Yamanaka with Flower Travellin' Band in New York City in 2008.
Background information
Birth name
Akira Yamanaka
Also known as
Joe, Akira Jo (城アキラ)
Born
(1946-09-02)September 2, 1946 Yokohama, Japan
Died
August 7, 2011(2011-08-07) (aged 64) Yokosuka, Japan
Genres
Reggae
psychedelic rock
group sounds
Occupation(s)
Singer
musician
composer
actor
boxer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1966–2011
Formerly of
Flower Travellin' Band
The Wailers
4.9.1
Website
www.joe-yamanaka.com
Musical artist
Akira Yamanaka (山中 明, Yamanaka Akira, September 2, 1946 – August 7, 2011), better known as Joe Yamanaka (ジョー山中), was a Japanese singer and actor.[1] He is known for both his work with Flower Travellin' Band and as a solo musician; singing at a vocal range of three octaves.[2] As an actor, he appeared in many television shows and movies, such as Blackmail Is My Life (1968), Zatoichi (1989) and Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002).[3]
He is also recognized for 20 years of charity and volunteer work with the Japan International Cooperation Agency and flew around the world helping those in poor or war-torn conditions; visiting more than 30 countries including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bosnia, numerous sovereign states in Africa, China, Ukraine (including Chernobyl), North Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Brazil. While doing aid work in Jamaica, he met local musicians and later became involved in reggae music. His aid work was a personal inspiration to help those who were growing up in similar conditions that he had experienced as a child.
^ジョー山中さん死去 １年半闘病も力尽く. daily.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^"フラワー・トラヴェリン・バンド、JL&Cと野音". barks.jp (in Japanese). October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
^"Joe Yamanaka". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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