Thijs van Leer, with whom he used to be in the band Focus, announced the news to ANP today.
Multiple hits
As part of Focus, Bert experienced foreign success in the 1970s when the song ‘Sylvia’ became a big hit. When the group fell apart in 1978, he switched to Earth & Fire, the group with which Jerney had already had several successes at the time. With him there, the band scored, among other things, the number 1 hit ‘Weekend’.
“We will miss you Bert”
After Earth & Fire, Bert worked with Jerney on solo material and started producing more and more music. The band Focus, which is now performing again, has announced on Facebook that it is saddened by the news of the death of. ‘We will miss you Bert. Thanks for all your music. We wish Jerney a lot of strength with this loss.’
Source: AD