Yoshio Tabata (田端義夫, Tabata Yoshio, January 1, 1919 – April 25, 2013) was a Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist.

[1] His debut song "Shima no Funauta" (島の舟唄, literally "Island Ship Song") was released in 1939.

Along with enka-shi Haruo Oka's 1939 debut, his debut had a big impact on Japanese popular music because Japanese popular ryūkōka music of that time was mainly sung by classical music singers such as Ichiro Fujiyama and Noriko Awaya.

[2] He was born in Matsusaka, Mie prefecture, Japan.

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