Takuro Yoshida
| Takuro Yoshida | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 吉田 拓郎 (Takuro Yoshida) | 
| Born | April 5, 1946 Okuchi, Kagoshima, Japan | 
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop | 
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter | 
| Instrument(s) | Guitar harmonica | 
| Years active | 1970–present | 
| Labels | Elec Records Odyssey Records / CBS/Sony For Life Music Entertainment Teichiku Records Avex Group | 
Takuro Yoshida (吉田 拓郎, Yoshida Takurō) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946, in Okuchi, Kagoshima, and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one million copies by September that year, and was awarded a gold disc. He established the record company "For Life Records" with Yosui Inoue, Shigeru Izumiya, and Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. Yoshida is a musician whose songs have been used as theme songs in television series such as Jun (純) , the theme song of Cromartie High School, as well as being covered by another popular artists like Hirakawachi 1-chome (Yoshida's "Natsu Yasumi"), KinKi Kids (Yoshida's "Zenbu Dakishimete").