I. George

I George born Joji Ishimatsu is a Japanese singer born in Hong Kong on September 27 1933 His father is Japanese and his mother is Spanish Filipino In 1959 he became an exclusive singer of Club Arrow the biggest nightclub in Osaka In December 1959 he became an undercard singer of Trío los Panchos Japanese performances and debuted as Ai Joji From October 8th to 10th in 1963 he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City making him the first Japanese performer to sing at the venue He was in a number of Toei and Nikkatsu films in the 1960s