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Danny Iida

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Aliases
Danny Iida and The Paradise Kings
ダニー飯田とパラダイス・キング [Danny Iida and The Paradise Kings]
Real name
Hirohisa Iida
Born
January 6, 1934
Died
July 5, 1999
Country
Japan
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Steel guitar player, songwriter, singer and bandleader. Iida formed the Hawaiian music combo "Paradise Harmony" in 1955; in 1958 they switched to rock'n'roll and changed their name to "Paradise Kings". They were instrumental in popularizing the so-called yakushi pops, or translated pop: Japanese-language covers of English-language pop songs.
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Kyu Sakamoto Classmate, member of Iida's band (c. 1958 - 1961)
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