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Nov 01, 1960 Chiba Prefecture, Japan Died on 24 Dec 2015 (aged 55)
Japanese musician
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About Takeharu Kunimoto
- Takeharu Kunimoto (????, Kunimoto Takeharu, November 1, 1960 – December 24, 2015) was a prominent Japanese shamisen player and rokyoku singer. In addition to performing and recording traditional music, he was also the only prominent shamisen player to perform and record bluegrass music; he spent some time in the 2000s in the bluegrass program of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.
- He also performed and record in a rock music-influenced style. At the age of 14 Kunimoto attended a Bill Monroe concert in Tokyo and shook his hand, thus inspiring Takeharu to play bluegrass.Kunimoto died at the age of 55 on December 24, 2015, following an illness.
