Joe Bonamassa - Distant Lonesome Train

Jimmy Thackery - Chained To The Blues Line

Jeff Healey - How Blue Can You Get

Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Angel Eyes" and reached the Top 10 in Canada with the songs "I Think I Love You Too Much" and "How Long Can a Man Be Strong".

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Healey was raised in the city's west end. He was adopted as an infant; his adoptive father was a firefighter. When he was almost one year old, Healey lost his sight due to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes. His eyes had to be surgically removed, and he was given ocular prostheses.

Healey began playing guitar when he was three, developing his unique style of playing the instrument flat on his lap. At nine years old, his musical talents were showcased in an interview on the TVOntario children's programme Cucumber. When he was 15, Healey formed the band Blue Direction, a four-piece that primarily played bar-band cover tunes and featured bassist Jeremy Littler, drummer Graydon Chapman, and schoolmate Rob Quail on second guitar. Shortly thereafter he was introduced to bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen, with whom he formed a trio, the Jeff Healey Band. The band made their first public appearance at the Birds Nest, located upstairs at Chicago's Diner on Queen Street West in Toronto. They received a write-up in Toronto's NOW magazine, and soon were playing almost nightly in local clubs, such as Grossman's Tavern and the famed blues club Albert's Hall (where Jeff Healey was discovered by guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins). After being signed to Arista Records in 1988, the band released the album See the Light, which appeared on the RPM Top 100 chart in 1989. It featured the hit single "Angel Eyes" and the song "Hideaway", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. While the band was recording See the Light, they were also filming (and recording for the soundtrack of) the Patrick Swayze film Road House. Healey had numerous acting scenes in the movie with Swayze, as his band was the house cover band for the bar featured in the movie. In 1990, the band won the Juno Award for Canadian Entertainer of the Year. The albums Hell to Pay and Feel This gave Healey 10 charting singles in Canada between 1990 and 1994, including a cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", which featured George Harrison and Jeff Lynne on backing vocals and acoustic guitar.

n January 11, 2007, Healey underwent surgery to remove metastatic tissue from both lungs. In the previous 18 months, he had two sarcomas removed from his legs. On March 2, 2008, Healey died of sarcoma in his home town of Toronto at the age of 41. He was buried at Park Lawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Cremation Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario. Healey's death came a month before the release of Mess of Blues, which was his first rock/blues album in eight years.

Jay Jesse Johnson - Ghosts In Texas

Blues Rock Guitarist Jay Jesse Johnson has released his third solo cd with "Play That Damn Guitar" Born in rural Indiana, Johnson has been playing his own style of heavy blues based rock since he picked the guitar. In 2006 he released his first solo cd "Srange Imagination" followed in 2007 by "I've Got an Ax To Grind". His music is a testament to the loud and gritty sound of classic guitar blues/rock.

Jay Jesse Johnson is a seasoned veteran of the guitar. His Stratocaster sound is reminiscent of Hendrix and Trower, with just enough speed and chops to make him truly unique. Johnson was born in rural Indiana and started playing events and nightclubs when he was 12yrs old .

At the age of 18, he packed up his 72' Stratocaster as well as his 64' Fender Bassman amp and moved his music career to the East coast, performing and recording with some of the best in the industry. "L.A.'s the Place" magazine says "JJJ is one of the most electrifying guitarists you will ever hear".

In 2010, Johnson was featured in "Classic Rock" magazine, along with Joe Bonamassa, on the CD "Bluesbreakers" (the hottest blues/rock). His catalog of CD's also topped the charts at Guitar Nine Records. JJJ was the guitarist with East coast band Cryer and appeared on MTV with Arc Angel and their hit single, "Tragedy" (CBS/Portrait records).

Johnson was also the guitarist and songwriter for supergroup, Deadringer (Grudge/BMG records) which included members from Alice Cooper and Blue Oyster Cult. He has shared the stage with guitar heroes, Johnny Winter, Robin Trower, Rick Derringer and Pat Travers, to name a few.

In 2009, Jay Jesse Johnson released his third solo CD titled "Play That Damn Guitar" on Grooveyard Records. It has received rave reviews and is a "must have" for Guitar fans everywhere. Johnson's gritty and hard driving performance is a testament to his own style of blues/rock guitar and vocals. His unforgettable riffs , sublime solo's and audacious groove's, defies you not move to the music…

Janiva Magness - I Want A Love

Janiva Magness (born January 30, 1957) is an American Grammy Award nominated blues, soul, and Americana singer, songwriter, and author. To date she has released 16 albums. The Blues Foundation named Magness the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009, becoming only the second woman, after Koko Taylor, to be so honored. The award was presented by B.B. King himself and Bonnie Raitt. In 2014 she released her second album of all originals entitled Original which earned her the award for Song of the Year. Magness has earned seven Blues Music Awards with 29 similar nominations. USA Today stated, "Magness is a blues star."

Magness was born in Detroit, Michigan. She lost both parents to suicide before she reached her mid-teens, and was placed in a series of a dozen foster homes.

George Stancell & Gorgeous George - Leave A Light On Baby