Birth name Junshi Yamagishi Name June Yamagishi Years active 1970-present | Occupation(s) musician Role Guitarist | |
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Born June 6, 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-06-06 ) Associated acts The West Road Blues BandSo Bad RevueChickenshackBand of PleasureThe Wild MagnoliasPapa Grows FunkJohnny Vidacovich Trio Albums REALLY?!, JACK OF THE BLUES, Live at the Leaf, Mr. Patterson's Hat, They Call Us Wild Similar People Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux, Snooks Eaglin, Willie Tee | ||
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June Yamagishi (山岸 潤史, born Junshi Yamagishi, June 6, 1953) is a Japanese guitarist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the guitarist for bands Papa Grows Funk and the Wild Magnolias.
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- Papa grows funk june yamagishi guitar solo 07 13 12
- June yamagishi shinji shiotsugu
- History
- Solo
- West Road Blues Band
- Chickenshack
- Band of Pleasure
- The Wild Magnolias
- Papa Grows Funk
- References
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History
Yamagishi was born in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. He has been active in the Japanese blues and jazz scene since the early 1970s. In 1972, he formed the West Road Blues Band in Kyoto along with vocalist Takashi "Hotoke" Nagai, guitarist Shinji Shiotsugu, bassist Tadashi Kobori, and drummer Teruo Matsumoto. The band soon became one of the main acts in then thriving blues scene in the Kansai region.
In 1975, Yamagishi went on to join a soul band named So Bad Revue, and in 1979, he released the first album under his name titled Really?!.
During the 1980s, he played with bands Myx and Chickenshack (a Japanese band different from the British Chicken Shack) and in the 1990s, he formed the Band of Pleasure with guitarist David T. Walker and drummer James Gadson and released three albums before they disbanded.
In 1995, Yamagishi left his well-established career behind in Japan to live in New Orleans where he still lives today. Since he found his home in the Crescent City, he has played with musicians including Earl King, Henry Butler, Davell Crawford, Marva Wright, George Porter, Jr. among many others aside from the two groups he has been a member of.
In 2007, he reunited with West Road Blues Band guitarist Shinji Shiotsugu to record Together Again - Blues in New Orleans. It was an all blues album recorded in New Orleans, with support from the local musicians including John Gros and Marva Wright.
In 2011, he appeared on the HBO series Treme, in the episodes "Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get The Blues" and "Dippermouth Blues". He auditioned for the band The Soul Apostles, and after playing "Fire on The Bayou" and "Love and Happiness" was successfully employed. On June 7, 2012, he played the Melting Point in Athens, Georgia, along with Martha Reeves, Randall Bramblett, and a host of other musicians celebrating the 60th birthday of Ike Stubblefield.