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Legendary Canadian Musician Jeff Healey Dies, 41

by sassymonkey at 6:24pm Thu, 6 Mar 2008 under Entertainment & Culture, Canada, music, cancer, Jeff Healey
Girl, you're looking, fine tonight, and every guy has got you in his sights. What you're doing, with a clown like me, is surely one of life's little, mysteries When that song comes on the radio I think many of us end up humming along whether we realize it or not. And while I possibly have the one of the worst memories for music - I can't remember the lyrics to songs, the names of songs or who sings them - and even I knew who Jeff Healey was. No one who has ever seen him play live or on television could forget how his fingers flew over the guitar which he played piano-style on his lap. This past Sunday Healey's lost his battle with cancer. His battle began at the age of one when he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes that caused him to lose his sight.