Pace on Earth

See the Light

The extensive list of musicians who passed away far too young grew today with the passing of Jeff Healey. He died after a long battle with cancer.

I remember having See the Light on vinyl at mom's house at around 1990 and listening to Angel Eyes over and over again (I must have been infatuated with someone). I remember thinking that if this was the blues, I really liked the blues. I'm not so sure it necessarily was but I liked it and no one could deny that this guy was a talent and not just a side show. He played with some of the greats near and far.As much as I liked hearing him play (which I did get to see live on a couple of occasions at the HJB) I liked seeing him smile even more. His smile seemed so genuine. He was supposed to play at the Blues Festival again this year and I'm really going to miss him now.

He played alot of songs about about eyes (see here, here and here). I'm not sure where Bluesmen go when they die but I hope he gets to see that he's made a lot of people smile over the years. I also hope Diane is reading this because there is kickass guitarist on his way.

Pace out.

Labels: Harvest Jazz and Blues, Jeff Healey

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:55 p.m.