Rock and jazz guitarist Jeff Healey passed away today after fighting cancer. He was 41.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/308736
 

How sad!   I had no idea he lost his sight because of cancer.  What a terrible loss of someone way too young to die.  My thoughts are with his family & friends.

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Ironically, Jim dedicated Try to Jeff at last night's show... did not realize he had been so sick recently.

Sad day indeed.
 

This is such sad news, I was just flipping the tv stations and I saw a commercial with him in it that has been aired for a while now talking about his cancer. He was so gifted and he will be missed Rest in Peace Jeff and it seems we are losing more and more to that Rock 'n Roll heaven aren't we 

I just heard about this on Newsnet...very sad, and so young too. Very sad - Canada has lost a truly great musician. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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I seem to remember hearing recently that he was supposed to be doing a show here, but it was being rescheduled because of his health. I was certainly not expecting him to pass on so suddenly, though. He is gone much too soon.

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Very sad news. I've been seeing those Cancer commercials a lot lately where he mentions that he lost his sight as a child to cancer, but I had no idea he was battling it again.

We saw him a few years ago at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford when he was performing his Jazz music & enjoyed it very much.

Such a sad loss, for Canadian music, & for his wife & children.

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Wow....I didn't realize he was sick either. What terribly sad news.

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Very sad news about Jeff Healey.  R.I.P.

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Wow... that is really sad/shocking news.  I did not know that Jeff Healy had been sick lately.  He was a very gifted musician... I always loved his version of the Beatles song "While my guitar gently weeps".  I got to meet him a few years ago at the Rainbow in Ottawa... Very tragic news indeed. 

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So sorry to hear about Jeff Healy who really had a fine talent on the guitar and an excellent voice with beautiful timbre to match. He will be missed.

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Falling out of favour or embraced
Wondering where was love...
It hadn't happened yet"
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Patiently waiting
So let the angels sing
Silently weeping

Saw him in Victoria during my university days just as his performance career was first taking off.   

An amazingly gifted individual. 

live in london may 2007

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A tragedy, but better to have something great for a little while then not at all.

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