[1] Three years later he met Eddie Kamae on the beach, at the time considered the best ukulele player in the world, and became his student.
While stationed in Japan as an interpreter, Ohta made his first recordings and played a number of events.
[1]: 85 In 1964 he succeeded in having a hit song with the single Sushi and signed a five-year contract with Decca Records.
The album entitled "Song For Anna", was released in 1973 and sold more than 6 million copies internationally.
[8] In 2001, Herb Ohta joined forces with Lyle Ritz and released an album titled Night of Ukulele Jazz Live at McCabe's.