The Genius of Jeff Healey (The New York Sun)

17 August 2008, 5:56 pm

Any discussion of blind idols in the movies would probably start with the comic book hero "Daredevil," move to the fictional Frank Slade (portrayed to Oscar-winning effect by Al Pacino) in "Scent of a Woman," and arrive at the very real Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx, also an Oscar winner for the role) in "Ray." But to me, the greatest of them all was the real-life guitarist and trumpeter Jeff Healey ...... read more

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