Kyu Sakamoto

[krafty]

Kyu Sakamoto (?? ? Sakamoto Ky??, born Hisashi Oshima (?? ? ?shima Hisashi?), 10 December 1941 – 12 August 1985) was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Aruk?" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. Sakamoto died on August 12, 1985, in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu_Sakamoto

 

[takashi]

Here's the live version from 1963:

[video=youtube;pci6pBN6tUE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pci6pBN6tUE[/video]

[video=youtube;iW3efimtb0o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW3efimtb0o[/video]

 

[harimau]

Wah oldies!

 

[Agoraphobic]

It is really lucky and fortunate to be gifted with a good voice and be a professional singer. Get paid good bucks to entertain, become famous with the public, popular with chicks, and bestowed with celebrity status at most places. No matter what race one is, what language one sings in, it is great to be in those shoes.

Cheers!