忌野清志郎 Japan
Biography
Kiyoshiro Imawano (?????, Imawano Kiyoshir??), born Kiyoshi Kurihara (???? - April 2, 1951 - May 2, 2009), was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". He formed and led an influential rock band RC Succession. He was known for pioneering adoption of linguistic characteristics of the Japanese language into his songs.
