar 03 2008 8 03 pm tags. One of the many cool highlights on this powerful record is an inspired cover of the jeff healey song one foot on the gravel philip is absolutely on fire digging deep and throwing his soul behind.
Jeff beck is a master of his instrument in a way that very few guitarists on this list are. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with the yardbirds the other two being eric clapton and jimmy page. He hit number 5 on the u s.
Hailing from canada jeff healy became blind as a young child as a result of retinoblastoma. 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. With the guitar in his lap healey could make unique bends and hammer ons making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition.
The house band at the double deuce has lost its leader. What made jeff healey different from other blues rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty. Jeff beck geoffrey arnold jeff beck is an english rock guitarist.
The fact that the blind guitarist played his fender stratocaster on his lap not standing up. He was even featured in patrick swayze s road house movie. Grammy nominated blind guitarist jeff healey dies at 41.
This phenomenal guitarist singer human is a much beloved member of the healey musical family and a fierce talent. Jeff healey the blind canadian blues and rock guitarist who has died of cancer aged 41 had a unique style of guitar playing he played the instrument flat on his lap best demonstrated on. Blind canadian rock musician jeff healey has died in a toronto hospital aged 41 after a lifelong battle against cancer his publicist has said.
