their version of Ue O Muite Aruko must rate as one of the best along with Sandii (from the Sunsetz)…

“Makoto Kubota, King Champ Onzo and Kenichi Inoue had all worked together occasionally since the late 1960’s in a scene based at a club called “Jan Jan” in Shibuya where young musicians could jam

Sandii, whose father was in the US Navy, moved from Japan to Hawaii in her early teens and began to study Hula and pacific dance. She was called Sandra Hohn back then. She met Rusty Wright and introduced him to her friend Pattye, from the Hula class. The two married and have been close friends of Sandii ever since. Emerging as a talented singer and dancer, Sandii decided to return to Japan to pursue a career in the media. She was discovered by Kyu Sakamoto who helped her to get work on NHK TV.”

g’nite

*remora & Arden*