Hachidai Nakamura

Wrote the music of “Ue o Muite Arukō” (1961)

Nakamura was a jazz pianist and bandleader who composed the melody Sakamoto recorded in 1961 — the one element every later version, from Kenny Ball’s instrumental to A Taste of Honey’s ballad to 4 P.M.’s, actually keeps.

Who recorded it

Songs written by Hachidai Nakamura

Sukiyaki

Written by them — first recorded by Kyu Sakamoto

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