Out of Darkness: The Jeff Healey Story

By Cindy Watson

Short-listed for the 2011 Golden Oak Award

From the moment three-year-old Jeff Healey first laid a guitar across his lap in what was to become his signature style, it was clear he was no ordinary kid. Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff, a newly adopted infant. Out of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time, beginning with his first hit album, See the Light.

In this up-close and personal account, loaded with never-before-seen photographs, memorabilia, and intimate recollections of family, friends, and fellow musicians, we discover this unique music icon’s dynamic career, which saw him collaborate with everyone from George Harrison and Eric Clapton to B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. From Jeff’s lonely start one snowy night at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto to his untimely end in the same building, we come away with a potent message of empowerment and a renewed sense of hope.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dundurn
• Release date: Aug 30, 2010
• ISBN: 9781770704787

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Reviews for Out of Darkness

[Pepineurope · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Story of Jeff Healey is of course amazing, but wished it was written by someone else, sorry. Too much think of this and imagine that. A manual to understand what's going on in a blind man's mind. Leave that to the reader please. I skipped quite some of the explanatory parts. I suggest to do same, then the book is fine.