Jeff Healey First Interview

I was at Clinton's Tavern one night (in Toronto) ready to go home when this blind kid got on stage and put the guitar on his lap and lit up the room. He came back to his table, next to mine, and I complimented him and he astounded me asking are you Joe Bodolai?. He knew my VOICE from CBC radio, where I had done comedy. I asked him to come and be on my new TV series, he eventually played a historic duet with Stevie Ray Vaughan that made history. This interview brings tears to my eyes because Dan, Jeff, and Stevie are all gone. I am crying now posting this....

[@SRVMOE]

for those of you that had the privilege of seeing Jeff live you were very fortunate, he was a genius....one of the greatest players ever born.....

[@martinskoog1777]

please look my jeff cover on my page

[@paulcooper5748]

Always loved jeff healey what an amazing talent R.I.P brother you were awesome.🙌👏🎸🎸

[@AYBABTM]

How can you not love this guy? So amazing and so humble. We miss you Jeff.

[@akthom]

Let's just say I was clueless. Never knew about this man. I was surfing the net and listened to various artists play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and was blown away by this one fella, Jeff Healey. Then I learned he was blind since 1 and he was no longer with us for years. Wow. Unbelievable stuff and thanks to KZbin.

[@AndyLibra]

Look for the movie Roadhouse, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[@robbammerlin9995]

I just watched Jeff Healey first interview. i enjoyed it. Um i wish there are more out there. it is so nice to see a guy who is so talented and down to earth

[@lighthousecollector]

yes -Jeff was amazing and very underated -he should have got much more exposure

[@jmcquay100]

...speechless i love this man....

[@WahlbergBabey]

Beautiful human

[@DEANHAITANIMUSIC]

so very humble..

[@ZACKSONFIRE]

Bring THIS MAN BACK

[@jerrydonquixote5927]

Jeff you are such an inspiration to me , you had a beautiful , kind soul ,God bless you, & you you touched me & the world In such a special way, you truly are a gift from God to the world,,, miss you Angel Eyes ,!!! God bless your wonderful soul, sincerely, Jerry

[@SuperBuzz71]

I when I in Toronto for a few days for the GP back around '00 at his club. I introduced myself and told him the first time I saw was live in studio on MTV. He remembered and said "Man you go back along way." I told him of of little ways he'd affected my own playing. Big bends and 7th's. Next night, we were introduced again and he immediately recognized my voice and asked how my team did that day. We had a long talk about how much tone is in the fingers that night that i'll never never forget

[@srvsgal]

I was blessed to meet him in 2006.. sweet soul.

[@paulcooper5748]

Wow i would of loved that.

[@jmcquay100]

much love

[@superagnitio]

Touching

[@OliverKostrinsky]

agree with "bluesrockfanatic" a hundred and twenty percent!

[@lighthousecollector]

Sadly saying that Jeff was a "nobody" Jimmy Jiblets- is perhaps says more about the music industry than it does about Jeff 's talents. In my opinion Jeff was as good as Clapton and SRV and in fact showed greater versatilty by playing different styles and different instruments and being very talented at a young age . People will always argue about the greatness of guitar players -lets all be grateful that such wonderful talents came into this world .

[@requinremembers]

man is he ever sexy, what a voice (speaking and singing). So classy.

[@rattlesnakesister]

the great ones always die. damn it. RIP Jeff, thank you for making life easier with your great music every day.

[@jamiegoddard4411]

Jeff miss you an jhb so much thank you for the music

[@sgguitar77]

Thanks for posting this. I had the great, great pleasure of jamming with Jeff when I first moved to Toronto. He was one of my musical heroes, no doubt. Seeing this clip, and how humble Jeff was even as a a guy barely into his twenties, is very inspiring. Thanks.

[@fuckingcadillac1]

With amazing skills comes a terrible end. Truly sad. 2 amazing people taken in their prime. Tragic.

[@thereforeayam]

They did a fantistic job on the editing of this interview blurb...best of its kind I've seen. Thanks.

[@Krafty]

Why has this only got 800 views?

[@bnilo]

In fact, Duane's Little Martha was inspired by a dream he had about Hendrix after he passed. Hendrix has never been gone nor will he ever be forgotten. Just look at the volume he still commands/sells today....mostly by today's youth. As far as a guitar influence...no one comes close to inspiration. Far excels the Brothers who I love....

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Cucumber was his first interview.

[@sunmoonfire67]

Jeff, i know your up in heaven ... making music ... may God forever keep you in his glory .. WE MISS YOU < LOVE YOU RIP.. swb

[@KimberlyMallett]

This is amazing and so thrilled that you have this interview and posted it, I miss them all! hugs xx

[@bnilo]

ih8thishit.....few saw it, but Hendrix scared the crap out of Clapton when he first went to England and asked to jam with him. Eric was speechless and just hung his hands at his sides. SRV had the same effect on many (saw him 9 times). I never saw Jeff play live and deeply regret having missed the opportunity....Cheers

[@spreadtruth2103]

THE KING 👑 🎸

[@harrisdupree3323]

Anyone who thinks Healey could not play should look up the video of As The Years Go Passing By on youtube...then throw your guitars away.

[@KaptainCanuck]

Not really his first interview. He was interviewed on the TVOntario kids show Cucumber somewhere about 1975.

[@donvalleydon]

Their spirits are alive and well forevermore.... I was actually a contestant on a game show that Dan was the host of called "Test Pattern". I wandered into Grossman's one night and witnessed Jeff....the rest is history....RIP

[@i8five4u]

Jeff's first interview was on a show called Kids World when he was 14.

[@callasexperience]

I never heard a guitar sounds so hot

[@hesmon]

How can you like all those players and not like Hendrix because he was and is still and will always be the ultimate guitar player. A few catchy tunes????? Get real!

[@srvsgal]

RIP angel eyes..

[@christywhitehead3171]

Rip

[@ceilingsandfloors]

this brings tears to MY eyes because not only are Jeff, Dan and Stevie gone, but the guy who uploaded this and wrote that description Joe Bodalai is dead too after committing suicide last December. RIP Joe

[@bnilo]

The "Stand Still" meaning of music was something Hendrix yearned for. "Listen with your ears and heart..not your eyes". Please LISTEN and watch his later live performances, in particular Machine Gun from Band of Gypsies /Fillmore East from 1970...standing like a stone with unheard of playing ( a year prior to the Brother's epic show).

[@darrellburns]

to me they are and will always be legends,not that crap that they play today,i can not even understand what the hell they are saying in songs today!!!

[@TheJerseyRejects]

what version of "see the light it the" is that.

[@LivingIn1969]

i think it was a little after 68, at woodstock it clearly looked like he loved his audience and playing live, but at the isle of wight, he totally looks bored and taking shit from his management.

[@40horsejohnson]

@msh68789 Because the subconscious part of his brain didn't know the difference. It's an automatic behavior, like breathing.

[@MisterDanceMachine]

Did you burst into tears before writing this, or afterwards?

[@bnilo]

With all due respect...what are the sounds you hear in your head??? Clapton's look and sound from the late 60's was directly related to Hendrix's influence...and sorry Dude..Hendrix was FAR more than 10% player. The fact is, Hendrix quickly grew tired of the so called " schick" that he leaned from his years on the chittlin circuit.. In fact..by 68 he had become disillusioned with showmanship; it was expected from his fans and demanded from his management.

[@HiddenFlowerDesi]

@msh68789 Evan though there no need, blind ppl do it due to . . .well . . . its just and instink, like breathing

[@MisterDanceMachine]

God, he was crap.

[@jonnyogy2872]

and your amazing or something? Why do you have the right to decide who is crap at what they do or don't do my goodness.....I promise he was and will always be a more passionate real musician than you and I will ever be! it was all feel with him since he couldn't see, and you know what since you can see, apparently it means you would rather go off of how people look or what they give you instead of why they are and their personalities. Just realized apparently you commented this like 7 years ago lmao so you either are hopefully a new person who is more open and kinder, or you will have completely forgotten this post and not even reply to me haha.