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Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets

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Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets
Background information
Origin Japan
GenresGS
Years active1957 – 2021

Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets ( Japanese: ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ) is a Japanese GS band, active from 1957.

History of the band

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The band formed in 1957 just as The Blue Comets.[1] In 1963 they renamed "Jackie Yoshikawa and the Blue Comets" with Jackie Yoshikawa serving as the leader of the group.[1][2] Their debut single "Aoi Hitomi" ("Blue Eyes") was an immediate success, selling over 100,000 copies in its English-language version and over 500,000 copies in its Japanese-language version.[1] They appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show performing their major hit song of 1967 "Blue Chateau" (ブルー・シャトウ, "Burū shatō"), which won a Japan Record Award and sold over one million copies [1][2][3] Thanks to their popularity, they were the first musical group invited to participate in a Kōhaku Uta Gassen contest.[1] Their last song to chart was "Ame no Hymn", which was released in January 1971 and reached the No. 65 on the Oricon Chart.[1]

In October 1971 Tadao Inoue, Kenji Takahashi, and Tsunaki Mihara left the group, replaced by new members.[1] Tadao Inoue committed suicide by hanging in May 2000.[3] The surviving members of the original line-up reunited in October 2001.[1] The leader of the band Jackey Yoshikawa died in May 2020.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "ジャッキー吉川とブルー・コメッツ ～デビューから解散まで～". GroupSounds (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "「ブルー・コメッツ」ジャッキー吉川さん死去 「ブルー・シャトウ」が大ヒット - スポニチ". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ブルーコメッツ井上忠夫さん自殺". Shikoku News. 19 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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