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my music world and in my personal life. I learned of his
passing just three weeks ago when I called him to inquire
about renting two guitar amps from him. I will miss his
kindness and his gentle soul.
Bruce Marion of Marion Music:
Gerald “Pucci” Lowery was one of Brevard’s most talented
and enigmatic musicians for all times. We lost another
great local musician: guitarist, vocalist, saxophonist and
sound expert. A former Eau Gallie High School graduate
who played with Beatlemania as George Harrison,
touring nationally and being on call for Disney World for
sound reinforcement. He came from a musical family, his
dad had played in the fifties and sixties with Frank Lutz’s
dad in the area and Pucci’s cousins had a music/electronics
store. Hats off to his lovely mom Marcella who drove
him and did all she could for his career!
Ken Page:
I lived in Brevard County, (Cape Canaveral) for 16 years
and 18 years total in Florida. I’ve known Pucci for about
45 years or so, (since the late 1970’s). We have played in
many bands together. The ones that I can remember are
The Golden Classics (which also had Nicky Cirrico on
drums) and was a 50’s & 60’s Show Band. Nicky was in
the first & third iterations of the band, I was in the 2nd &
3rd iteration and Pucci was in the third. There was also
Piece by Piece which was Kenny Cohen’s Band. This
was a phenomenal band that played all genres of music
(Jazz, Rock, Blues, RnB, Funk, Reggae, Pop, Latin, Etc).
We had “Big Fun” and played everywhere. Some of the
places that we played as Piece by Piece are Coconuts, the
Cocoa Beach Pier, Heidi’s Jazz Club, The Cove, Lou’s
Blues, Beach Shack, Sebastian Beach Inn, Dr Joe’s Intra-
Coastal (downstairs Jazz, upstairs everything else), Gatsby’s
Dockside, Caravelle Lounge, The Shark, The King
Center and the Key West Bar/ Purple Porpoise/Indian
Harbor Beach Club, and that’s just locally. We played all
styles of Music with Pucci able to handle all the styles in
an authentic professional manner. Pucci and I also played
as a duo many times and have tecorded in his studio many
many times. We were very close friends. Even after I left
Brevard County, we continued to talk on the phone for as
long as 4 or 5 hours and even 7 hours a couple of times.
With his high intellect we were able to cover any topic
from music to politics to world events and, of course, we
discussed thoughts about all of the people we knew mutually.
So we stayed in touch throughout our lives. I will and
do miss Pucci as a great musician, a musical collaborator,
and one of my all time Best Friends.
Join our local legends for a musical afternoon when they
will Turn Back Time remembering Pucci Lowery.
Brevard Live November 2023 - 17