He first became known as a member of the influential rock band Happy End in the early 1970s, before starting a solo career and becoming a prolific session musician.
Suzuki released his first solo album, Band Wagon which was recorded in Los Angeles with musicians from notable acts such as Little Feat, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, in 1975.
[2] To tour the record, he formed the band Huckleback (ハックルバック, sometimes written as "Hucklebuck") with Sato, bassist Akihiro Tanaka and drummer Toshiaki Hayashi.
When Ohara invited Suzuki and Tatsuo Hayashi to record with Shiro Sano in 2019, the three decided to reunite their high school band Skye.
[9] In June, he released the song "Mada Yume no Tochū" (まだ夢の途中) with Chu Kosaka under the name Shige-Chu (茂 忠).