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Garo was a '70s threepieceacousticJapaneseRock group. The band was composed ofMark Horiuchi [ja] (1949–2014),Tommy Hidaka [ja] (1950–1986) andMasumi "Vocal" Ohno [ja] (b. 1949). They recorded withColumbia (under a deal worked out with then-publishing companyAlfa and Associates) and had a few chart hits, including no. 1 "Gakuseigai-no-Kissaten" in 1973. Subsequent singles also reached the top of the JapaneseOricon chart.[1]
Garo formed in 1970 and was the first Japanese acoustic rock band to enter theJapanese charts. Their harmony vocals and acoustic guitar playing, which were heavily influenced by the style ofCrosby Stills Nash and Young, became a phenomenon in Japan 1973/74.[citation needed]
Musical differences broke up the band in March 20, 1976. A retrospective 11 CD/DVD box set of the band entitled "GARO BOX" (NO.JP0604-01) was released fromSony Music Entertainment Japan (which inherited the bulk of theAlfa catalogue when it was bought by Sony) on 30 November 2006.
^Julian CopeJaprocksampler: How the Post-war Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock'n'roll 2007 0747589453 "Masumi Ono and Mamoru Hoiuchi – the two Hair actors who'd shared the lead role of 'Wolf' – formed the acoustic band Garo, who quickly signed with the mighty Watanabe management team. Garo's immediate future career was to spawn several huge chart hits. "
