Musicians who Overcome Great Odds For Their Music
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Blue O’Connell Cochlear Implant recipient
Paolo Bidols - Guitarist singer - has MS 
Rick Allen the drummer for Def Leppard lost an arm in a car accident in 1984. "The first sound we ever heard was our mother’s heartbeat: The rhythm of life. Each and every one of our ancestors came from a tribe of people who all sat around a fire and communicated through percussion... The Raven Drum Foundation
SWAYNE - Artist/Songwriter -
Has been a disabled artist since 1998 when a blockage in his throat led to having a permanent tracheotomy tube inserted.
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Eddie Tuduri No one knows the healing power of rhythm better than Tuduri, 60, who during his 40-year rock ’n’ roll career worked as a drummer for The Beach Boys, Dwight Yoakam and dozens of other performers. In 1997, Tuduri was bodysurfing near his Carpinteria home when a wave slammed him to the bottom of the ocean, breaking his neck and leaving him temporarily paralyzed. 07/16/10
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Jason Gerling Paralyzed musician reinvents drum set
June 23, 2010 by Brian Crouch
Billy Brimblecom has been playing the drums for more than 20 years. He has had the opportunity to play with many talented musicians and producers over the years and has toured all throughout the U.S. as well as Japan, Europe, and Canada playing music. 
Lefty Williams: “I definitely don’t wanna shy away from my arm,” says the Atlanta born-and-bred songwriter/musician, who’s been playing guitar since age 4. He started out strumming with the end of his “nubb,” and fashioned his first prosthetic pick at 6. “I was just using the skin on my arm—the same way a fingerstyle player would use his thumb. 
Beaver Felton: Bassist, Teacher, Businessman, Paraplegic- Interview with Beaver from Bass Inside magazine. Our second listing after Abon. Beaver operates Bass Central music store specializing in high end basses and amplification.
Bassist Bill Clements began playing at the age of 13 - inspired by Chris Squire, and other progressive rock bass giants. Bill lost his right hand and forearm, 1989 in an industrial accident, within three months, Bill was gigging again and he hasn't stopped since. 
ABÒN: Musician, Paraplegic- Music Genre: Electronica. Abon was the first musician listed on Future Link.
Laurence Amery - Deafness -By the time I was 27 I was missing a lot of conversations and starting to avoid some situations... couldn't make out much of the dialogue... didn't matter because night after night I was out with a band, gigging, with the drums ringing in my ears all the way home. MORE
Musicians biographies not hot linked here can be viewed at: Future-Link
NOTE: 6-10-10 - Again at 04.24.2011 - To anyone happening upon this site I want to welcome and say hey! Come on in and join us. If you are a musician who happens to be disabled and wants to be listed here let us know. All new additions will go on this site future-link.us with separate pages for every musician listed (almost - some listings are still at www.future-link.com). See www.future-link.com for the full directory of Musicians biographies. If you find your page still on the .com site let us know and I’ll move it over here.
