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| Birth name | Masateru Nagatani |
| Origin | Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
Masateru Nagatani, known professionally as Charlie Nagatani, is a Japanese country music singer-songwriter. He started performing music with his band Charlie and the Cannonballs in 1961, which is one of the longest-running music groups in Japanese history.[1][2]
He opened a honky tonk in his hometown of Kumamoto called Good Time Charlie, and started the Country Gold music festival at Mount Aso in 1989. His first studio album in 1992 Charlie Nagatani Sings Country Gold featured Emmylou Harris, Bill Monroe, the Osborne Brothers, and Porter Wagoner.
- ^ Furmanovsky, Michael (2008). "American Country Music in Japan: Lost Piece in the Popular Music History Puzzle". Popular Music and Society. 31 (3). Informa UK Limited: 357–372. doi:10.1080/03007760701682383. ISSN 0300-7766.
- ^ "Honky-Tonk Tokyo". AFAR Media. July 7, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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