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Shigeru Suzuki

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Shigeru Suzuki
鈴木すずき茂しげる
Born (1951-12-20) December 20, 1951 (age 72)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
GenresRock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist, record producer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, synthesizer
Years active1967–present
Formerly ofHappy End
WebsiteOfficial website

Shigeru Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木すずき 茂しげる, Hepburn: Suzuki Shigeru, born December 20, 1951)[1] is a Japanese musician, songwriter and guitarist. He first became known as a member of the influential rock band Happy End in the early 1970s, before starting a solo career and becoming a prolific session musician. As of 2006, Suzuki had contributed to 588 recordings.[citation needed] In 2019, Suzuki's high school band Skye reunited and released their first album.

Biography

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Before being invited to join Happy End in 1969, Suzuki was in a band called Skye (スカイ) with his high school classmates Tatsuo Hayashi and Ray Ohara (Sadistic Mika Band). Happy End produced three albums, Happy End (1970), Kazemachi Roman (1971) and Happy End (1973), before officially disbanding on New Year's Eve 1972. Suzuki and Haruomi Hosono then formed Caramel Mama (キャラメル・ママ) with Hayashi, Masataka Matsutoya and Hiroshi Sato in 1973. They changed their name to Tin Pan Alley (ティン・パン・アレー) a year later.

Suzuki released his first solo album, Band Wagon which was recorded in Los Angeles with musicians from notable acts such as Little Feat, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, in 1975.[2] To tour the record, he formed the band Huckleback (ハックルバック, sometimes written as "Hucklebuck") with Sato, bassist Akihiro Tanaka and drummer Toshiaki Hayashi. The group played around 10 shows, before disbanding on November 16, 1975.[3]

Suzuki, Hosono and Hayashi reformed Tin Pan Alley, dropping the "Alley" from the name, for an album in 2000.[4]

On February 17, 2009, Suzuki was arrested by the Tokyo Wangan Police Station for violating the Cannabis Control Law.[5] He received a six month prison sentence suspended for three years on March 17.[6]

To celebrate his 40th anniversary as a solo artist, Suzuki teamed up with Ino Hidefumi for two concerts on April 3 and 4, 2015. They performed twice each day and were backed by Hayashi and Hama Okamoto.[7]

Suzuki supported Matsutoya's wife Yumi at the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen at the end of 2018. When Ohara invited Suzuki and Tatsuo Hayashi to record with Shiro Sano in 2019, the three decided to reunite their high school band Skye.[8] Adding Matsutoya to the line-up, they released the album Kindan no Kajitsu with Sano on September 25, 2019.[8] In 2020, Fender released Suzuki's signature model guitar, the "Shigeru Suzuki '62 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic".[9] In June, he released the song "Mada Yume no Tochū" (まだ夢ゆめの途中とちゅう) with Chu Kosaka under the name Shige-Chu (茂しげる 忠ただし).[10] Skye's self-titled first album was released on October 27, 2021.[11] Album, their second album with Sano, was released on July 5, 2023.[12] Skye's second album, Collage, was released on July 24, 2024. [13]

Discography

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Solo studio albums
  • Band Wagon (1975)
  • Maboroshi no Huckleback (幻まぼろしのハックルバック, 1976, credited to "Shigeru Suzuki and Huckleback")
  • Lagoon (1976)
  • Caution! (1978)
  • Telescope (1978)
  • Cosmos '51 (1979)
  • White Heat (1979)
  • Sei Do Ya (1985)
  • Kujira no Umi ~ Living Whales (クジラの海うみ～Living Whales, 1998)
With Tin Pan Alley
  • Caramel Mama (キャラメル・ママ, 1975)
  • Tin Pan Alley 2 (1977)
  • Märchen Pop (メルヘン・ポップ, 1979, cover album)
  • Tin Pan (2000)
With Skye
  • Kindan no Kajitsu (禁断きんだんの果実かじつ, 2019, credited to "Shiro Sano meets Skye with Masataka Matsutoya")
  • Skye (2021)
  • Album (2023, credited to "Shiro Sano meets Skye")
  • Collage (2024)
CBS/Sony Sound Image Series
  • Pacific (1978) with Haruomi Hosono and Tatsuro Yamashita
  • New York (1978) with various artists
  • Island Music (1983) with Hosono, Yamashita, Matsutoya, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Takahiko Ishikawa
  • Off Shore (1983) with Hosono, Yamashita, Sakamoto, Matsutoya, Masaki Matsubara and Kazumasa Akiyama

References

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  1. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげる". Tower Records (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげる、歴史れきし的てき名めい盤ばん「BAND WAGON」再現さいげんライブ実施じっし". Natalie (in Japanese). March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげるとハックルバック、1975年ねんライブ音源おんげんCD化か". Natalie. September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "The best of the year that was". The Japan Times. December 12, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "元もと「はっぴいえんど」鈴木すずき茂しげる容疑ようぎ者しゃ、大麻たいま所持しょじ容疑ようぎで逮捕たいほ". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 朝日新聞社あさひしんぶんしゃ. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "大麻たいまのはっぴいえんど鈴木すずき茂しげる被告ひこくが有罪ゆうざい". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 日刊スポにっかんすぽーツ新聞社つしんぶんしゃ. March 17, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげる＆猪野いいの秀しげる史しのビルボードライブにハマ・オカモトら出演しゅつえん". Rockin' On (in Japanese). January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "佐野さの史郎しろう meets SKYE with 松任谷まつとうや正隆まさたか「禁断きんだんの果実かじつ」インタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). September 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "フェンダーから細野ほその晴臣はるおみと鈴木すずき茂しげるのシグネチャーモデル販売はんばい決定けってい". Natalie (in Japanese). May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "小坂こさか忠ただしと鈴木すずき茂しげるのユニット茂しげ 忠ちゅう、「まだ夢ゆめの途中とちゅう」CDオンライン販売はんばい決定けってい". Natalie (in Japanese). June 1, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげる、小原おはら礼あや、林はやし立夫たつお、松任谷まつとうや正隆まさたかからなるバンド・SKYEが満まんを持もたしてデビューアルバム発売はつばい". Natalie (in Japanese). September 10, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "佐野さの史郎しろうが緊急きんきゅう入院にゅういん、来週らいしゅうに4年ねんぶりニューアルバム発売はつばいを控ひかえる中なか". Natalie (in Japanese). June 29, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "鈴木すずき茂しげる、小原おはら礼あや、林はやし立夫たつお、松任谷まつとうや正隆まさたかのSKYEが2ndアルバム発表はっぴょう　レコ発はつでビルボードツアー". Natalie (in Japanese). May 28, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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