Shigeru Suzuki
Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, music producer

Shigeru Suzuki

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Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, music producer
Gender:
Male
Places:
Japan
Is:
MusicianRecord producerMusic arrangerSongwriterGuitaristFilm producerComposer
Work field:
BusinessMusic
Birth:
20 December 1951(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Genres:
Rock music
Instruments:
Guitar
Education:
Aoyama Gakuin University
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tamagawa HIgh School
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木茂, Suzuki Shigeru, born December 20, 1951) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and guitarist. He first became known as a member of the influential rock band Happy End, but is now a prolific session musician. As of 2006, Suzuki had contributed to 588 recordings.

Biography

Before joining Happy End in 1969, Suzuki was in a band called Sky (スカイ) with Tatsuo Hayashi and Ray Ohara (Sadistic Mika Band). When Happy End disbanded in 1972, Suzuki and Haruomi Hosono formed Caramel Mama (キャラメル・ママ) with Hayashi, Masataka Matsutoya and Hiroshi Sato in 1973. They changed their name to Tin Pan Alley (ティン・パン・アレー) a year later.

Suzuki released his first solo album, Band Wagon which was recorded in Los Angeles with musicians from notable acts such as Little Feat, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, in 1975.

Suzuki, Hosono and Hayashi reformed Tin Pan Alley, dropping the "Alley" from the name, for an album in 2000.

On February 17, 2009, Suzuki was arrested by the Tokyo Wangan Police Station for violating the Cannabis Control Law. He was convicted to six months in prison and three years probation on March 17.

To celebrate his 40th anniversary as a solo artist, Suzuki teamed up with Ino Hidefumi for two concerts on April 3 and 4, 2015. They performed twice each day and were backed by Hayashi and Hama Okamoto.

Discography

Solo studio albums
  • Band Wagon (1975)
  • Lagoon (1976)
  • Caution! (1978)
  • Telescope (1978)
  • Cosmos '51 (1979)
  • White Heat (1979)
  • Sei Do Ya (1985)
  • Maboroshi no Huckleback (幻のハックルバック, 1989)
  • Kujira no Umi ~ Living Whales (クジラの海～Living Whales, 1998)
With Tin Pan Alley
  • Caramel Mama (キャラメル・ママ, 1975)
  • Tin Pan Alley 2 (1977)
  • Märchen Pop (メルヘン・ポップ, 1979, cover album)
  • Tin Pan (2000)
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