Johnny, Louis & Char - Tricycle

Johnny, Louis & Char - Tricycle - 1980

01. Stories

02. Get High

03. Restaurant

04. Scooter

05. Song In My Heart

06. Peak

07. Finger

08. Cloudy Sky

09. Cold Air In House

10. You're Just Wrong

11. Tricycle

12. Balcony

Johnny Yoshinaga - Drums, Vocal

Louise Louis Kabe - Bass

Char - Guitar, Vocal

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Char ‎- Moon Child

Char ‎- Moon Child - 1982

Char was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1955 and started playing guitar at the age of eight. Known as Japan’s most influential guitarist and a longtime leader in Japan’s music scene, he began his career as a professional session musician in both the studio and at live performances during his junior high school years.

In 1973 Char formed his first band, Smoky Medicine. After playing with a number of other bands, in 1976, Char released his major label debut single, “Navy Blue.” In 1978, Char formed the still highly influential band Johnny, Louis & Char (later renamed Pink Cloud). Char’s solo projects include the album U.S.J  made with Steve Lukather and released in ’81. In 1989 Char formed BAHO an acoustic duo with Osamu Ishida, and went on to form the band Psychedelix with band members such as Jimmy Copley (drums) who played in the group UPP which was produced by Jeff Beck.1999 was spent touring Japan with Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert in a unit called CB&A and a live album of the shows was released in 2000.

After playing with many musicians both in Japan and abroad including artists such as Paul Jackson and Larry Carlton, and releasing many solo and band albums, Char continues to challenge himself and in 2009 began Zicca Records. Char spent a year arranging and recording songs from artists he was most influenced by including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Ventures, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix for a six release DVD and CD cover song collection entitled TRADROCK by Char and released on Zicca Records in 2010. The year 2011 marked the 35th anniversary of Char’s debut.

01. Apple Juice
02. からまわり
03. Show What You've Got Inside Of You
04. Joy To The World
05. Last Night
06. Ride On Me
07. Kusriya
08. She Cut Jam
09. Funk'N' Roll
10. Deodolant Bolero







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Char - Live Trad

Char - Live Trad - 2016

Char is considered one of Japan’s most influential guitarists and an elder statesman of the Japanese music scene. Born Hisato Takenaka in 1955, he took up guitar at age 8 after hearing the Ventures and assembled his first band, Fox, at age 11. Regarded as something of a prodigy, he was heavily influenced by the Ventures and the U.K. blues-rock of the Yardbirds, Cream, Free and Led Zeppelin.

Char started his career as a session player and backing guitarist while still in junior high school before forming Smoky Medicine in 1973 at age 17. He moved to the United States when the group disbanded, but returned to Japan and released his debut solo single (“Navy Blue”) and eponymous first solo album (Char) in 1976. A succession of pop-rock hits followed before Char formed seminal Japanese power trio Johnny, Louis & Char in fall 1978.

01. Help
02. Ticket To Ride

03. Crossroads
04. Going Down
05. Your Time Is Gonna Come

06. Sunshine Of Your Love
07. Jumpin' Jack Flash
08. Purple Haze

Char - Guitar, Vocals
Hiroshi Sawada - Bass
Takashi Furuta - Drums








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