Norihiko Hashida

Norihiko Hashida (はしだのりひこ, 7 January 1945 – 2 December 2017) was a Japanese singer-songwriter. His real name in kanji was 端田 宣彦, but he used the hiragana rendering of his name as his stage name.^[1]

Norihiko Hashida はしだのりひこ
Background information
Born	(1945-01-07)7 January 1945
Origin	Kyoto, Japan
Died	2 December 2017(2017-12-02) (aged 72) Kyoto
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Formerly of	The Folk Crusaders, Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts, Climax

Hashida was a Kyoto native and attended Doshisha University.^[1] He was invited to join The Folk Crusaders in 1967 and appeared with the band in the 1968 film Three Resurrected Drunkards before the group split. Hashida then led Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts [ja] until 1970. The song "Hanayome" performed by Norihiko Hashida and Climax reached number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart from 15 February to 28 February 1971.^[2] Hashida died of Parkinson's disease aged 72, at a hospital in Kyoto.^[1][3][4]