Jerry Doucette Obituary splashed the news of a Classic Rock Guitarist dying at 70. He had Cancer.
Jerry Doucette was a guitarist and songwriter from Vancouver who died battling Cancer. He was best known for his 1977 Billboard Top 100 hit Mama Let Him Play.
Following a battle with Cancer, Doucette died on Monday at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Delta. He was 70 years old.
Jerry Doucette Obituary And Death Cause Explored
Jerry Doucette Obituary published by the family confirmed the death of the Classical Rock Guitarist. He died of Cancer.
Doucette was born in Montreal and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, before moving to Vancouver in 1972.
Jerry has played guitar since the age of six and has been a member of several local bands.
He was the part of bands including The Seeds of Time and The Rocket Norton Band before signing with Vancouver-based independent record label Mushroom Records as a solo act.
Doucette and his band won the Juno Award for Most Promising Group of the Year in 1979.
Jerry is survived by his wife Maggie, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage and five children, and ten grandchildren.
After joining the Seeds of Time, Doucette joined Rocket Norton, Rick Enns, and John Hall in The Rocket Norton Band.
He signed a solo recording contract with Mushroom Records and began recording solely under his surname.
In the United States, the single and album were not as successful, even though his single charted in the Top 100 Billboard and the album in the Billboard 200.
What Happened To Him To Mama Let Him Play Guitarist?
Mama Let Him Play Guitarist Jerry Doucette has died in Canada. Doucette passed away at the age of 70, battling Cancer.
According to a family friend of Doucette’s, the inspiration for “Mama Let Him Play” came from his father’s reaction to his son playing guitar after he returned home from work.
The single “Mama Let Him Play” from the first Doucette album of the same name earned platinum status in Canada and extensive publicity and tour promotion.
His mother would tell him to be quiet, but Doucette remembered her father telling her that she should let him play.
Doucette thought that would be a good song title and claimed he wrote the hit in about an hour.
Jerry died of Cancer on Monday at Thomas Hospice in Delta, B.C., surrounded by family.
He is survived by his 43-year-old wife Maggie, five children, and ten grandchildren.