Yoshio Tabata (田端義夫, Tabata Yoshio; January 1, 1919 – April 25, 2013) was a Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist.[1] His debut song "Shima no Funauta" (島の舟唄, literally "Island Ship Song") was released in 1939. Along with enka-shi Haruo Oka's 1939 debut, his debut had a big impact on Japanese popular music because Japanese popular ryūkōka music of that time was mainly sung by classical music singers such as Ichiro Fujiyama and Noriko Awaya.[2] He was born in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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| Also known as | Bata-Yan |
| Born | Yoshio Tabata January 1, 1919 |
| Died | April 25, 2013 (aged 94) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Instrument | Electric guitar |
| Years active | 1939–2013 |
Discography
edit- Shima no Funauta (島の舟唄, Island Ship Song) : 1939
- Ume to Heitai (梅と兵隊, Plum and Soldier) : 1941
- Kaeri Bune (かえり船, Demobilization Ship) : 1946
- Shima Sodachi (島育ち, Growing in Island) : 1962
- Jūku no Haru (十九の春, Spring at the Age of 19) : 1975
- Shōwa San Dai ki (昭和三代記, Shōwa Three Generation Record) : 1994
- Hyaku-nen no Ai (百年の愛, Love For 100 Years) : 1998 (Tribute song to Taro Shoji born in 1898)
- Tabi no Owari ni Kiku Uta wa (旅の終わりに聞く歌は, The song heard at the trip's end is) : 2001
References
edit- ↑ "Japanese singer Tabata dies at 94". Kyodo News. April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ↑ Kikuchi, Kiyomaro (August 31, 2006). 異色歌手の登場：岡晴夫と田端義夫 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
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