Ronnie Pereira

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Ronnie Pereira is the lead guitarist and singer of the popular 1970s band Revolvers. He was popularly known as the Malaysian Carlos Santana.

[edit] Musical Career

The Revolvers were renowned during the 1970s and Pereira, a founder member of the band, performed with them for 15 years until he retired at the age of 33.

The band became famous because of its lively performances at the Glass Bubble in Jaya Puri Hotel, now known as Petaling Jaya Hilton. Among the songs they performed were cover versions of songs by Chicago, Deep Purple and Bread.

According to band member Freddie Fernandez, Ronnie was known as the Malaysian Carlos Santana, for the way he emulated Santana in playing the guitar.

The Revolvers released three albums and finally decided to part ways due to personal commitments.

"Those were the best days. People used to pay RM10 to watch us perform at Dewan Bahasa because pubs did not exist at that time," said Fernandez.

[edit] Death

Pereira died on October 13, 2006 at 5:40 a.m. at the Klang General Hospital. He had been a diabetic for the past 11 years and died of an infected wound that did not heal for the past two months, his brother Jude said.

A service was held at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Klang and he was laid to rest at the Meru cemetery in Klang.

Ronnie leaves behind wife Jane Pereira and daughter Leslie.