RAPPER Reacts to Jeff Healey - 'See The Light' FIRST TIME EVER! WOW 

Jeff also had 2 kids, a girl and a boy, he is the youngest and looks just like Jeff, He also had the same eye cancer as his father. Because Jeff sent a lot of money for research for his cancer, they were able to save his sons eyesight. RIP Jeff ❤

As a Canadfian I can't tell you how much Jeff means to us up here. Above all else he was a real gentleman and inspiration to everyone around him. He is sadly missed.

Cancer took his eyes at 1 year old, and his life at 41. What he did while he was here is amazing.

Need to do Jeff and Stevie doing "Look At Little Sister" together.

Dr. John on piano, straight up New Orleans soul/funk/jazz/blues psychedelic voodoo swamp music. Jeff was/is a Canadian treasure. Marcus Miller on the bass is on the Mount Rushmore of bass players

As a child of the 70’s, we didn’t really “label” music. If it was good, we bought, we listened, we were fans. Still are today. RIP Jeff….Yes! Jeff was the House Band in Roadhouse and played a great, humorous role.

Mid/late '80s, Victoria BC, early evening on a warm summer Thursday: Me and some of the boys headed out to a local meat market / pick up bar that usually had a DJ. (🤭 Hey, I was young, well, late 20s, and there would likely be pretty girls there! 😂). When we arrived, we were perplexed to discover there was a lineup to get in, with posters advertising a live performer (not usual) debuting that night, with praises by the likes of B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. So, what the hell, we waited in line. Once we got in we sat at a table right by the dance floor, about 15 feet from a two foot raised stage. After ordering our beer, the band came out, obviously guiding a blind guy. My buddies and I kinda looked at each other quizzically. 🤔 They sat him down in a chair onstage, handed him an electric guitar, which he placed on his lap 😯 ... then, when they started to play ... my world changed ... forever. It was Jeff Healey and his band, before their first album came out: I had never heard of him/them before, but he, specifically, had my attention now. He proceeded to play the cleanest, most amazing, unbelievable guitar licks I'd ever heard. He played blues, he played rock, he played country, he even played a bit of what sounded like flamenco. He played Hendrix better than Hendrix, he played with his teeth, he played while literally jumping around blind like a mad man. He seemed to be having a religious experience onstage. Despite it being a dance club, NOBODY danced that night. Every person, patrons and staff alike, stood around, hypnotized, with their mouths agape, staring, hardly believing what they were seeing and hearing. I went back Friday and Saturday, and again three nights the following week, as they were playing a two week gig there. Their first album came out shortly thereafter, and then he was in a movie with Patrick Swayze, and then ... well, I sadly never got to see Jeff Healey perform live again. But I still feel blessed, and I shall never forget how amazing the experience was that first night I saw him play! 😊

Jeff Healy was absolutely a LEGEND! if he were born in the south he would have been 10x more popular. From one Canadian boy to another...Rest easy Jeff 🇨🇦

Jeff Healey was in the Movie “Road House”. Yes he is blind!

One of the greatest blues, rock and jazz musicians! Love him💕

👏👏👏💯 I'm so glad you had Jeff Healey on your show. Angel Eyes and Confidence Man are two of his earliest hits. Canadians had a newfound pride from witnessing his greatness and for overcoming the loss of his sight to impress us with guitar playing ability. #RIPJeffHealey🎸

Most underrated guitarist. Just the way he holds his guitar proves he's a self taught natural talent .

You should check out Jeff Healey with Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Look At Little Sister". Two lost legends together

Jeff Healey was a true legend of the guitar. He was extremely talented. He lost his sight at age 1 due to cancer. He lost his life at age 41 due to a rare form of cancer called sarcoma.

Jeff is a national treasure up here... Also, shout out to the great band as well. Marcus Miller, Omar Hakim, and Dr. John... I can only imagine how Jeff felt playing with these legends

Yessss ! Jeff Healey is a legendary rock guitarist & yes he was blind & extremely talented , Cheers from Southeastern Ontario Canada 👍🎸✌️

While on tour in Toronto, Stevie Ray Vaughn discovered Jeff Healey and brought him into the limelight. Jeff was in the movie "Roadhouse" as his career started building momentum. He is a Canadian treasure.

Throughout Jeff’s successful career, he was an advocate for both the blind and literacy. He showed his support by lending his name and volunteering his time to various CNIB fundraisers and Toronto’s Word On The Street festival. A childhood cancer survivor, Jeff took every opportunity to help support Sick Kids Hospital, focusing on Daisy’s Eye Cancer Fund (a Childhood

Jeff said he alway loved playing with Stevie Ray Vaughan because he never felt like it was a competition just music.

The bass player is famous in his own right, as is the piano player.

Hey my man! -Don't feel bad for not knowing some of theese legends. I was raised on rock and it was much later in my life a friend of mine clued me in to the brilliant artists in rap. There is so much going on in the world. We all gotta learn one thing at a time... and we all start out different places! -I am sure you know alot of stuff I don't! :) -And yep, he is blind just sitting there in the dark filling his head with amazing sounds!!

You probably never heard of him because everyone sleeps on Canada. Jeff was a jazz guitarist, but that song was a fusion of Southern rock, blues, and jazz. He does a good version of "while my guitar gently weeps." He's actually has lots of amazing songs.

I love the fact that the band would let him drive the tour bus on the highway with just vocal hints. " little to left Jeff, ok slow down Jeff, slowDOWN JEFF, JEFF BRAKE JEFF BRAKE! BRAKE!"

Brother, the look on your face when you realized he was blind! Of course, I can totally appreciate your sentiment when you learned how he died. Sorry to hear about your mom, BP. But she clearly raised a good, sensitive young man in you. Cherish that, brother. You are her legacy! God bless!

The more you ramble, the more and better we get to know you! Thank you for sharing. I too know way too much about cancer having way too many family members and friends passing away from it.

Healey is one of the best guitarists ever. Dr. John owns that New Orleans style piano. Great bass player and drums. Please don't stop the song so often to comment. Thanks.

Man you've gotta check out his version of 'While my guitar gently weeps' awesome

Stringed instruments, including guitars, originally were played on laps. Once guitar playing became more of a showmanship, people started playing it the way we consider orthodox today. So, Jeff Healey is just playing the guitar how people originally played it. And yes, he’s blind.

RIP Jeff Healey.. We miss you here in Canada. You were and are a Treasure to us. While My Guitar Gently Weeps was one of his best. I wish nothing but Love to his family and all he left behind.🤟🙏

JH was the real deal. Saw him live in 1990. I wish he had been around longer to see him again. Check out “While My Guitar Gently Weeps- Live in Montreaux” Medicine for the soul.

He was a musical genius and a great guy !!!!!!!!

Doctor John on the keys. True New Orleans treasure. You need to give him a listen too.

I think the tune is a mix of revival rock/jazz and blues. In case no comments yet... the three guys surrounding Jeff Healey are world class musicians who are ALL at the top of their game. Omar Hakim (drums), Dr John (keyboard) and Marcus Miller. They are on dozens of albums - some of their own - and on jazz, rock and blues albums... by other famous musicians. Thanks for the review. Fun.

He killed it..bass player is cooking

and what a backup band Omar Hakim on drums, Dr John on piano, and Marcus Miller on bass let alone Jeff blind playing fantastic guitar

Jeff Healy was a phenomenon...... You just truly witnessed the likes of which will surely never be seen again in our lifetime. You asked if he was in a top 5 or something...... Yes, he was. Forget about being blind, his unorthodox playing style was just impossible to fathom. His fretting hand thumb did the heavy hitting .... just absolutely bonkers! And dude yes, there are nuances of merging styles, not just blues, or rock, this is blues rock....... sometimes more blues, sometimes more rock, and with some artists, more jazz, country, etc. Thanks for the review!

This is an amalgamation of blues/rock/jazz.

I haven't seen this in many years. Thanks for keeping him alive. I enjoyed your reaction. Sorry to hear about your Mom. I lost mine the same way. Peace

I was lucky enough to see him with George Thorogood in a smaller venue in the early 1990's. Between the two, and an audience full of leather, it was like being right out of Roadhouse! What a fantastic show. They were great together, but Jeff was fantastic on his own. It seems the greats flames just burn out too soon. As for the music, most of what I heard from him was more blues/rock (Rock was born from the blues, thank you Chuck Berry). RIP Jeff, you were a genuinely nice man and are truly missed.

I had to come back and watch this again, I loved your reaction! Especially the part where you said I've got to do more with my life! I thought that was very sweet and honest! I've finally made it to your home page, so far I'm too scared to go anywhere from there, I'm waiting for my youngest son to come over and advise me! I'll be 67 years young in 5 more days and I don't want to do something that will cause problems at this time in my life. I'd like my retirement years to be as fun and contain as much music as it can!

RIP Jeff, you were a legand that lives on today!

Blues.....Jeff was taken to soon! Legend!......He was blind at infancy.....he learned that way.....Oh so good he was

just a little story about guitar tricks: Hendrix was one of the first, if not the first to play with his teeth, behind his back and being very theatrical with his guitar. Back in the day haters would be like "He is ruining music with antics and covering up a lack of technical skill"... But everyone else just knew he was taking everything to the next level. -Imagine being so good that playing normally becomes boring! :D

Another cool video you might like. Sass Jordan with Jeff Healey make you a believer. Was at a Canadian Bluesfest.

Darlin it is a fusion of southern jazz, southern rock and southern blues! God bless Canada and the USA!!! Loving your channel. Love from Texas🤠🤠🤠

I lost my dad to cancer 2 days after my birthday in 1999 . Think about how bad the record companies that passed on the opportunity to sign Jeff Healy to a record contract . You want to see someone else who's amazing . You need to check out the greatest set of musicians ever , Def Leppard . 7 years after they formed & after replacing a couple of members a few years apart , they released an album in late 1983 early 1984 & it would be their biggest album so far making it all the way to begin the #2 album in the world , right behind Michael Jackson's Thriller . After touring for 9 months promoting the album & right before they went back to England . The youngest member of the band went to a Chevy dealership & bought a Corvette . After getting back to England they immediately started working on their next album . In the 2nd week of December they decided to take a much needed break for the holidays & on December 31st the youngest member of the band & his girlfriend at the time went for a drive in that Corvette . Both of their lives would change forever , more his than hers . He rolled the Corvette that day & now the band had a big decision to make . Do they A: replace him & finish the album & go back out on tour or do they B: walk away from music until he could come back or until he came to the rest of the band & said to replace him because he couldn't do it anymore . Well even though they were the next big thing to Michael Jackson , they made the conscious decision to walk away from music . Now selling millions & millions of records which they've done makes you a great band . But walking away from music when you were the next big thing to Michael Jackson , that's Legendary & that's a leave of Legendary no one else will ever achieve . And after being away from music for almost 3 years in August of 1987 they finally finished & released the album that they were working on & the member that had the near fatal car wreck . Was back with the band & he's still in the band to this day . And the album that they released in August of 87 has done something that no other album in the last 36 years has done . That album is one of the greatest selling albums of all time & from August of 87 - October of 88 . That album had a total of 7 singles on Billboard's top 100 count down & 6 out of those 7 singles were in the top 10 . Here's one of the songs that was at #4 & if you watch it till the end you'll get a good look at the member that was in the car wreck , hope you like it & do a blind reaction to the video I sent you . Peace out . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ecFPU--vvf0.htmlsi=aGx_aFGe1YHsbQgM

I was lucky enough to see him four times in small venues. Yes he is a legend. Legendary blues pianist Dr. John sitting in.

another great live song by him is as the years go passing by.

2 top songs by Jeff Healey.. Angel eyes, How long can a man be strong. pure talent, amazing artist

Used to see Jeff around the Toronto jamming scene, mostly in jazz clubs. Because of contract rights, he couldn't jam with his guitar so he would play cornet. He was just as good a horn player as he was on guitar.

watch other Jeff Healey videos , Jeff occasionally played his guitar behind his neck ! check out more of this amazing musical genius & you won't be disappointed , Cheers from Ontario Canada ✌️🎸✌️

Funky, jazz, blues!!!

Fantastic reaction, you should check out him and Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Look at Little Sister together

Jeff Healey - absolute legend! Great reaction. Blues guitar at the highest level. He was great in Road House.

Jeff Healley was amazing.

Jeff was like 3-4 years old and blind when his parents gave him a guitar. He had never seen anybody hold a guitar properly and since he's pretty much self-taught, he held it how it worked best for him. Later he recovered his sight for a short time but then lost it permanently from a rare form of cancer.

Just a few things that add to Jeff's legacy and challenges. Before he became famous he would take streetcars, by himself, to Yonge St in Toronto to play at open mic nights. I saw him play in the dingiest clubs. He went to Humber College to take music. They refused to teach him how to play other than the "conventional" manner so he had to quit.

Thank you. Just Thank You

Cool fact the piano player is the world infamous Doctor John . Doc. John is the Grandmaster of New Orleans Funk check him out

Great reaction. Loved JH RIP. Check out another Canadian bands Triumph and April Wine. 🇨🇦

@12:15, YESSIR!!! SHREDDIN' IT!!❤😅 You're getting your terms correct! 💯 Jeff is one of the few that Shows everyone that ALL you truly need is your soul to feel the music and make INCREDIBLE music 🎶 ❤ RIP Jeff😢 We still ❤️ ya!

Jeff was actually a protégé of of Stevie. You should check out Look At Little Sister that they perform together ❤️ Additionally, he played as the house band in Road House (great movie)

Getting his first guitar at the age of three, he developed a unique style of playing. Placing the guitar flat on his lap, and playing it like a lap steel with his hands over the fret board, gave him the flexibility of fretting with all five fingers and the power of pulling notes with the strength of his whole hand.

What is going on is that Jeff was one orf a kind. There is no one lese like him amd no one who plays the way he played. God I miss him.

Dr. John is a New Orleans blues man on the piano.

God bless you for looking Jeff up bc of your curiosity. And my condolences about your mom passing. ✌🏼❤

The thing is is that great music is great music. Don’t worry about the offense others take to you not knowing something about something you’re educating yourself on. The lines between genres are drawn by the same mental processes that draw lines between and categorizing everything and everyone. Music and food breaks through those constraints and gives us something beautiful. That’s why I love my job. I work at a restaurant called City BBQ we play the Blues in our dining area and we serve food with soul. I may be rambling through text lol. I love you’re reactions. Sadly he passed away the day before my 32nd birthday. 😢

It's a cross over of blues and rock. Like SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepard, The Jeff Healy band got their biggest exposure in Patrick Swayze film Road House, .

Oh my goodness, check out Stevie Ray and Jeff together ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Happy you found the blues rock rabbit hole.

When I saw you do the SRV reaction I was thinking you should do Jeff Healey and here we are. Thanks for doing this, and thanks to whoever put you on him. It was both blues and rock. The chord progressions were basic blues. The guy on the piano is Dr. John who is a legend in his own right. You should check him out, try Right Place, Wrong Time. I also imagine you would have a lot of fun watching the movie Road House. Goofy, fun movie that seems right up your alley. I kind of wish I could have heard what you had to say about cancer as I'm dealing with it right now.

He was in the original Roadhouse movie with Patrick Swayze.

I ran across your video of Jeff Healey. Yes he is blind from his early youth because of his having eye cancer and he lost his sight. He learned how to play the guitar I he became one of the most popular blues guitarists around and that is where he ran into Stevie Ray Vaughn. Jeff died a while back when his cancer post back. He left a wife and some children. I first found out about him when I watched the movie "ROAD HOUSE" in 1989. He played played a musician in a band that played in this bar was in the movie. It is old and typical just remade it with Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor.

I knew of Jeff Healy because of the movie Road House and the song ‘Joker’; I had not heard of this! Wow! This was amazing!

Brother Dude...Let's start with the whole "TOP 5" concept. - Can anybody really nail it down to just 5???? It's all subjective...That being said, "YES" Jeff Heaky was phenomenal...

got to see him play in his resterant in TO in 94 and not only was he a marveles showman but he was curtious to me and 2 friends as we where in the military and he treated us like real people

Blues/Rock. Mac Rebanak AKA Dr. John (R.I.P.) famous New Orleans Jazz/Funk/blues musician.

You made me cry with your reaction. ❤❤❤❤

Jeff Healy "Live at Stuttgart Jazz Festival" "As the years go passing by", you will not regret hearing and seeing the legend at his best.

It's a mixture of blues and rock called Southern Rock . You will hear it in bands like ,The Allman Brothers, ZZTOP, Lynyrd Skynyrd, SRV, CCR, Janis Joplin to name a few ,it also crosses over into country with artists like ,Hank Williams Jr, Charlie Daniel's band,Eagles even the rolling stones dipped into it in their on way. You should watch SRV "life without you " capitol theater NJ 1985 for a remarkable guitar performance unmatched and notice the early guitar swap, tuned new guitar on the fly and broke his tooth playing with his mouth !

Jeff was very special and I loved his music

awesome reaction! i am very sorry for the loss of your mother. my mom overcame cancer, but...lost her this past January. Jeff was a great guitarist and sucks that we all lost him so early. God bless you and your family.

Yes, Jeff is blind. He was also in the movie “Road House” with Patrick Swayze.

#HOGLOVE4JEFF

R.I.P., Jeff, I read that at 8 months old he was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors had to remove his eyes due to cancer .

I always thought he was blues, he did music with Stevie Ray, also he played with B.B. King

It’s hard for me to believe that people know who Jeff Healey is but I grew up with him so I guess I am not being fair. Healey like all great musicians could play a wide range of genres. There was a popular resurgence in blues and blues/rock in the 1980’s. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a lot to do with that resurgence but there were a number of others like Jeff Healey, Collin James, George Thorogood, even ZZ Topp with Billy Gibbons, Robert Cray, and others. Healey made sim albums that I would consider to be Blues/Rock but the influence of the Blues was strong. Rock, country, blues, even jazz are all kissing cousins. These are Americas significant contributions to the world of music and they could not have come from anywhere else. The collision of cultures, the times, technology, the nation itself, all had a hand in creating these genres. When someone says, “is this rock or is this blues” I have to question your musical credibility. Liking a genre of music or listening to music etc does not make you an authority on music. Everyone has an opinion on music yet most people don’t the first thing about the subject. Most people could not tell you how many sharps or flats are in the key of G. They don’t even know the most basic things about music yet they comment on it like they are an authority. Music is a subject that is incredibly complex and has a history that is rich and long. If you want to talk about music you have a lot of studying to do.

Dude! I LOVED "Blind Fury", when I saw it as a kid.

Stevie Ray Vaughn and Albert King saw him in a club playing and the rest is history . Him and Stevie does some shredding and I hope you react to them jamming together before long. I just found your channel and subbed because I really really appreciate how you give these artists credit and I know that I know that you are One serious dude when it comes to music and Im very grateful for that . I guarantee you that you won't ever be disappointed when you go down the rabbit hole with Stevie and Jeff .

Those are four great blues/jazz musciains on the stage, marcus miller, Omar Hakim , Dr. John and Jeff Heally. This is blues.

As a Canadian I was lucky enough to see Jeff live a number of times. I was so lucky!

Love Jeff Healy and loved your reaction - new subscriber. He spanned musical genres in my mind. Check out "As The Years Go Passing By"

You hear blues, rock and jazz. Understand: rock, jazz, big band, and country are the offspring of the delta blues.

If you want to hear his expertise on blues, react to "As The Years Go Passing By" by Jeff.

One of the best things to come out of Canada next to Molson's, John Candy, and Rush.

Hells yeah Jeff Healy is a monster and love the channel came here from srv. ❤️music is dope love to all.

Jeff Healey did a performance with Stevie Ray Vaughn and it is crazy !!!!

Check out look at little sister with Stevie and Jeff RIP to both gone to soon

Blues for sure

the blues had a baby, and they called it rock-n-roll!!!