Eiichi Ohtaki
Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (1948–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eiichi Ohtaki[lower-alpha 1] (Japanese: 大瀧 榮一, Hepburn: Ōtaki Eiichi, July 28, 1948 – December 30, 2013) was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first became known as a member of the rock band Happy End, but was better known for his solo work which began in 1972. In 2003, Ohtaki was ranked by HMV Japan at number 9 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[3] Patrick Macias referred to Ohtaki as Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, George Martin and Joe Meek "synthesized into a single human being," and called his work "an encyclopedia of everything that was great about pop music in the 20th century."[4]
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Birth name | Eiichi Ohtaki (大瀧 榮一) |
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Born | (1948-07-28)July 28, 1948 Esashi District, Japan |
Died | December 30, 2013(2013-12-30) (aged 65) Mizuho, Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | City pop[1] |
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Years active | 1969–2013 |
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Formerly of | Happy End |
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