Flower Travellin' Band

Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band performing in New York City in 2008.
Flower Travellin' Band performing in New York City in 2008.
Background information
Also known as
  • FTB
  • Flower Travelling Band
  • Yuya Uchida & the Flowers
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active
  • 1967 (1967)–1973 (1973)
  • 2007 (2007)–2011 (2011)
Labels
Past members
  • Joji "George" Wada
  • Yuya Uchida (deceased)
  • Remi Aso
  • Katsuhiko Kobayashi
  • Susumu Oku
  • Ken Hashimoto
  • Hiroshi Chiba
  • Kento Nakamura
  • Joe Yamanaka (deceased)
  • Hideki Ishima
  • Jun Kobayashi
  • Nobuhiko Shinohara
Websiteflowertravellingband.com

Flower Travellin' Band (フラワー・トラベリン・バンド, Furawā Toraberin Bando) was a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1967. They were connected to Japan's counterculture movement and noted for their mixture of early heavy metal with psychedelic and progressive rock. They received wide acclaim from critics but failed to achieve commercial success and separated in 1973 to pursue individual careers.[1] The band reunited in late 2007, but permanently disbanded after the 2011 death of vocalist Joe Yamanaka.

While the band's releases have never sold well they continue to be held in high regard by the music industry. Their albums have never been out of print and they continue to be made available on new audiophile formats such as SHM-CDs.[2] Former members of the Flower Travellin' Band continue to perform FTB songs live together under the name Flower Power with other musicians.[3]

  1. ^ "Made in Japan - The Flower Travellin' Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "フラワー・トラヴェリン・バンド / SATORI [SHM-CD]". artist.cdjournal.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "CROCODILE _SCHEDULE". Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2014.