@@patrickmichels7888 stevie and jeff are in that category for me. Jeff was so unique tho no one can ever sound like him beause of his playing style. There are lots of SRV copiers but no healey ones there is a reaason for that
super hot pickups, kind of remind me of my Rio Grande hots, always LOVED his playing and ability to feel it out with the band and audience. Much missed!
One of the very few guitarists who was actually able to totally wow Stevie Ray. if Stevie Ray Vaughan looks at you playing your guitar and says wow! you know you got something special.
"Wow?" Dude HE UPSTAGED SRV!!! ON LITTLE SISTER! Granted two different Blues Rock playing styles...SRV being just a little more superior. But Jeff was ON FIRE THAT NIGHT!
@@tedmarakas2626 He also made JLL (one of R and R's last men standing) smile and impressed during the concert with Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Ronnie Hawkins, etc. Great video!
I've played guitar 40 yrs, and considered to be very good, but Jeff, was clearly in a totally different league than the rest of us. Jeff was spectacular, and thats an understatement. No one will ever be as good as him . Rest in Peace Brother. You will always be the best .
Had the opportunity to see Jeff play twice... in Toronto: Jeff Healey, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble. Mind blown all night. Happend to be in Stoufville Ontario at a small bar and was able to catch Jack De Keyzer. At the end of intermission ther was a commotion - Jeff Healey came in to do a set... I can't explain the awe - and I've been a gigging musician since the late 70's. infuential beyond words.
If you can make SRV say "wow" when you're playing the guitar, then you just got one of the biggest approvals you can get. That's how you know the man can play. Not very many can bend the strings quite like you can. Anyone else notice that smile? Eternal. Rest peacefully up there Jeff. Music isn't the same down here without ya 🕊🙏🏼
When Jeff was on The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson make a big point of Jeff’s blindness in his introduction but Dave never mentioned it once. It’s as if Dave understood that Jeff was an extraordinary musician and would still be even if he could see.
What an amazing soul Jeff was. The world is worse off without a man like him. I mean 1 hell of a rolemodel. The world has changed for the worse so much since then. He died at 41. Im 42 and l just cant imagine. We all were cheated when he passed. What a great Man Jeff Healy was. He is in Rock n Roll Heaven now. Ya know they got a hell of a band!!!!
Was about to see him live here in Sweden in May that year I think... So envious at my dad who got to see him live in the early 90s 2 times(along with all other awesome shit he got to see in his life).
Jeff's unconventional playing style made it so he could cover more frets at once than any other guitarist. He had riffs up his sleeve that no other guitar player could copy. RIP Jeff
Yeah because while most guitarists are just using their 4 fingers with the thumb on the back of the neck, Jeff Healey was using this thumb to fret strings as well. If you think about it, a lot of guitar players won't even use their pinky that much so it's like 3 vs. 5 and Jeff's gonna win every time. Not to mention that crazy-strong vibrato.
I get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when i see Jeff perform. Then i shed a little tear. RIP Jeff! I really hope you're in heaven so you can give me some lessons and we can hang out and jam!
Jeff was Astounding. In fact even today most people have no idea how incredible a talent He really was. This performance was one of my favorite all-time performances of Jeff's, and being the fact that it was his First Network appearance... he did Spectacularly. God bless You Brother You were One of a Kind.
I attended his club in Toronto - HEALEY'S - He was also a good performer . He had great blues guests and a good house band . Lots of talent went through that place.
I had not heard of him but watching roadhouse I told my wife hey that dude is for real went out the next day and found 2 cassettes nobody could hit bends like Jeff - RIP.
Anyone who has taken the time to listen to Jeff Healy knows he is one of the best guitarist ever. Absolutely amazing. I love how he plays with so much feeling.
Always appreciated Jeff's humour and his laid back demeanor in interviews. He was so good that he wowed the band on his 1st visit to the point of being invited to sit in during the whole show! I've never seen that. Some guitarists make my eyebrows go up to the ceiling but Jeff propels them into the stratosphere.
This statement is often over used but Jeff Healey was often over looked. I have seen all of the top guitarist with the exception of Hendrix and Jeff was as good as any of them. Just great music. Sadly missed.
True i would put him up against any of them he was brilliant a very much guitar hero of mine i thought he was awesome right from the start R.I.P jeff healey.
What a pairing! One of the greatest sounds and sights I have ever seen. I sometimes think I watch it too much and will get tired of it and never do - never!
Jeff @ a young age lost his eyesight, but his fingers can fly on that guitar and make it sing. You will be greatly missed by all your friends Jeff. RIP
There are many great guitar players throughout history. Only a few can be called legendary. Jeff made hitting that mark look easy. Great tone, groove and dynamics. Damn I miss Jeff and the other legends. I hope to get to heaven. They must have AWESOME jam sessions.
I remember watching this as it first aired. I was a second shift factory worker, but got off work early because it was Friday. Otherwise I might have missed it. Along with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff was a huge inspiration to me and definitely shaped how I play guitar.
Some people say he's in a better place. I say this place is better because he was in it. Brings more than a tear to my eye listening and watching what I think was one of the 3 greatest white blues players gone long before their time; Jeff, Gary, and Stevie. Unlike the other 2, I had the great pleasure of seeing Jeff live. To this day I've never seen anyone who could impress me more than what Jeff did that night. Long may you run and I know heaven is the best venue for blues music there ever was.
Jeff was in no hurry to check out, he loved his family, his guitar and his jazz 78's, what a collection he had... The man had cancer from an infant and although held at bay for the most part during his life he was constantly monitored at the cancer centers. When his cancer hit his lungs he went out of his way to make everybody feel better about it saying, Hey I had a good forty year run, there was bound to be a bump in the road sometime..Always positive thoughts and words from that man....This world was a better place with him in it with out doubt, he was an inspiration to so many....
Great comment but it has nothing to do with being white.??? Being white has nothing to do with being a good blues player.??? Do you think only black people can play the blues? That's like saying only black people can play funk or jazz??? Hello?
He asked me to take him shopping for shoes...I chose out the pair he's wearing...blue swede! He was happy with the fit, but the brass guards on the tips of the toes were only decorative...he walked faster than the average person, though blind...was very hard on shoes. I was very low-income, thought we'd pulled out all the stops buying a $100 pair of shoes...didn't know he was better off than that, would've gone for the $180 pair, lol. But they looked great...eh! Lay offa them shoes! I got to go around with him a bit because I'd been very clever & had my number typed onto a card in braille at the CNIB then gave him my number. He was very appreciative of the extra effort. We all miss him something aweful. He married "the right girl" though & saw happiness in his life, thankfully. ...sigh....
God Bless you brother for the extra effort. You are very lucky to have had close contact with him. I would give anything to have even met him one time just to shake his hand and thank him for his music. Thank you for sharing that story.
I hope Jeff knew how much is was respected by every Guitarist who ever heard him, still being discovered today, these Videos are great, back in the day, we didn't have RUclips, just heard this guy on the Radio and thought WTAF, then trying to find his album in the UK, incredible talent.
Yeah no doubt he blasted 🎸 virtuoso off the charts back then His style one of a kind...him and SRV defined singular 🎸 showmanship that deliverd...80's were something else...
I wish they would have made a show of all the commercial breaks without the commercials just the live music going on during the breaks. This is awesome
Top 10 ever! This guy was incredible! This guy is blind and hes singing see the light! The level of difficulty playing on your lap like he did is extraordinary!!! Top 10 easy! Wish I could have seen him!
Name your fav guitarist (Healey not included), here's the truth: Healey could (given enough time) play like your guitar hero, but it's very unlikely your guitar hero would ever by able to play like Jeff. Amazing talent!
Huge inspiration. beautiful music, and some of the most bad ass guitar solos ive ever heard in my life, the best rock guitar players to have ever come out of this country are Devin Townsend Jeff Watters and Jeff Healy.
Amazing talent. God bless recordings and youtube who can share to the rest of us who admired live his monstorous talent. We miss you Jeff but give thanks for your amazing talent you gave to the world.
I saw Jeff at the Bean Blossom Boogie in Indiana in about 96.It was a once a year Harley party sponcered by ABATE of Indiana.He was amazing and man that guy rocked.A group of people that were deaf and blind followed him around.RIP Jeff.....you are dearly missed.
There's music and then there's Jeff Healey!! 😎🎸🔊🔊🔊🔊
Never let anyone tell you what you can or can't do.
Arguably one of the greatest guitarists ever.
why arguably..?
You want get any Argument from Me!,with the only exception being Stevie Ray Vaughn!
No one could pull that kind of emotion out of his strings like Jeff. Just a complete one off
@@patrickmichels7888 stevie and jeff are in that category for me. Jeff was so unique tho no one can ever sound like him beause of his playing style. There are lots of SRV copiers but no healey ones there is a reaason for that
@@rgarrison1819 Stevie discovered Jeff! 😎✌
super hot pickups, kind of remind me of my Rio Grande hots, always LOVED his playing and ability to feel it out with the band and audience. Much missed!
I love the jeff healy band a fan since the 80
Straight live n killing it vocally n on guitar...Jeff had it all smh Lawd
One of the very few guitarists who was actually able to totally wow Stevie Ray. if Stevie Ray Vaughan looks at you playing your guitar and says wow! you know you got something special.
If you can impress SRV.....then son, you've some very serious talent. Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Melvin Taylor, SRV don't get impressed easily.
"Wow?" Dude HE UPSTAGED SRV!!! ON LITTLE SISTER! Granted two different Blues Rock playing styles...SRV being just a little more superior. But Jeff was ON FIRE THAT NIGHT!
@@tedmarakas2626 He also made JLL (one of R and R's last men standing) smile and impressed during the concert with Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Ronnie Hawkins, etc. Great video!
JoeKoOhNo-when you post something better, then talk shit
@@bobbyscalchi4013 he blew Vaughn out of the water
I've played guitar 40 yrs, and considered to be very good, but Jeff, was clearly in a totally different league than the rest of us. Jeff was spectacular, and thats an understatement. No one will ever be as good as him . Rest in Peace Brother. You will always be the best .
Mr. Norman Jeffrey Healey Rip 🎤 🎸 😢
It's mind blowing.
He made roadhouse just that much more authentic R.I.P❤
first time I saw this Cat fkn blown away. saw him 7 more times. RIP Confidence Man
Had the opportunity to see Jeff play twice... in Toronto: Jeff Healey, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble. Mind blown all night. Happend to be in Stoufville Ontario at a small bar and was able to catch Jack De Keyzer. At the end of intermission ther was a commotion - Jeff Healey came in to do a set... I can't explain the awe - and I've been a gigging musician since the late 70's. infuential beyond words.
Knew Jeff & Joe Rockman.
I remember him calling before he was about to go on.
RIP: Jeff
When late night tv was great. Jeff Healey=Amazing
If you can make SRV say "wow" when you're playing the guitar, then you just got one of the biggest approvals you can get. That's how you know the man can play. Not very many can bend the strings quite like you can. Anyone else notice that smile? Eternal. Rest peacefully up there Jeff. Music isn't the same down here without ya 🕊🙏🏼
It's insane how good Healey was. Man, what a talent, and a real loss. RIP, Jeff!
Even the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan tipped his pick to Jeff.
Its all feeling man!
When Jeff was on The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson make a big point of Jeff’s blindness in his introduction but Dave never mentioned it once. It’s as if Dave understood that Jeff was an extraordinary musician and would still be even if he could see.
Dave is a Drummer
Jeff is a legend. He should be in the hall of fame
What an amazing soul Jeff was. The world is worse off without a man like him. I mean 1 hell of a rolemodel. The world has changed for the worse so much since then. He died at 41. Im 42 and l just cant imagine. We all were cheated when he passed. What a great Man Jeff Healy was. He is in Rock n Roll Heaven now. Ya know they got a hell of a band!!!!
The world lost a pure musical treasure in March of 2008. One of my favorite musicians! A pure genius. You are greatly missed.
Was about to see him live here in Sweden in May that year I think...
So envious at my dad who got to see him live in the early 90s 2 times(along with all other awesome shit he got to see in his life).
all in with you on loss felt sir at JH passing...heaven sure got a new jolt in the band awaiting us all....
YES GENIUS,THAT DESCRIBES HIM
Indeed. He was one of a kind.
Saw him 4 times, never forgot the goosebumps he gave me, a pure genius, RIP Jeff...
I had the pleasure of seeing him live twice.
1988 and when he opened up for BB King.
Jeff's unconventional playing style made it so he could cover more frets at once than any other guitarist. He had riffs up his sleeve that no other guitar player could copy. RIP Jeff
Played it like a concert pianist, but better.
Yeah because while most guitarists are just using their 4 fingers with the thumb on the back of the neck, Jeff Healey was using this thumb to fret strings as well. If you think about it, a lot of guitar players won't even use their pinky that much so it's like 3 vs. 5 and Jeff's gonna win every time.
Not to mention that crazy-strong vibrato.
Before my time! Cool video Right On!!!
When the impossible becomes possible
I get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when i see Jeff perform. Then i shed a little tear. RIP Jeff! I really hope you're in heaven so you can give me some lessons and we can hang out and jam!
"Did you say "eh" on purpose?" Dude had a great sense of humor to go along with LEGENDARY guitar skills. RIP Jeff...
Nobody has, or ever will play like the legendary Jeff Healy
Jeff was Astounding. In fact even today most people have no idea how incredible a talent He really was. This performance was one of my favorite all-time performances of Jeff's, and being the fact that it was his First Network appearance... he did Spectacularly. God bless You Brother You were One of a Kind.
Jeff is a beast. What a talent. Thanks so much for rocking our worlds. You da man!
Love how he eats the guitar in tribute to jimi Hendrix ... on many occasions..jeff Healey is a legend
Jeff Healy, a very under-rayed guitar player. Doesn't get mentioned when it comes to the best in the world.
"Correctamondo."🎯
See the Light was one of those albums that just blew my ears off when it came out. Confidence Man is STILL one of my favorite driving tunes.
Nobody can bend strings like Jeff, a unique sound comes from his method.
I attended his club in Toronto - HEALEY'S - He was also a good performer . He had great blues guests and a good house band . Lots of talent went through that place.
This is a rock and roll classic, even thirty years later.
I was lucky enough to see him play live thrice. Awesome talent!
I had not heard of him but watching roadhouse I told my wife hey that dude is for real went out the next day and found 2 cassettes nobody could hit bends like Jeff - RIP.
Brilliant combination, Road House and Jeff Healy....so proud he was Canadian!
Anyone who has taken the time to listen to Jeff Healy knows he is one of the best guitarist ever. Absolutely amazing. I love how he plays with so much feeling.
Always appreciated Jeff's humour and his laid back demeanor in interviews. He was so good that he wowed the band on his 1st visit to the point of being invited to sit in during the whole show! I've never seen that. Some guitarists make my eyebrows go up to the ceiling but Jeff propels them into the stratosphere.
Amazing Guitarist and inspirational human!
This statement is often over used but Jeff Healey was often over looked. I have seen all of the top guitarist with the exception of Hendrix and Jeff was as good as any of them. Just great music. Sadly missed.
True i would put him up against any of them he was brilliant a very much guitar hero of mine i thought he was awesome right from the start R.I.P jeff healey.
The good ones are taken from us way too early.
I've been a guitarist for more than half my life and I still can't begin to comprehend this man's talents
R.I.P JEFF HEALEY you where a confidence man.😎
What a pairing! One of the greatest sounds and sights I have ever seen. I sometimes think I watch it too much and will get tired of it and never do - never!
Jeff was smoking what a talent another great guitarist gone Damm it always hurt your soul.
Here to make an argument for the most underrated,least noticed,but most likely the best guitar player who ever lived,Jeff Healey.
The guy got me into blues-rock. I'll never forget my first time hearing Jeff, nor the moment when I heard he had passed.
I watched this when it originally aired and bought the album next day.
Nice memory.
God damn he is so good
Awesome musician. No telling what he would have accomplished had he not been taken from us so prematurely
Healey was a "Master" at bringing out the Fender Strat single coil sound!
Got to play with him in Memphis. Great man kind and generous. Funny as hell. Tone of a beast. Vocals OMG unbelievable.
Awesome what a thrill it must have been!
coolest dude evever
No words can describe ur greatness Jeff...U had God with U. Great guy👍
Jeff @ a young age lost his eyesight, but his fingers can fly on that guitar and make it sing. You will be greatly missed by all your friends Jeff. RIP
Always was amazed with the way he played guitar on his lap, pushing down like a keyboard, amazing!
still love your Sounds!!
Truly a gifted and amazing person. Love Jeff Healey!!!
Special thanks to Jeff and Stevie for the sounds I have loved all my life.
Absolutely mesmerizing. Not possible to listen to this without grinning. Thanks Jeff, for the goosebumps.
simply genius guitarist,his vocals just icing man,rip JEFF you were missed immediately,damn loss
God Bless you Jeff, thanks for everything you gave us
This guy was blessed with incredible talent. What a great musician....amazing. !!
I suspect he worked hard .. not sure "being blessed" is either here or there.......
@@thatsmrfuckwit Nah, he's blessed. Any mo mo can play guitar...but the superior players are in fact blessed my son
There are many great guitar players throughout history. Only a few can be called legendary. Jeff made hitting that mark look easy. Great tone, groove and dynamics. Damn I miss Jeff and the other legends. I hope to get to heaven. They must have AWESOME jam sessions.
I remember watching this as it first aired. I was a second shift factory worker, but got off work early because it was Friday. Otherwise I might have missed it. Along with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff was a huge inspiration to me and definitely shaped how I play guitar.
OMG 😅 Soo flipping awesome! Love that man & his music! Rest in Paradise.🤗
Makes me think, maybe I can too! 😉🤗
🤗he's shreddin
Some people say he's in a better place. I say this place is better because he was in it. Brings more than a tear to my eye listening and watching what I think was one of the 3 greatest white blues players gone long before their time; Jeff, Gary, and Stevie. Unlike the other 2, I had the great pleasure of seeing Jeff live. To this day I've never seen anyone who could impress me more than what Jeff did that night. Long may you run and I know heaven is the best venue for blues music there ever was.
Jeff was in no hurry to check out, he loved his family, his guitar and his jazz 78's, what a collection he had... The man had cancer from an infant and although held at bay for the most part during his life he was constantly monitored at the cancer centers. When his cancer hit his lungs he went out of his way to make everybody feel better about it saying, Hey I had a good forty year run, there was bound to be a bump in the road sometime..Always positive thoughts and words from that man....This world was a better place with him in it with out doubt, he was an inspiration to so many....
Great comment but it has nothing to do with being white.??? Being white has nothing to do with being a good blues player.??? Do you think only black people can play the blues? That's like saying only black people can play funk or jazz??? Hello?
He asked me to take him shopping for shoes...I chose out the pair he's wearing...blue swede! He was happy with the fit, but the brass guards on the tips of the toes were only decorative...he walked faster than the average person, though blind...was very hard on shoes. I was very low-income, thought we'd pulled out all the stops buying a $100 pair of shoes...didn't know he was better off than that, would've gone for the $180 pair, lol. But they looked great...eh! Lay offa them shoes! I got to go around with him a bit because I'd been very clever & had my number typed onto a card in braille at the CNIB then gave him my number. He was very appreciative of the extra effort. We all miss him something aweful. He married "the right girl" though & saw happiness in his life, thankfully. ...sigh....
God Bless you brother for the extra effort. You are very lucky to have had close contact with him. I would give anything to have even met him one time just to shake his hand and thank him for his music. Thank you for sharing that story.
Wow you got to hang out with jeff healey i would of loved that.
One of greatest guitarists ever!!!!
This man was not a simple great guitarist.... His way to treat the guitar is a "blind fury"!!
MAN! The World's Most Dangerous Band, AND Jeff Healey? Deadly! I love the synergy, it's magic! Healey was a force and this is so great! RIP, Legend!
amazing performance!!!!!!!!!!
Magnificent!! Medicine for my heart, soul and brain
Jef was awesome! Still is, we just can't see him until later.
So great. What else can you say? And he made his debut on Letterman when that show was at its best.
blindness didn't hold him back when it comes to music.
So glad that I had the pleasure of seeing him live on many occasions in his town of Toronto, Canada... one of the true legendary greats.
A self-taught genius. I miss him.
Thanks for posting. I remember watching this on an old tv, with a mono speaker and greening image.
I hope Jeff knew how much is was respected by every Guitarist who ever heard him, still being discovered today, these Videos are great, back in the day, we didn't have RUclips, just heard this guy on the Radio and thought WTAF, then trying to find his album in the UK, incredible talent.
Now this is how blues/rock is suppose to sound!!
Absolutely. Awesome stuff.
1000% agree
Meh...bit too clean. It's better with his own band. Album version is mean as hell though.
Even if the interview was short, a musical guest being called up on stage with Dave was a terrific honor.
It rarely happened. Especially with an unknown like Jeff was at the time.
Yeah no doubt he blasted 🎸 virtuoso off the charts back then
His style one of a kind...him and SRV defined singular 🎸 showmanship that deliverd...80's were something else...
Died far too young 💔 😢 r I p
This morning digging Jeff Healey!
I wish they would have made a show of all the commercial breaks without the commercials just the live music going on during the breaks. This is awesome
Top 10 ever!
This guy was incredible!
This guy is blind and hes singing see the light!
The level of difficulty playing on your lap like he did is extraordinary!!!
Top 10 easy!
Wish I could have seen him!
Jeff unique musician R.I.P
God I miss this guy what a genius
Name your fav guitarist (Healey not included), here's the truth:
Healey could (given enough time) play like your guitar hero, but it's very unlikely your guitar hero would ever by able to play like Jeff.
Amazing talent!
Jeff Healey is a Personal Favorite.. number 1 in my book.. Music from the Soul.. makes my heart & body want to move.. Thanks Jeff 🎶 ❤
Bass player is laying down a groove
Jeff Healey,a legend and never forgotten .listening in 2022..a great singer and songwriter,great band..Blind as a child..sensational
Really a guitar genius, and he played with a ton of emotion. Kind of a forgotten guitar hero.
Huge inspiration. beautiful music, and some of the most bad ass guitar solos ive ever heard in my life, the best rock guitar players to have ever come out of this country are Devin Townsend Jeff Watters and Jeff Healy.
Amazing talent. God bless recordings and youtube who can share to the rest of us who admired live his monstorous talent. We miss you Jeff but give thanks for your amazing talent you gave to the world.
I saw Jeff at the Bean Blossom Boogie in Indiana in about 96.It was a once a year Harley party sponcered by ABATE of Indiana.He was amazing and man that guy rocked.A group of people that were deaf and blind followed him around.RIP Jeff.....you are dearly missed.
So blessed to have met him in 1988!
The guy grew up the hard way .. street corner .. guitar case open .. playing for change .. he got to see the light eventually ..