Your Love Is Like A Cancer - Music

Frank "Son" Seals August 13 1942-December 20 2004 Was An American Blues Guitarist And Singer. He Was Born In 1942 In Osceola Arkansas Where His Father Jim "Son" Seals Owned A Small Club. He Began Performing Professionally By The Age Of 13 First As A Drummer And Later As A Guitarist. In 1959 He Formed His Own Band Which Performed Locally And He Also Toured With Albert King. 1 In 1971 He Moved To Chicago. His Career Took Off After He Was Discovered By Bruce Iglauer Of Alligator Records At The Flamingo Club In Chicago's South Side. His Debut Son Seals Was Released In 1973. The Album Included "Your Love Is Like A Cancer" And "Hot Sauce". Seals Followed Up With 1976's Midnight Son And 1978's Live And Burning. He Continued Releasing Albums Throughout The Next Two Decades. He Received The W.C. Handy Award An Honor For Best Blues Recording Of The Year In 1985 1987 And 2001. Author Andrew Vachss Was A Friend Of Seals And Used His Influence To Promote Seals' Music. Vachss Gave Seals Several Cameo Appearances In His Novels 2 And Co-Wrote Songs With Him For His 2000 Album Lettin' Go. 3 Vachss Dedicated The Novel Mask Market To Seals' Memory. 4 Son Had A Host Of Troubles To Deal With Over His Life. He Survived All But One Of His 14 Siblings He Himself Was Shot Twice In The Face By His Ex-Wife Which Required Extensive Surgeries. One Of His Legs Was Amputated Due To Complications From Diabetes. He Lost Belongings In A Fire That Destroyed His Home While He Was Away Performing Live And Several Of His Prize Guitars Were Stolen From His Home. 5 The Band Phish Performed Son's Song "Funky Bitch" Throughout Their Career And Brought Him On Stage On Multiple Occasions Turning A Whole New Generation On To His Music. Seals Died From Complications Of Diabetes He Was Survived By His Sister And Fourteen Children. 6 read less