城卓矢

Japanese country, minyo rock, kayōkyoku singer, actor and songwriter. Born November 28, 1935 in Sakhalin. Died May 9, 1989. First performed and recorded under his real name name 菊地 正夫 (Masao Kikuchi), before changing his name to 城 卓矢 (Takuya Jō) in 1966. His elder brother is the composer 北原じゅん (Jun Kitahara) and his uncle the lyricist 川内康範 (Kohan Kawauchi). He debuted as a country western singer and was a member of The Western Caravan.