I led the band that backed him at his Eastern Washington State appearances in the US. Such a great guy. We had a meal after the show, every night, and talked for hours.
I was his bandleader when he appeared in Eastern Washington state in the early 70-s. Such a great guy. We went to "breakfast" after every show, and spent hours in conversation.
I remember this song when it first came out on my AM radio. I recently tried to find this version of it but without any luck. Today is my lucky day. Love this song version.
I loved Eddy Fukano when I first heard him sing, when he first arrived in US. He will always be number 1 in my heart. Rest in peace beautiful person.. you are missed...
Eddy was fantastic, as always. The backup band on the other hand. Dang, they couldn't even muster a tiny smile for such a fine musician? There were probably jealous that they were playing backup to some dude from Japan. Hahahahaha. My mom used to listen to his music all the time when I was a kid, I sing this song a lot.
I don't think they were jealous. As good as the Buckaroos were, they were playing back up for the Great Eddy Fukano, they just didn't have the time to muster a smile or anything, as they were trying to keep from playing a bad note.
So if you don’t smile in the presence of a person of a different “race” you’re a racist? If the singer had been Caucasian and the band Japanese, and they didn’t smile, would they be racist?
