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Blind Canadian rock musician Jeff Healey has died in a Toronto hospital aged 41 from a rare form of cancer, his publicist has said.
Healey, famed for playing his electric guitar flat on his lap, died of retinoblastoma which claimed his sight when he was a one-year-old-child.
His 1988 album See The Light was nominated for a Grammy award and sold one million copies in the US.
Healey's latest album was due to be released in Canada on Monday. Blues rock release Mess of Blues is expected to become available in the US and around Europe later this month and in April
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Terrible news for blues fans....
He sounds like a novelty act , blind guitarist , plays it on his lap , etc , but having seen him live once and owning several albums , he was really a excellent guitarist , done a lovely version of " While my guitar gently weeps "
Achieved a hell of a lot considering his handicap , RIP Jeff.....
Jeff Healey ( RIP )
