After he left the Moonstones in 1970, he held a musical show in Moratuwa with Shanaka Perera and Wijith Peiris and the show was named as 'Breakaways from the Moonstones'. However, later the 'Moonstones' were formed with Annesley playing the key role as lead singer. Wijewardena took the initiative to start a three-member band, he was a self taught guitarist. ĭuring the 'Moonstones' era, Wijewardena, who performed as a composer and music director, became a singer.

Wijewardena himself only sang lead on Dileepa Podi Puthu an adaptation of a poem written by Karunaratne Abeysekera to his son. In 1969, the Moonstones welcomed female vocalist Indrani Perera who sang lead on the best selling hit Dilhani. Later the song Mango Nanda was selected the best Sinhala song by the Hit Parade program on Radio Ceylon as well. Their second release 'More Hits by the Moonstones' came out in November that year, on the Sooriya label and included the hits Kalu Mama, Rosa Male, Ramani and Goyam Kapanawa. It included the songs Mango Nanda, Ruwan Puraya, Seetha Ude and Menike. Their 1968 debut EP 'Mango Nanda' was released on the JVPC007 Philips label selling up to 5,000 copies. The young musicians were mentored by Sri Sangabo Corea, together with veteran Radio Ceylon/ SLBC broadcasters Vernon Corea and Vijaya Corea. Managed by an advertising icon, Sri Sangabo Corea, the group recorded several songs, which aired on the Saturday Star program in 1966. Wijewardena formed the Moonstones at the age of 21 with Annesley Malewana as lead vocalist. Wijewardena died on 13 December 1996, at the age of 53, in Sri Lanka after a long struggle against ruptured gastric ulcers and gangrene due to acute Diabetes. He married Sheela Ramadasa and they had one daughter, Amila Priyadarshani. He completed education from Hatton Highland College and Mahasen College, Yatawatta. His family moved to Batugedara, Ratnapura, and Clarence abandoned a budding career as a planter to pursue music full-time. Clarence Wijewardena was born on 3 August 1943, in Haputale, Sri Lanka, to an estate medical practitioner.

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