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Similar to his character in Road House, Jeff Healey really was blind in real life. He lost his sight as an infant due to retinoblastoma (rare eye cancer) and taught himself to play the guitar when he was just three years old, eventually adopting his trademark style of playing the instrument laying flat on his lap.May 4, 2021

Don't Throw Stones (Film Version) - The Cruzados ("Road House", 1989) - YouTube.Jun 4, 2019

These Arms of Mine

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The soundtrack for Road House featured Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey, whose band was featured in the film as the house band for the Double Deuce. Cruzados were the band in the opening credits, contributing three songs to the film that never made the soundtrack.

A critical and commercial flop at the time of release, the film has gone on to attain cult status worldwide and is still screened on television constantly. Four of the soundtrack's 10 cuts are by the Jeff Healey Band.

The band playing at the start of the movie is Cruzados. After the band disbanded, lead singer Tito Larriva formed the band Tito & Tarantula, which is the band that played at the Titty Twister in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

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Don't Throw Stones (Film Version) - The Cruzados ("Road House", 1989) - YouTube.Jun 4, 2019

Fans of the late Patrick Swayze will recall that this song - as well as the band itself (as the house band for the Double Deuce saloon) - made an appearance in the 1989 film Road House.