Yuko Hara | |
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Yuko Hara at the keyboards onstage
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Background information | |
Birth name | 桑田 由子 (Yuko Kuwata née Yuko Hara) |
Born |
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
December 11, 1956
Genres | Pop, Rock and roll, blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizers |
Years active | 1974–present |
Labels | Victor Entertainment, |
Website | Southern All Stars |
Yuko Hara (原 由子 Hara Yūko, born December 11, 1956 in Yokohama, Japan, nicknamed "Harabo") plays the keyboards for Southern All Stars. She is an accomplished vocalist, and writes many of her own songs.
She is married to Keisuke Kuwata, the multi-instrumentalist frontman for the Southern All-Stars, and bandleader of the Kuwata band. They share a love of the blues. Together, they have two sons. Her parents' home is a tempura restaurant in Yokohama.