In September 1974, the folk group known Red Bird was disbanded due to creative differences.
Since then, with outstanding vocal work by Junko Yamamoto's soprano, Toshihiko Yamamoto's tenor, and Shigeru Okawa's bass voice, and an urban and sophisticated arrangement sound, the group became a very popular folk group during the heyday of new music in Japan.
During the early years in their careers, the quartet performed as opening acts for established artists of the time as the likes of Miwako Hiromatsu.
The group also gained fame with hits such "My Beautiful Music" and "Sky Restaurant" which was sampled by American recording rapper J. Cole,[1] these hit songs helped spur the group career and helped introduce them to a wider audience.
[4] In 1995, groups Shigeru Okawa was arrested for an attempted theft at a supermarket in Aoba-ku, Yokohama.