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矢沢永吉
(Eikichi Yazawa)
A leading figure in Japan's music industry for 50 years, Eikichi Yazawa was born
in Hiroshima on September 14, 1949. Inspired by the Ventures, the Rolling
Stones, and the Beatles, he began making rock & roll music as a teenager and
formed his first band, Carol, in 1972. After scoring hits with the songs "Namida
no Teddy Boy" and "Funky Monkey Baby," Carol split in 1975. Eikichi Yazawa
released his first solo album, I Love You, OK, later that year. His popularity
steadily grew, and he reached the top of the Oricon Albums charts for the first
time with Goldrush, his fourth record, ...
