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PYG was a super-group from Japan, made up of members of the most famous bands of the Group Sounds
era, The Tempters
, The Spiders
and The Tigers.
Formed in 1971, the unit was fronted by the two biggest stars of the era: lead singers Kenji Sawada
of The Tigers and Kenichi Hagiwara
of The Tempters. The musical director of the band was guitarist Takayuki Inouye of The Spiders. The remaining members were Katsuo Ohno on keyboards, Hiroshi Oguchi
on drums, Ittoku "Sally" Kishibe on bass and. Session man Yuji Harada, a non "Group Sounds
" star, was also added to the line-up as a second drummer. The band were a seven piece ensemble on stage.
The band released two albums: Original First Album (1971) and Free With Pyg (1972 live 2 album set); as well as 5 singles.
Group Sounds
Group Sounds is a genre of Japanese rock music. Inspired by The Beatles, Group Sounds became popular in the mid to late 1960s. Group Sounds initiated fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and rock music...
era, The Tempters
The Tempters
The Tempters were part of Japan's Group Sounds pop music era in the 1960s.Featuring lead vocalist Kenichi Hagiwara, who was also known by the nickname of Shoken, they rivaled The Tigers for the top spot in the Japan rock scene hierarchy...
, The Spiders
The Spiders (Japanese band)
The Spiders were a Japanese band in the Group Sounds era, who were one of the top three bands of that genre, a cultural pop music scene unique to Japan....
and The Tigers.
Formed in 1971, the unit was fronted by the two biggest stars of the era: lead singers Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
, nicknamed "Julie" , also-known as vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers, is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor. He was born in Tsunoi, Iwami , Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3...
of The Tigers and Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara , also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s...
of The Tempters. The musical director of the band was guitarist Takayuki Inouye of The Spiders. The remaining members were Katsuo Ohno on keyboards, Hiroshi Oguchi
Hiroshi Oguchi
Hiroshi Oguchi was born in Kawaguchi Japan, November 28, 1950. He died January 25, 2009, in Tokyo Japan, of cancer....
on drums, Ittoku "Sally" Kishibe on bass and. Session man Yuji Harada, a non "Group Sounds
Group Sounds
Group Sounds is a genre of Japanese rock music. Inspired by The Beatles, Group Sounds became popular in the mid to late 1960s. Group Sounds initiated fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and rock music...
" star, was also added to the line-up as a second drummer. The band were a seven piece ensemble on stage.
The band released two albums: Original First Album (1971) and Free With Pyg (1972 live 2 album set); as well as 5 singles.