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Ryo Kawasaki

1947 - 2020

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Ryo Kawasaki (川崎 燎, Kawasaki Ryō; February 25, 1947 – April 13, 2020) was a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer and band leader, best known as one of the first musicians to develop and popularise the fusion genre and for helping to develop the guitar synthesizer in collaboration with Roland Corporation and Korg. His album Ryo Kawasaki and the Golden Dragon Live was one of the first all-digital recordings and he created the Kawasaki Synthesizer for the Commodore 64. During the 1960s, he played with various Japanese jazz groups and also formed his own bands. In the early 1970s, he moved to New York City, where he settled and worked with Gil Evans, Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton, Ted Curson, Joanne Brackeen amongst others. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryo Kawasaki is the 1,550th most popular musician (up from 1,648th in 2019), the 1,438th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ryo Kawasaki ranks 1,550 out of 3,175. Before her are Ontronik Khachaturian, Memphis Slim, Viguen, Bernard Edwards, Travis Barker, and Joe Jackson. After her are Henry Padovani, Kenny Barron, Wilko Johnson, Roy Wood, Jolin Tsai, and Memphis Minnie.

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Among people born in 1947, Ryo Kawasaki ranks 589. Before her are Jenny Clack, Erika Lechner, Ian Ashley, Maurice Martens, Arkady Andreasyan, and Deanie Ip. After her are Wings Hauser, Mary L. Cleave, Wilko Johnson, Ricardo Delgado, Konstantin Lopushansky, and Kazadi Mwamba. Among people deceased in 2020, Ryo Kawasaki ranks 510. Before her are Rossana Rossanda, Boris Gaganelov, Ardico Magnini, Roman Viktyuk, Victor Chizhikov, and Arkady Andreasyan. After her are Allen Garfield, Nicolas Alfonsi, Mario Ghella, Reni Santoni, Albert Salvadó, and Norman Hunter.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ryo Kawasaki ranks 1,438 out of 6,245. Before her are Tamlyn Tomita (1966), Yukihiro Matsumoto (1965), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Atsushi Sakurai (1966), Jiro Sato (1908), and Daichi Fukushima (1977). After her are Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Homare Sawa (1978), Joji (1992), Shuji Tsurumi (1938), Nujabes (1974), and Eiichi Uemura (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Ryo Kawasaki ranks 15. Before her are Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Yuki Kajiura (1965), Yoshiki (1965), Mitski (1990), Mana (1969), and Gackt (1973). After her are Nujabes (1974), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Hyde (1969), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), and Yoko Shimomura (1967).

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