Birth name Yoshio Tabata Years active 1939–2013 Also known as Bata-Yan Name Yoshio Tabata | Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter Role Singer Instruments Electric guitar Genres Ryukoka, Enka | |
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Born January 1, 1919Mie prefecture, Japan ( 1919-01-01 ) Died April 25, 2013, Tokyo, Japan Awards Japan Record Award for Lifetime Achievement Similar People Taro Shoji, Ichiro Fujiyama, Hachiro Kasuga, Michiya Mihashi, Dick Mine |
Yoshio Tabata (田端義夫, Tabata Yoshio, January 1, 1919 – April 25, 2013) was a Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist. His debut song "Shima no Funauta" (島の舟唄, literally "Island Ship 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.
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Yoshio Tabata also known as Batayan.
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