Japanese bassist and guitarist (1948-2020)

Masayoshi Kabe

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Japanese bassist and guitarist (1948-2020)
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Masayoshi Kabe (加部 正義, Kabe Masayoshi) (5 November 1949 – 26 September 2020) most commonly known by his stage name Louise Louis, was a half-French, half-Japanese bassist and guitarist from Yokohama, Japan. He began his career in 1966 as a member of The Golden Cups. He was a studio musician throughout the 1970s and also a member of various bands such as Speed, Glue & Shinki until he permanently joined the supergroup Pink Cloud (a.k.a. Johnny, Louis & Char) in 1978. After they disbanded in 1994 he formed the instrumental side-project ZZK while providing support to other musicians as a bassist. He also recorded four albums as bass player with the band Vodka Collins from 1995 to 1998. He died on 26 September 2020, due to multiple organ failure.