About Yoshio Tabata
Lived 1919 – 2013 (aged 94). Yoshio Tabata was a Japanese singer, composer, actor, guitarist, songwriter and singer-songwriter.
was a Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist. His debut 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. He was born in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Discography 1939 1941 1946 1962 1975 1994 1998 (Tribute song to Taro Shoji born in 1898) 2001
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Who was Yoshio Tabata?
Japanese singer, songwriter and electric guitarist (1919-2013)
When was Yoshio Tabata born?
Yoshio Tabata was born on 1 January 1919 in Matsusaka.
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Yoshio Tabata died on 25 April 2013 in Tokyo.
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Yoshio Tabata was a singer, composer, actor, guitarist, songwriter and singer-songwriter.
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Yoshio Tabata was Japanese.
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