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In Loving memory of Colvin Merle Lucien Perera 1944 – 2021 – by Patrick Ranasinghe The Jetliners   Quarter Master Store Quarter Master Store  with Lucien  Last live appearance The Jetliners At The Coconut Grove With Mignonne & Ishan Full Green Album In Loving memory of Colvin Merle Lucien Perera 1944 – 2021 who I recall was a student at St. Peters College, Bambalapitiya in 1958.  He was better known as Merle. He would take part in College concerts. He completed his higher studies at St Benedict’s College, Kotahena.  I next saw him perform on stage at St. Peters College, with his group “The Jetliners”. A popular sound-man named Tony Fernando, who was, on that day, experimenting on various sound effects, offered the group a recording session at his Lewis Brown studio. It was a memorable night for me watching this group perform hits such “Apache” and “Quarter Masters Store”, songs ...