tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post4437257705372554443..comments2023-11-15T09:24:10.316-08:00Comments on The 25 Year Plan: Jeff HealeyMichael K. Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726807939923761538noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-39806997284419859882008-03-28T06:31:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:31:00.000-07:00I hadn't heard that he had died...a good friend of...I hadn't heard that he had died...a good friend of mine introduced me to his music in California in 1991 and it always takes me back to wonderful memories and times.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this.Rainbow dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831181728077823123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-81455212672993737582008-03-09T13:34:00.000-07:002008-03-09T13:34:00.000-07:00The world loses another great talent. Such sad new...The world loses another great talent. Such sad news he was indeed a gifted musician. Although I never saw him perform I liked his music very much.Bobkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-39444956790647199042008-03-09T06:38:00.000-07:002008-03-09T06:38:00.000-07:00What you say is true Mike, BUT, that there ARE rec...What you say is true Mike, BUT, that there ARE recordings and films, or whatever, is an amazing legacy so that whatever he did is not completely lost only to memory. Think of the many mamy MANY Amazing talents that were never recorded because we did not have that technology...!<BR/>I often think of the many plays that I have seen that are only committed to memory, and we know how memory can change things as time goes on, and how it dims....All of these performances were never documented because we had no way to do that....GREAT GREAT Musicians---Composers, Singers, Instrumentalists, Performers...there are no recordings of any kind....I know it is not the same having a film or sound recording of some great artist, but it is better than nothing! <BR/>I personally was not familiar with him...but I will be able to now familiariza myself with some of him through the amazing magical technolgy we have now....So ALL of Jeff Healey is not lost...Some of him still exists for those who loved him and for those who may discover him in the future.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-5654256711695970742008-03-09T01:40:00.000-08:002008-03-09T01:40:00.000-08:00I saw Healey for the first time around the same ti...I saw Healey for the first time around the same time as you. He was playing at a bar in Toronto....whenever he did, the place was packed to the rafters! For years, he honed his skills playing/busking at Kensington market in Toronto. This is where his first fan base was developed.<BR/><BR/>Over the years, Healey had his own radio show, first on the CBC and then on a Jazz radio station. It was called "My Kind of Jazz." His true love was jazz from the 20's, 30's and 40's..... He knew the bands and the histories etc and collected this music. I think he had over 30,000 records from this era which he would use on his shows. Brilliant memory and brilliant mind!<BR/><BR/>I loved listening to his weekly show on the CBC and often caught it when I was on the road for work......he was a natural radio personality too.<BR/><BR/>He also attended the annual Harvest Jazz and Blues festival held here in Sept. The last time he was in town, he performed on stage at a sit down kind of venue, but what is remembered by the folks here was his "afterburner" surprise attendance where he jammed with a bunch of other jazz and blues musicians into the wee hours of the night for all the late night birds who just happened to be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.<BR/><BR/>He was cancer free until the last couple of years......and struggled with sarcoma. However, he never stopped touring.....and never stopped his radio show until a couple of weeks before he died.<BR/><BR/>He gave it ALL in his 41 years. Bless him.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-57764204123476547872008-03-06T22:03:00.000-08:002008-03-06T22:03:00.000-08:00I saw Jeff Healey (up close) live at the Casino in...I saw Jeff Healey (up close) live at the Casino in Hampton Beach, NH Aug'99, when my friends Bruce Marshall Group openned for his show. I got in free as a roadie. We had to haul all the equiptment up this huge staircase- we helped with Jeff's too- some of which didn't want to fit through the stage door.<BR/>Other people payed big bux for a seat. The place was packed- I'll always remember that sea of people, right across from the sea! That huge building (a club) has a bar in every corner! About 10k folks all were mesmerized-<BR/>He was amazing- n inspiring!<BR/>What a shame he's passed already-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tribute, I hadn't heard- n am saddened-<BR/>Live performance in his case- is way better!Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-50147837027635145432008-03-04T23:20:00.000-08:002008-03-04T23:20:00.000-08:00I have heard of him & I have to say God bless Jeff...I have heard of him & I have to say God bless Jeff Healey!!flleeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891409738590573673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-585188801937995952008-03-03T12:41:00.000-08:002008-03-03T12:41:00.000-08:00I've heard of him, but travel in different musical...I've heard of him, but travel in different musical circles. But I can see the effect he had on other musicians especially. And so young, is always a tragedy. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by, and for the link to that squirrel! What a great photo! <BR/><BR/>~SShephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-1035643727579337402008-03-03T04:23:00.000-08:002008-03-03T04:23:00.000-08:00How can it be that I've never heard of him before?...How can it be that I've never heard of him before? Now I will be sure to seek out his music.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com