MARO KAWABATA
- From Kyoto, Japan.
- At age 12, saw Bill Monroe on Japanese TV.
- Learned guitar and formed “The Riverside Brothers” with his brother Takaharu.
- “Riverside” is a direct English translation of Kawataba.
- 1997, toured with Randy Howard, Don Rigsby, Missy Raines and Kaz Inaba as “The International Band.”
- 2001, released first solo album, “Carolina Blue.”
- 2007, released second solo project called “Rippling Water.”
- 2010, released third solo project “Sunset Drive.”
- 2013, died at the age of 51.