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Born
16 June 1955 (age 68)
Born In
Togoshi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
1. Char, who celebrates the 35th anniversary of his recording debut in 2011, is considered one of Japan’s most influential guitarists and an elder statesman of the Japanese music scene. He is noted for playing a Stratocaster, and he has done much to popularize the Fender Mustang® guitar in Japan. Born Hisato Takenaka in 1955, he took up guitar at age 8 after hearing the Ventures and assembled his first band, Fox, at age 11. Regarded as something of a prodigy, he was heavily influenced by the Ventures and the U.K. blues-rock of the Yardbirds, Cream, Free and Led Zeppelin. Char starte… read more
1. Char, who celebrates the 35th anniversary of his recording debut in 2011, is considered one of Japan’s most influential guitarists and an elder statesman of the Japanese music scene. He is noted for playing a Stratocaster, and he has done much to popularize the Fender Mustang® guitar in Ja… read more
1. Char, who celebrates the 35th anniversary of his recording debut in 2011, is considered one of Japan’s most influential guitarists and an elder statesman of the Japanese music scene. He is noted for playing a Stratocaster, and he has done much to popularize the Fender Mustang® guitar in Japan. Born Hisato Takenaka in 1955, he took up guitar at age 8 after hear… read more

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1 Play track Operator - Single OPERATOR
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2 Play track SHININ’ YOU, SHININ’ DAY SHININ’ YOU, SHININ’ DAY
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3 User 139 - Single User 139
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4 Play track Get It Down - Single Get It Down
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5 Play track Char SMOKY
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6 Unholy (Cover) - Single Unholy (Cover)
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7 Play track Cellar - Single Cellar
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8 Play track The Cheetah Girls - Songs From The Disney Channel Original Movie Girlfriend
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9 Play track Golden Best Kagerou
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10 IT’S UP TO YOU IT’S UP TO YOU
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Albums

  1. 14,987 listeners

    Operator
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  2. 7,396 listeners

    21 Aug 2006 · 9 tracks

    Char[Remaster]
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  3. 5,890 listeners

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