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Guest Blog – Jeremy Littler

Rog — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:31:47 +0000

Welcome all! Today, Blue Direction bassist, Jeremy Littler joins us with some memories of his friendship with Jeff Healey… During three fateful, formative teenage years, from 1981 to 1984, Jeff Healey joined Jeremy along with Graydon Chapman, and Rob Quail to form the band Blue Direction. It was an experience Jeff would fondly carry with him throughout his life as […]

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One For The Gear Heads…

Rog — Fri, 28 May 2021 04:01:00 +0000

“I’m not a gear man – never have been. Give me something with six strings, keep it in tune, and make sure it’s working!” – Jeff Healey In all the years I knew him, no matter what rig he was playing through, whose borrowed guitar he was using, what band he was sitting in with… […]

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The Tale of Blue Direction

Rog — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 05:02:44 +0000

The Tale of Blue Direction: (1981-1984) In 1981, at the ripe old age of 15 Jeff Healey joined Graydon Chapman, Jeremy Littler, and Rob Quail to form Blue Direction. While Jeff had already been performing for years by that time, this was his first experience in a band of his own. It was a time […]

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10 Years… A Message From Cristie Healey

Rog — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 05:10:55 +0000

10 years… Where do I start? It’s hard to believe… almost unimaginable, that it has been a decade since we lost Jeff. March 2nd has always been a difficult day, filled with sadness as we think of him. However, continuing to remember him throughout the year and the joy he brought to us, always helps […]

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Guest Blog – Terry David Mulligan

Rog — Fri, 01 May 2015 10:31:12 +0000

It’s hard now to remember how many times I interviewed Jeff Healey.. Perhaps it was because I loved his one-of-a-kind playing..no one like him before or since. Perhaps it was because of his wicked sense of humour.. Or quite possibly because of a story he told me right at the beginning..the first time I ever […]

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Jeff & Dickey Betts!

Rog — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 05:23:50 +0000

Just a quick one today folks, capturing an incredible moment in time… Throughout his career, Jeff Healey had the great pleasure of performing with numerous music legends. One such was the Allman Brothers Band. Sharing a bill several times throughout the 90s and running in the same musical circles, Jeff had a deep admiration for […]

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Guest Blog – Dave Murphy

Rog — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:15:47 +0000

Jeff Healey: Up for Anything I had the incredible good fortune of playing in Jeff’s rock / blues band for the last five years of his tragically short life. From the earliest days of Jeff’s fame, we were so blessed here in Toronto not only to have such a genuine international star, but even more […]

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Guest Blog – Ed Stasium

Rog — Mon, 26 May 2014 10:15:29 +0000

“I can’t say enough about working with Ed… Ed Stasium was a godsend. He just came in and knew exactly how to work with us.”- Jeff Healey Jeff Healey “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Very late during a sub-zero Canadian evening in January of 1990, a phone call came into the control room at the […]

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Guest Blog – Bonnie Raitt

Rog — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:24:30 +0000

Jeff was one of the sweetest, most humble and talented artists I’ve met. He had a truly unique and soulful style of guitar playing, was a great singer and such an incredible fan of a wide range of music, all of which he seemed to be able to ace. I was floored to hear his […]

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Guest Blog – Tom Lavin

Rog — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:15:42 +0000

I think it was the late summer of 1980 and Powder Blues was topping the national charts with ‘Doin’ It Right’ (On the Wrong Side of Town). We were in Toronto appearing at the (now long-gone) Ontario Place Forum on the Lakefront. It was a fantastic evening with the seating sold out and perhaps an […]

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