by Rog | Aug 30, 2023 | Guest Blog
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...
by Rog | May 28, 2021 | Blog, Guest Blog
“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...
by Rog | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, Guest Blog
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...
by Rog | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Guest Blog
Jeff Healey: “I came from two backgrounds; jazz and country. A buddy of mine, Rob Quail, was one of the first people to get me into playing and listening to a lot of pure blues. We’re close to the same age and he went to a neighbouring High School. Rob was the...