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From the 50's and 60's era. I was a young man just 18 years old when I first went to Yokosuka Naval Base as a young sailor.

Working on the base with the Japanese and living in the town and off the base was probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me. I fell in love with the Japanes pop music of the time especially the weekend TV Music Shows with their old stars and big bands. I remember to this day those haunting melodies and harmonies that were played at the time. There was an older Japanese male singer who dressed as a merchant sailor or fisherman and he sang music that I didn't really understand completely but music that touched my heart and soul with its musical beauty...

I do not know if there is any site that has all the old music and the names of the songs and the singers.... Songs like Nagasaki no mono gatari, Osho, Shina no youru.... and the list just goes on..... I have been gone for ages, forgotton most of the Japanese I knew as I immigrated to Tahiti, and became French and had to learn 2 new languages....

If anyone could point me in the correct direction to find out about these stars of 40 and 50 years ago I would be greatly appreciative.

Thank you and wishing you all fair winds and following seas