Photo: Jerry Barnett | From Marc Larson’s Facebook page: The family of Jerry Barnett and the Moments Notice Entertainment team are extremely saddened to share the news of Jerry’s passing. Jerry passed away suddenly on February 6th, 2024 after a brief illness.
Jerry was a wonderful father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, entrepreneur and a world-class musician who made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.
We appreciate all of your condolences and well-wishes for the family and the sharing of your amazing stories and memories of Jerry.
As we navigate this sad time, we appreciate your understanding and patience and ask for your respect for the family’s privacy. Details of Jerry’s celebration of life will be shared when available.
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From Blake Eberhard: A few more thoughts about Jerry. I had been in Wind Machine for five years, from 1985 to 1990, and during that time I did no freelance work or pop music gigs whatsoever. Upon leaving Wind Machine, I contacted the Moment’s Notice office to inquire about auditioning for their gigs. I quickly secured employment and began my journey with Jerry and Moment’s Notice. My first gig was in the fall of 1989 at the ribbon cutting for the new Denver Chamber of Commerce building, alongside Don Newby. That day would start my 35+ year friendship with Newby! I worked pretty much exclusively with Moment’s Notice for the next twelve years as a sideman and bandleader.
Working for Jerry was very educational, as I learned hundreds of songs and gained a ton of experience in the wedding/corporate band realm. I became an expert about loading-in to all the wedding and event venues in Colorado. I forged relationships with Denver’s caterers, photographers, Rabbis, wedding planners and venue staffs. I also established relationships with countless singers and musicians, as well as learning to be a bandleader. The years I led bands for Jerry was the period in my career where I worked harder than at any other time. Being a leader for Jerry had it’s ups and downs, and I spent a lot of time with him in business meetings during that era which spanned many years.
Overall, he and I always got along very well. Even after I decided to stop being a bandleader for him, he still hired me as a sideman for gigs as often as I wanted to do them. I had a positive, friendly relationship with Jerry and Becky, and anytime I would run into them they were always very cordial and complimentary toward me. Through Jerry and Moment’s Notice I earned, and learned, and made many lifelong friends. Thanks JB.
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Michael Weaver wrote: This is a brilliant, wonderful, and incredibly thoughtful and articulate remembrance of what Jerry meant for so many of us. Thank you so much for sharing!
Also, Jerry, you were absolutely one of the most amazing musicians I ever met in my tenure at MNE. I think you were one of the kindest, thoughtful, and most professional people I have ever met in the music business
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
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February 2024
13: Eddie Cheeba, 67, American disc jockey.
12: Mihai Amihalachioaie, 62, Moldovan accordionist and conductor, liver cancer; Tamás Deák, 95, Hungarian composer and conductor; Rudolf Jansen, 84, Dutch classical pianist; Juris Kulakovs, 65, Latvian musician (Perkons); Petar Lukovic, 73, Serbian journalist (Vreme), newspaper editor and rock critic; Steve Wright, 69, English disc jockey (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2) and television presenter (Top of the Pops).
11: Ladislav Burlas, 96, Slovak composer and musicologist.
9: Nikša Gligo, 77, Croatian musicologist; Frank Howson, 71, Australian theatre and film director, screenwriter, and singer; Damo Suzuki, 74, Japanese singer (Can) and songwriter (“Vitamin C”, “Spoon”), colon cancer; Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, American rock drummer, singer and record producer.
8: Yuri Borzov, 70, Russian graphic artist, architect and drummer (Mashina Vremeni).
7: Vaja Azarashvili, 87, Georgian composer; Henry Fambrough, 85, American Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners); Mojo Nixon, 66, American musician (“Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child”) and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!); Franco Vaz, 69, Indian drummer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2024
Photo: From Moments Notice Entertainment Facebook page
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