Canadian classic rock guitarist and songwriter Jerry Doucette died in hospice Monday, a statement from a family friend confirmed.
Doucette, 70, was known for "Mama Let Him Play," his 1977 hit from the album with the same name, which hit the billboard Top 100. A family friend of Doucette's said in a statement the inspiration for "Mama Let Him Play" came from what his father would say after coming home from work to his son playing guitar. His mother would tell him to be quiet, but Doucette recalled his father saying she should let him keep playing.
He thought that would make a good song title, and said he finished writing the hit in about an hour.
Eric Alper, a music industry expert, says Doucette never hesitated to play the song that made him famous.
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