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The Tera Shirma Story
The Sunliners
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The
Sunliners circa 1962
(L
to R) Fred Saxon, John Parrish, Gil Bridges, Russ Terrana,
Ralph Terrana, on
drums Pete Rivera
(picture courtesy Ralph Terrana)
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Over
the next couple of years we evolved from The Glo-Worms to The
Rebels, to The Five Beaus, and ultimately The Sunliners.
Gil Bridges'
car was a 1956
Ford Sunliner and Russ thought that this would be a good
name for a group..... and he was right.
We
all worked hard to develop the band and it finally
paid off but I suppose the success we achieved was more than anyone in the
band was expecting.
The
Sunliners were huge in Detroit and had a big following on
the East Coast and in Canada.
It was quite a ride, but by the time I was approaching my mid
twenties I was beginning to feel the need to get into a
more stable line of work. I had gotten married and wasn't
sure if this lifestyle was appropriate for a married man.
Notes thanks to
Ralph Terrana
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DESIGN
AND GRAPHICS BY
LOWELL BOILEAU
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