 In 1993, my father had a stroke that basically ended his career as a guitar player. It was devastating. He survived and he came back, but his right hand wasn't the same. He still picked up the guitar, but he would never record again. The last movie he worked on was Schindler's List. In 1996, my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. They gave him less than a year. We were stunned as a family, but not surprised. My dad had quit smoking in 1980, but my father smoked three packs a day.