GONE TOO SOON
Jerry McGinnis
One of the finest guitar players and
human beings to ever live in the
Pacifc Northwest
Jerry and I played together in a band back in the eighties and we had a lot of good times, lot's of laughs and spirited jams on and off stage. Always a superior guitarist above me, Jerry never tried to take over the stage or steal the spotlight from anyone, he just played well consistently and kept a smile on his face. His diligence and work ethic was also second to none.
When I saw the Backfire band In Concert last year, I watched in amazement as Jerry laid down the hottest, tastiest and smoothest guitar chops of anyone to ever come out of Western Washington. I wish I had made more time in my life to be a real friend to Jerry but we lost touch through the years. There's never been anyone in the music business who knew, played with or heard Jerry McGinnis who had something bad to say. Jerry was a true showman and left his personal problems off stage and gave the audience and the band 110%. He leaves behind many musical brothers and sisters and will be remembered forever. We are lucky to have known Jerry in this life. Hopefully we will all meet again in the next.
Bruce J Maier