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Jeff Healey Biography
Jeff Healey is one of the most popular and richest Blues Singer who was born on March 25, 1966 in Toronto, Canada. Blind blues singer who formed the band Colonial Tavern and was popular in the 1990s and 1990s.
He performed a cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” with Jeff Lynne.
Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He hit Number 5 on the U.S. 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”.
After being signed to Arista Records in 1988, the band released the album See the Light, which appeared on the RPM Top 100 chart in 1989. It featuring the hit single “Angel Eyes” and the song “Hideaway”, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. While the band was recording See the Light, they were also filming (and recording for the soundtrack of) the Patrick Swayze film Road House. Healey had numerous acting scenes in the movie with Swayze, as his band was the house cover band for the bar featured in the movie. In 1990, the band won the Juno Award for Canadian Entertainer of the Year. The albums Hell to Pay and Feel This gave Healey 10 charting singles in Canada between 1990 and 1994, including a cover of The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” which featured George Harrison and Jeff Lynne on backing vocals and acoustic guitar.
He has two children with his wife Christie.
| Name | Jeff Healey |
| First Name | Jeff |
| Last Name | Healey |
| Occupation | Blues Singer |
| Birthday | March 25 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Cristie Hall , Krista Miller |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Healey was an avid record collector and amassed a collection of well over 30,000 78 rpm records. Starting in 1990 he hosted a radio program of very early jazz on CIUT at the University of Toronto with Colin Bray. Later he went national on CBC Radio’s program entitled My Kind of Jazz, in which he played records from his vast vintage jazz collection. He moved the show two years later to Jazz FM – CJRT; as a part of ongoing celebrations for what would have been Healey’s 50th birthday in 2016, the latter program began to air in repeats Wednesdays 9pm on jazz.fm.
Jeff Healey Net Worth
Jeff Healey is one of the richest Blues Singer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Healey's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He hosted a jazz and blues show on CIUT-FM.
He collaborated with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple in 2006.
He went on to release three CDs of music of traditional American jazz from the 1920s and 1930s. He had been sitting in with these types of bands around Toronto since the beginning of his music career. Though known primarily as a guitarist, Healey also played trumpet during live performances. His main jazz group for touring and recording being Jeff Healey’s Jazz Wizards.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Blues Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Healey married Krista Miller in 1992; they had a daughter and were divorced in 1998. He married Cristie Hall in 2003 and had a son with her.
By the release of the 2000 album Get Me Some, Healey began to concentrate his talent in a different musical direction closer to his heart, the appreciation for another original American music form, jazz.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
For many years, Healey toured throughout North America and Europe and performed at his club, “Healey’s” on Bathurst Street in Toronto, where he played with his blues band on Thursday nights and also with his jazz group on Saturday afternoons. The club moved to a bigger location at 56 Blue Jays Way and was rechristened “Jeff Healey’s Roadhouse.” Though he had lent his name to the club and often played there, Jeff Healey did not own or manage the bar. (The name came from the 1989 film, Road House, in which Healey appeared.) At the time of his death, he had been planning to perform a series of shows in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands with his other band, the “Jeff Healey Blues Band” (aka the “Healey’s House Band”) in April 2008.
On January 11, 2007, Healey underwent surgery to remove metastatic tissue from both lungs. In the previous 18 months, he had two sarcomas removed from his legs. On March 2, 2008, Healey died of sarcoma in his home town of Toronto at the age of 41. He was buried at Park Lawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Cremation Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario. Healey’s death came a month before the release of Mess of Blues, which was his first rock/blues album in eight years.
Who is Jeff Healey Dating?
According to our records, Jeff Healey married to Cristie Hall , Krista Miller . As of December 1, 2023, Jeff Healey’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Jeff Healey. You may help us to build the dating records for Jeff Healey!Over the years, Healey toured and sat in with many well-known performers, including The Allman Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, BB King, ZZ Top, Steve Lukather, Eric Clapton and many more. In 2006, Healey appeared on Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan’s CD/DVD Gillan’s Inn.
Facts & Trivia
Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Blues Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jeff Healey celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.
In 2009, Healey was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame.
Is Jeff Healey blind in real life?
Musician Jeff Healey, blind since the age of 1, taught himself how to play guitar seated with the instrument flat against his lap. The technique brought him to the attention of blues legends like Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughn, who introduced the Canadian to a worldwide audience.
How did Jeff Healey lose his sight?
Healey, son of a firefighter, was born and raised near Toronto. He lost his sight to eye cancer when he was a year old and was given his first guitar two years later. At a school for the blind, he was shown how to play the guitar the usual way but found it felt more comfortable on his lap.
What is Jeff Healey's most famous song?
1. “See the Light”
Was Jeff Healey and Patrick Swayze friends?
Phenomenal musician Jeff Healey and actor Patrick Swayze are ceratinly among those that many people miss a lot. They met each other while making the “Road House” film in 1989, directed by Rowdy Herrington.
How much is Jeff Healey worth?
| Profession: | Musician, Singer-songwriter, Disc jockey, Songwriter, Actor, Guitarist |
| Nationality: | Canada |
