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岡林信康

Nobuyasu Okabayashi (Japanese: 岡林 信康, Hepburn: Okabayashi Nobuyasu, born July 22, 1946) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than 50 years. Often compared to Bob Dylan, Rolling Stone Japan called him an icon of Japan's politically turbulent 1960s and 1970s. Okabayashi made his debut in 1968 and quickly earned the nickname the "God of Folk" (フォークの神様, Fōku no Kamisama) with h…

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Type
Person
Area
Japan
Born
July 22nd, 1946
Genres
Labels
EASTWORLD
URC
CROWN
Last updated: October 13th, 2014·MusicBrainz

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