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ザ・テンプターズ


The Tempters (ザ・テンプターズ) first formed in the Tokyo suburb of Omiya, Saitama. The founders of the band, guitarist Toshio Tanaka and bassist Takaku Noburo, were high school buddies. The two started playing together in 1965, and soon drafted lead guitarist Yoshiharu Matsuzaki from a nearby school. By early 1966 they were playing Ventures covers at local clubs. They met singer Keizo Hagiwara, who later adopted the stage name Kennichi Hagiwara, on the club circuit, and drafted him after hearing his spirited version of Money. With a singer aboard, The Tempters changed their approach and added more contemporary covers, especially Rolling Stones songs. In 1967 they were signed by the management company Spiduction (now Tanabe Agency), who handled the already hot group sounds band The Spiders, of whom they were fans. About this time the Tempters lineup became complete, with sixteen year old Hiroshi Oguchi joining on drums. In October 1967 the Tempters released their first single, the Double A sided Wasureenu Kimi/ Kyo wo Ikiyo ( Let's Live For Today), the latter a hit in the States by The Grass Roots. Their second single was another Double A side, Kamisama Onegai/ Namida o Egaoni, which went to #2 in the charts. Both of these songs were written by guitarist Matsuzaki. For their third single, a ballad was written by an outside writer of management's choice, Rei Nakanishi, which the members did not immediately take to, but Emerald no Densetsu went to #1. In June 1968 t...

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