Yosui Inoue

Hailed as the Bob Dylan of Japan, singer/songwriter Yosui Inoue has spent the better part of three and a half decades touching upon nearly every musical style to hit Japan, with Inoue himself often at the forefront. Prior to a professional career, Inoue got his start in enka singing. Upon hearing the Beatles, however, he learned the guitar and moved toward new Western-influenced styles. After a brief turn under the pseudonym Andre Madore helped to launch his fame in 1969, Inoue returned to his own name and released his first album, Rupture, in 1972 to wide acclaim. At the head...