Takuro Yoshida

Takuro Yoshida
Birth name 吉田 拓郎 (Yoshida Takuro)
Born (1946-04-05) April 5, 1946
Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan
Genres Folk, rock, pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar
harmonica
Years active 1970–present
Labels Avex Group
Teichiku Records
For Life Music Entertainment

Takuro Yoshida (吉田 拓郎 Yoshida Takurō) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one million copies by September that year, and was awarded a gold disc.[1] He established the record company "For Life Records" with Yosui Inoue, Shigeru Izumiya, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. Yoshida is an influential musician, whose songs have been used as theme songs in television series (such as the "Jun", the theme song of Cromartie High School), as well as being covered by popular artists like Hirakawachi 1-chome (Yoshida's "Natsu Yasumi"), KinKi Kids (Yoshida's "Zenbu Dakishimete").

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 323. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.

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