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Kawaguchi, George, 1927?-2003

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Personal name headingKawaguchi, George, 1927?-2003
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Variant(s)Kawaguchi, Joji, 1927?-2003
See alsoCorporate body: Big Four (Musical group)
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Associated countryJapan Manchoukuo
LocatedDalian (Liaoning Sheng, China) Tokyo (Japan)
Birth date19270615?
Death date20031101
Place of birthKyoto (Japan)
Place of deathTokyo (Japan)
Profession or occupationDrummers (Musicians)
Jazz musicians
Special noteSeveral sources list birth year as 1917, but are contradicted by their assertion he died at 76 years of age in 2003.
Found inSuper drums 1 + 2, 1986: label (George Kawaguchi, drums)
AllMusic WWW site, July 21, 2015 (George Kawaguchi ; born as Joji Kawaguchi in Fukakusa, Japan on June 15, 1917, died in Tokyo on November 1, 2003 at 76 years of age, raised in Dairen, Manchuria, jazz drummer) http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joji-kawaguchi-mn0000646333
Music Industry News Network WWW site, November 3, 2003: Legendary Japanese drummer George Kawaguchi dies age 76 (died in his home in Tokyo; native of Kyoto, member of the Big Four)
   <http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=58810>
New Grove dictionary of jazz, 2nd edition (Kawaguchi, George [Joji]; born June 15, 1927, jazz drummer and band leader known for extended solos)
Encyclopedia of popular music (Kawaguchi, George; born June 15, 1917)