A blind guitarist plays with his guitar on his lap and melts your face off.
Jeff Healey Bluesband Live At Notodden Blues Festival Norway, 2006-08-05. What makes Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what keeps some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty -- the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition (from back cover)
Practical Effects
That lap guitar technique — you can't look away.
Sound
Live blues energy that studio albums can't touch.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Healey developed his lap technique at age 3, holding his first guitar flat because it felt natural.
This 2006 performance came just two years before Healey's death from cancer — making this footage a precious document of his final prime.
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