Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets
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| Origin | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Genres | GS |
| Years active | 1957 – 2021 |
Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets ( Japanese: ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ) is a Japanese GS band, active from 1957.
History of the band
The band formed in 1957 just as The Blue Comets.[1] In 1963 they renamed "Jackie Yoshikawa and the Blue Comets" with Jackie Yoshikawa serving as the leader of the group.[1][2] Their debut single "Aoi Hitomi" ("Blue Eyes") was an immediate success, selling over 100,000 copies in its English-language version and over 500,000 copies in its Japanese-language version.[1] They appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show performing their major hit song of 1967 "Blue Chateau" (ブルー・シャトウ, "Burū shatō"), which won a Japan Record Award and sold over one million copies [1][2][3] Thanks to their popularity, they were the first musical group invited to participate in a Kōhaku Uta Gassen contest.[1] Their last song to chart was "Ame no Hymn", which was released in January 1971 and reached the No. 65 on the Oricon Chart.[1] In October 1971 Tadao Inoue, Kenji Takahashi, and Tsunaki Mihara left the group, replaced by new members.[1] Tadao Inoue committed suicide by hanging in May 2000.[3] The surviving members of the original line-up reunited in October 2001.[1] The leader of the band Jackey Yoshikawa died in May 2020.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ ～デビューから解散まで～". GroupSounds (in 日本語). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "「ブルー・コメッツ」ジャッキー吉川さん死去 「ブルー・シャトウ」が大ヒット - スポニチ". Sponichi Annex (in 日本語). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ブルーコメッツ井上忠夫さん自殺". Shikoku News. 19 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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