Fraser Valley/Okanagan – “Mama let that boy play some rock and roll, jazz is much too crazy. He can play that when he’s old.”
Jerry Doucette called it a career in 2018. This was when he was diagnosed with a heart ailment following a fall. Jerry was left wheelchair bound with a broken arm and fractured ribs. Then posting to his Facebook page, the rocker, who has yet to be inducted into the Juno Music Hall of Fame, said in a statement that his health and family come first.
Doucette last played in the Valley during the Chilliwack Fair in 2012.
There were many concerns about his heart as well as back problems from years of guitar playing and lugging his own gear around.
Early Tuesday morning, Friends were posting to the Facebook page, mourning the loss:
Dave Chesney · BREAKING NEWS. Just heard on the radio “The Deuce” JERRY DOUCETTE has passed overnight. I will cherish his BLUE FROG shows a couple years back. Play on Jerry.
Laura Lee Reid · RIP Jerry Doucette, Vancouver musician. Don Keller my husband was lucky enough to have jammed with Jerry. “Mama Let Him Play”
He died from cancer at the age of 70. His family was by his side at a Delta Hospice.
