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In , the “Rockabilly Three Guys” of Masaaki Hirao, Mickey Curtis, and Keijirō Yamashita announced they would hold a concert in Tokyo.
Nippon Rock'n'Roll The Birth Of Japanese Rokabirii Masaaki Hirao And His All Stars Wagon
“Nippon Rock’n’Roll” documents the rise of Masaaki Hirao. Dubbed “The Japanese Elvis”, Hirao was one of the famed Rokabirii Sannin Otoko (Three Rockabillies), alongside singers Mickey Curtis and “Kei-chan”, Keijiro Yamashita.
In early 1958, the rokabirii buumu (rockabilly boom) was born, the first youth music tribe in the Land Of The Rising Sun.
Rokabirii may resemble US rockabilly, but this Nipponese version is a more varied dish.
Hirao and his band’s covers of Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley and Little Richard are not kitsch renditions, but raw, desperate rockers. Hear a Paul Anka makeover, but put through a rocking mangle; a smattering of jazz; a twist of New Orleans; and some Japanese folk songs with a greased-down quiff.
American occupation a distant memory, these boys wanted to party.
Country and hillbilly music was a mainstay of young Japanese musicians wor
