7. Hero of Japanese rock musician

    There are many famous musicians and artists who have achieved great work in Japan. They have made era of Japanese music history, and influenced many people and other young, and senior musicians. Especially, artists who create works and era now are impressed by old grate musicians. Now I show person who, I think,  influenced Japanese music's situation.

    Keisuke kuwata is a singer and composer of music. He act and perform in solo style, but he also a vocalist and leader of the band, Southern All Stars. He was born on February 26 1956, at Chigasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. He was a junior bowler, in his junior and senior high school days, but after entering  the Aoyama Gakuin University, He started his career of musician. He debuted in Jun 25, 1978 as a leader of Southern All Stars. The debut song was "Katteni Shindobatto" , becoming popular gradually.

 He likes humorous stories, and his action evoke a laugh, so the band was treated a comic band in their beginning. He often shows comic skit orimpression in his live. He have acted in the form of both as solo and band group. He does vocal mainly, but can play  guitar, moreover bass, harp, drums, keyboard, and so on, what is called, multiple player. Also, he had led to attach telop of lyrics when singer or bands play on TV because his singing was too fast to hear, so viewer could not understand what he sung.
    As a solo singer, he make songs that are different from that of songs of Southern All Stars. He has made songs not only for himself but also for others, and offered Ken Naoko, Akashiya Sanma, Tamori, and other famous persons. He have made many best hit songs,and his songs have   received many prize, for example, "Natsu o Akiramete" that was offered Ken Naoko had recived 24th Japan Record Prize part of composition, "Kodoku no taiyo" had recieved 36th Japan Record Prize part of  Arbam, tow works of "Naminori jony"and "Sshiroi Koibitotachi" had recieved 16th Japan Golden Disk Prize song of the year award, and so on.
  

Also "Naminori jony" is milion sold piece, and used for TV CM. While as band of Southern All Stars, he have recieved some award. "TSUNAMI" had recived 42th Japan Record Prize best award, "Chako no Kaigan Monogatari" have recieved 16th All Japan Wired Radio Best award part of most requested song, "manatsu no kazitsu" have recieved 32th Japan Record Prize category of rock-pops rock golden disc award, best vocalist award, composition award, as band they recieved 61th Kikuchi kan Prize, and so on.

"TSUNAMI" is the best hit song of Southern All Stars, and sold three milion.



Moreover, Kuwata has made a movie "inamura jane", it succeed in performance.



   In July 12 2010, he annaunced he has early cancer of the esophagus, and rested himself to cure it. It could cause that he would be able to sing, but he did rehabillitation and came back to Japanese music cean in the same year.

kuwata keisuke

 

   I like his songs and character. His song voice should have power. Please listen his song and feel his power.
　　　　　
　　
source
  
 http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%91%E7%94%B0%E4%BD%B3%E7%A5%90