June Yamagishi
- January 6, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | June Yamagishi |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 6, 1953(1953-06-06) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Ise |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth City | Mie Prefecture |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
June Yamagishi Biography
| Name | June Yamagishi |
| Birthday | Jun 6 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Ise |
| Home Town | Mie Prefecture |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
June Yamagishi is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 6, 1953 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. June Yamagishi (Shan An Run Shi born Junshi Yamagishi on June 6 1953) is a Japanese guitarist who is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The guitarist is of groups Papa Grows Funk as well as the Wild Magnolias.
As of 1995, the Yamagishi departed his well-established career in Japan to move to New Orleans where he still lives to this day. Since finding his place in Crescent City, he has played with many musicians, including Earl King, Henry Butler, Davell Crawford, Marva Wright, George Porter, Jr. in addition to many others from the two groups he’s been a part of.
Yamagishi appeared as himself in two episodes of the HBO series Treme. In the episode titled “Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get The Blues” (season 2, episode 4, 2011) he auditioned for the band The Soul Apostles, and after playing the songs “Fire on The Bayou” and “Love and Happiness” he was successfully employed. He also appeared in the episode titled “Tipitina” (season 3, episode 10, 2012).
On June 7, 2012, he played the Melting Point in Athens, Georgia, along with Martha Reeves, Randall Bramblett, and a host of other musicians celebrating the 60th birthday of Ike Stubblefield.
In his time in 1980, He performed with the bands Myx as well as Chickenshack (a Japanese band different from the British Chicken Shack) and in the 90s in the 1990s, he founded The Band of Pleasure with guitarist David T. Walker and drummer James Gadson and released three albums before disbanding.
June Yamagishi Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
June Yamagishi is one of the richest Guitarist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, June Yamagishi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Yamagishi is a native of Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. He has been involved with Japan’s Japanese Jazz and blues scene from early 1970s. He was in 1972 when he established his own band, the West Road Blues Band in Kyoto together with singer Takashi “Hotoke” Nagai, guitarist Shinji Shiotsugu as well as bassist Tadashi Kobori as well as drummer Teruo Matsumoto. The group soon was one of the leading bands in the then-thriving blues music scene of the Kansai region.
The year 1975 was the time Yamagishi joined a soul group called So Bad Revue, and in 1979, he debuted the first album with his name entitled Really? !.
In 2007, he reunited with West Road Blues Band guitarist Shinji Shiotsugu to record Together Again – Blues in New Orleans. It was an all blues album recorded in New Orleans, with support from the local musicians including John Gros and Marva Wright.
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June Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. June Yamagishi celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.