Naoko Yamano Explained
| Naoko Yamano |
| Native Name: | 山野直子 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 1960 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Years Active: | 1981 - present |
| Relatives: | Atsuko Yamano (sister) |
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is a Japanese musician, best known as a founding member, singer/guitarist, and primary songwriter for the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She is the only member of the band to have remained throughout its entire history. After briefly working as a receptionist in a doctor's office,[1] she formed the band in late 1981 with her college friend Michie Nakatani and her younger sister Atsuko Yamano.[2] [3] Naoko Yamano is known for her songs about food and animals,[4] [5] with music that is primary influenced by the Ramones and the Beatles.[6]
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Notes and References
- Wild . David . 1993-04-15 . Shonen Knife Looks Sharp . 2022-05-14 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
- Web site: Schoemer, Karen. Pop/Jazz; Japanese Trio With Songs Of Animals And Oysters. . 1991-08-16 . 2009-04-12.
- Shonen Knife Bring Sweets . https://web.archive.org/web/20061218113804/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7069216/shonen_knife_bring_sweets . dead . December 18, 2006 . 2005-03-01 . Mar, Alex . 2005-03-01 . . RealNetworks, Inc.
- Web site: Robson . Daniel . 2021-12-03 . 40 years of Japanese rockers Shonen Knife: 'Nirvana looked wild – I was so scared!' . 2022-05-14 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: 2007-12-05 . Shonen Knife stays true to itself . 2022-05-14 . The Georgia Straight . en.
- Web site: Shonen Knife Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2022-05-14 . AllMusic . en.
