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Kuranosuke Hamaguchi

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Kuranosuke Hamaguchi

Birth
Kobe, Kōbe-shi, Hyōgo, Japan
Death
2 Dec 1990 (aged 73)
Toshima-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Burial
Fuchu City, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Add to Map
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3-1-5-10
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Songwriter, Musician. His songs were a mixture of Japanese lyrics and American popular melody. In this way, he became popular in song making. It is said that he made around 4,000 songs during his lifetime. In 1942, he went to Indonesia to pursue his career in singing but later returned to Japan in 1946. There, he joined a jazz band and played music among allied-occupied forces for their entertainment. He quit the jazz band in 1957 and started to write songs for popular singers.
Songwriter, Musician. His songs were a mixture of Japanese lyrics and American popular melody. In this way, he became popular in song making. It is said that he made around 4,000 songs during his lifetime. In 1942, he went to Indonesia to pursue his career in singing but later returned to Japan in 1946. There, he joined a jazz band and played music among allied-occupied forces for their entertainment. He quit the jazz band in 1957 and started to write songs for popular singers.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Warrick L. Barrett
  • Added: Jul 18, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6617188/kuranosuke-hamaguchi: accessed ), memorial page for Kuranosuke Hamaguchi (22 Jul 1917–2 Dec 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6617188, citing Tama Cemetery, Fuchu City, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan; Maintained by Find a Grave.