Also known as ザ・スパイダース Active until 1971 | Origin Tokyo, Japan Associated acts PygVodka Collins | |
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Years active 1961 (1961)–1970 (1970) Past members Masaaki SakaiJun InoueHiroshi "Monsieur" KamayatsuTakayuki InoueKatsuo OhnoMitsuru KatoShochi Tanabe Albums THE SPIDERS ROCKS, Movie Tracks Genres Group Sounds, Beat music, Garage rock Members Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Masaaki Sakai, Jun Inoue, Takayuki Inoue, Katsuo Ohno | ||
The Spiders were a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1961, as one of the leading groups of the Group Sounds genre.
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Band members were Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu (rhythm guitar and backing singer), Jun Inoue (singer), Masaaki Sakai (tambourine and backing singer), Shochi Tanabe (drums), Takayuki Inoue (lead guitar and backing singer), Mitsuru Kato (bass guitar) and Katsuo Ohno (steel guitar and electronic organ). They had many hit singles, made feature films and were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan. They toured Europe in 1966, and the United States, including Hawaii, in 1967. Most of the band members are still active in the music industry, with the exception of Monsieur, who passed away on March 1, 2017.
Their biggest selling record was "Yuhi Ga Naiteiru" which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
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Furi Furi1965
いつまでも どこまでも2005
ミスター・モンキー