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Nippop | Tatsuro Yamashita | Profile |
 | | Yamashita is one of several musicians who played a leading role in the Japanese pop music scene of the 1970s, laying the foundations for contemporary J-pop along with young upstarts like Yumi Matsutoya, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Keisuke Kuwata. |
| | Yamashita first made a name for himself as a member of influential ’70s band Sugar Babe, whose members also included singer/songwriter Taeko Onuki. |
| | Yamashita’s deep appreciation and knowledge of classic American pop is evident on tracks such as his remake of the Tradewinds’ "New York Is a Lonely Town", which Yamashita covered as "Tokyo’s a Lonely Town". |
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