Shigeru Suzuki


Shigeru Suzuki is a Japanese musician, songwriter and guitarist. He first became known as a member of the influential rock band Happy End, but is now a prolific session musician. As of 2006, Suzuki had contributed to 588 recordings.

Biography

Before joining Happy End in 1969, Suzuki was in a band called Sky with Tatsuo Hayashi and Ray Ohara. When Happy End disbanded in 1972, Suzuki and Haruomi Hosono formed Caramel Mama with Hayashi, Masataka Matsutoya and Hiroshi Sato in 1973. They changed their name to Tin Pan Alley a year later.
Suzuki released his first solo album, Band Wagon which was recorded in Los Angeles with musicians from notable acts such as Little Feat, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, in 1975.
Suzuki, Hosono and Hayashi reformed Tin Pan Alley, dropping the "Alley" from the name, for an album in 2000.
On February 17, 2009, Suzuki was arrested by the Tokyo Wangan Police Station for violating the Cannabis Control Law. He was convicted to six months in prison and three years probation on March 17.
To celebrate his 40th anniversary as a solo artist, Suzuki teamed up with Ino Hidefumi for two concerts on April 3 and 4, 2015. They performed twice each day and were backed by Hayashi and Hama Okamoto.

Discography

;Solo studio albums
;With Tin Pan Alley
;CBS/Sony Sound Image Series