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Farewell Our Little Songbird
MOTUS A.D. ^ | 2-25-21 | MOTUS

Posted on 02/25/2021 5:22:00 AM PST by NOBO2012

Here it is Throwback Thursday already; and time to look back over our shoulder and remember our own dear Claire Garcia who brightened our days for many, many years with her wit, humor and general good cheer. We were all saddened to learn of Claire’s passing earlier this week.

So today we celebrate her life, which she shared with her DH, also a musician, and her daughters and grands. We didn’t know that Claire had once had a singing career until 2016 when she casually mentioned that there was a concert in San Antonio at which she and her group, the Dreamliners, were to be honored.

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In fact Claire gave up her singing career to marry the love of her life, Mr. G aka Johnny, also a musician at the time. They moved to California, raised a beautiful family and never looked back. Well, except for that Reunion Concert…

Screenshot_2021-02-24 The Dreamliners - doo-wop

 

The incredible talent included Patsy Torres, Rebecca Valadez and Melba Marez’s showstopping tribute to the Dreamliners, the girl group of Sylvia Wilburn, Cecilia Silva and Claire Peralta who came out of South San Antonio High School in 1961.

QcxJ-t7VyqrxNB8o2tA4CQspDq4@266x375The young Dreamliners: that’s Claire on the left along with Sylvia Wilburn and Cecilia Silva

The Dreamliners, whose original members did not perform, were introduced and brought on stage to be thanked and shown that they were loved.

claire and dreamlinersClaire is in the short black dress on the right on stage, and on the left in the black and white

Bouquets of roses were brought up to them from audience members…These were not merely women who recorded a few obscure singles as a girl group for Abe Epstein…The Dreamliners were neighbors, schoolmates and friends (perhaps ex-girlfriends), being celebrated for contributing to the community.

I know some of the MOTI attended the concert but the only one I recall for certain was Creeper, who traveled to San Antonio in her orange Hellcat. If you were there too let us know.

So I say let’s just enjoy those “obscure singles” today and remember a simpler time, in a simpler place when all things were still possible.

 

 

 

 

Farewell our little songbird, may you forever sing sweetly with the choir of angels. 

SING IT OUT BIRDIES

Posted from: MOTUS A.D.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: doowop; dreamliners; patioandaluz; sanantonio

1 posted on 02/25/2021 5:22:00 AM PST by NOBO2012
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To: NOBO2012

Lovely clear voices. Thanks for posting.


2 posted on 02/25/2021 6:00:14 AM PST by Bearshouse
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To: NOBO2012

That westside sound - bttt


3 posted on 02/25/2021 6:30:47 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: NOBO2012

I love local music scene history. Thanks for posting that!

Been collecting and investigating some in my old stomping grounds.

Some of those obscure singles that made no mark locally (let alone regionally or nationally) are incredibly rare and extremely pricey when bidding starts on EBAY. (I must not be the only one interested in the regional scene stuff.)


4 posted on 02/25/2021 7:02:05 AM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food. )
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