Feature 80's Song of the Week Part 1 = 'I'm Tore Down' by The Jeff Healey Band (1989)

Part 1 of this weeks Featured 80's Songs goes to a 1989 release song called I'm Tore Down by Canadian rock-blues group The Jeff Healey Band. I stumbled across this band whilst watching the 1989 classic Patrick Swayze flick Roadhouse (truly one of the 80's classics of all time). Lead singer and star of the band Jeff Healey was born in Toronto, Canada in 1966. Shortly after he was born he went blind due to a rare retinal-cancer, and thus he learned to play the guitar and to sing at quite a young age. Jeff Healey past away in 2008, again from an aggressive form of cancer (R.I.P.). Its a bit sad too because the star of the film, and 80's-icon Patrick Swayze also died of cancer in 2009. I find this band's music to be quite upbeat and generally inspiring and it was no doubt a unique and important contribution to the decade of 80's music (lets say it enriches the flavor a bit). If you like what you hear then be sure to check out the Roadhouse (1989) Film Soundtrack as well as the bands website HERE. Now we shall see if I actually get around to a part 2 this week...boom!