The Jeff Healey Band – Live at Grossmans – 1994 (2011)
Jeff Healey is on the growing list of talented musicians who left God’s green earth, long before his time. His legacy left behind some incredible music for us to enjoy. In the case of the recently released Live at Grossmans, this may be as close to musical perfection as one can get! If you are a fan of killer bluesy guitar playing, you will not want to miss this CD.
The sonic quality of Live at Grossmans may the best I have ever heard on a live CD. I am not kidding!! Put this CD in your stereo and let this CD take you back to 1994, when Mr. Healey and band put on one amazing performance. The audio quality of this CD is so good, you will feel like you are there. After hearing this music, I wish I could have been. Jeff Healey’s performance is stunning, and his band is damn good as well. One might complain that the material on this CD isn’t his, but it is so well performed I could care less. Mr. Healey and company cover Albert King, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson and more. You will be hard pressed to find another CD with blues rock performed as well as the songs here. The fact that Jeff Healey can play like this, without the gift of sight is truly astonishing.
I am a sucker for the blues, but I unfortunately never had the chance to see Jeff Healey perform live. I am grateful that Jeff Healey left behind such an amazing live recording for all to hear. This CD is worth every penny you spend on it, and is highly recommended for all fans of rockin’ blues music.
You can listen to the songs from Live at Grossmans at this link. Check it out!
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. I’m Going Home
2. Killing Floor
3. As The Years Go Passing By
4. Ain’t That Just Like A Woman
5. Yer Blues
6. Who’s Been Talking
7. Crossroads
8. Dust My Broom
9. All Along The Watchtower
Jeff Healey Band is:
Jeff Healey – guitars and vocaqls
Joe Rockman – bass
Tom Stephen – drums
Special Guests:
Pat Rush – Guitars
Michael Pickett – Harmonica
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Ive enjoyed his music since I first heard it in the movie “Road House”. I have a couple of his CDs and will definitely check this one out. 🙂
Rob, I completely agree with your comments about Healey except one…speaking as a person whom has been blind my whole life, I fail to understand how healey’s lack of sight makes his guitar wizardry so much more astonishing to you. What does eyesight have to do with the ability to play music? Anyway, on a much lighter note, back in the day, when I had really long hair and was making a living as a musician myself, people used to mistake me for Jeff Healey all the time. One time at the Hard rock cafe in NYC, i got free drinks all night because they thought I was Healey. Great stuff! Back to the man himself, his style of amped up electric blues playing was unbelievable, and this live CD shows that off nicely…It’s definitely a cranker upper.
Hi Bob,
To my ears, it is completely amazing for Mr. Healey to have excelled at a level of guitar playing that eclipsed many of sighted peers. I can’t imagine how hard it was for him to learn, not being able to see his instrument.
I remember seeing Jeff Healey at NYC’s Hard Rock Cafe around 1989. I watched my 2 friends (both gals) approach him and then exchange small talk. Jeff was gracious to sign a Hard Rock Cafe napkin for each of them as well. For me, just being able to witness Jeff Healey being such a remarkable gentleman towards my 2 friends was a cool memory I’ll keep forever. 🙂
Rest in peace Jeff Healey.