Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu (かまやつひろし, Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, 12 January 1939 – 1 March 2017)[1] was a Japanese singer and guitarist born in Tokyo.
Hiroshi Kamayatsu かまやつ ひろし | |
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 Kamayatsu (back row, far left) with The Spiders, 1966 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 釜萢 弘 |
| Also known as | Monsieur |
| Born | January 12, 1939 Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 1, 2017 (aged 78) |
| Genres | Group sounds, contemporary folk, rock, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Folk singer Composer DJ Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Singing Guitar (Steinberger GL-2T, Vox Mark 4, Rickenbacker 345) |
| Labels | Teichiku Records, Philips Records (as Phonogram Japan), EXPRESS, Warner Music Japan, For Life Music, avex io |
| Formerly of | The Spiders, Vodka Collins, Sans Filtre |
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He composed the music for Download,[2][3][4] a direct-to-video anime release based on PC Engine games.
Profile
edit"Monsieur" was a founding member of bands The Spiders,[5] Vodka Collins,[6] and also a solo act.
In 2001[7] he had a reunion with some former members of The Spiders, as the band Sans Filtre.[7] Among his recent work was his performance of the song "RTB", the ending song to the anime Sentou Yousei Yukikaze.[8] He performed for over five decades.
Death
editKamayatsu died from pancreatic cancer on 1 March 2017, aged 78.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Artist Directory – TeamRock". TeamRock.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Gekkan PC Engine #01 (January 1993)". TurboPlay Magazine Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "DOWN LOAD 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩". www.madhouse.co.jp. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "ダウンロード". www.linkclub.or.jp. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "The Spiders – Biography & History]". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Vodka Collins". The-aleecat.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Monkey Cast – Masaaki Sakai – Sans Filtre". Monkeyheaven.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "MONSIEUR KAMAYATSU – RTB(SENTOUYOUSEI YUKIKAZE ENDING THEME)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "時事ドットコム". Jen.jiji.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
External links
edit- Spiders English language website Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Vodka Collins website
- Hiroshi Kamayatsu at IMDb
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