Tan Kun-giok
Tan Kun-giok | |||
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| Born | 1905 | ||
| Died | 4 March 1963 (aged 57) Taiwan | ||
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter and author | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳君玉 | ||
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| Musical career | |||
| Labels | Columbia Record | ||
Tan Kun-giok (Chinese: 陳君玉; 1905 – 4 March 1963), also known as Chen Chun-yu in Mandarin, was a Taiwanese songwriter and author[1] born in Dadaocheng. He wrote many Hokkien songs such as Thiau Bu Si Tai (跳舞時代)[2][3] and Siu Be Toa Kang Tiau (想要彈像調), and had served as an officer of the Columbia Record, a Japanese-owned disc company. Tan could speak Mandarin Chinese fluently, he was an introducer of Mandarin to postwar Taiwan.[1] Chen died from hepatic cancer in 1963.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "台語歌樂的諍友陳君玉逝". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (May 21, 2004). "Taiwan gets recast in a different light". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (April 24, 2003). "Taking a look back over musical history". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "台灣歌樂的諍友陳君玉". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
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