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Masaaki Hirao
real name 平尾 勇 (Hirao Isamu)
Masaaki Hirao is credited on 825 releases across 156 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
825
Credits
156
Albums
8
Decades active
36
In collections
Biography
平尾昌晃 (Hirao Masaaki) - Japanese composer, singer, lyricist, and actor, born 24th December 1937 in Tokyo - died 21st July 2017 in Tokyo.
Debuted as one of Japan's premiere rock & rollers/rockabilly singers (along with 山下敬二郎 and Miki Curtis) in 1958 and from the late-60's he became one of the most successful Kayokyoku and soundtrack (修羅の花 is one of his numerous soundtrack compositions) composers.
Successful Kayokyoku singers such as Akira Fuse, Hiroshi Itsuki and Rumiko Koyanagi had many hits composed by him but he also wrote for pop superstars such as Kenji Sawada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Seiko Matsuda.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
825 releases · 156 albums · active 1958–2026
- Other credits · 614
- Performance · 591
- Production · 2
Studios: Rollin' Rock Studio · CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio · Sound City Studio · Media Studio (2)
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Seiko Matsuda
- The Ventures
- じゅん&ネネ
- Ann Lewis (2)
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Teresa Teng
- Sono Mari
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