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Tan Kun-giok

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Tan Kun-giok
Born1905
Daitōtei, Taihoku, Japanese Taiwan
Died4 March 1963 (1963-03-05) (aged 57)
Taiwan
Occupation(s)Songwriter and author
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳君玉
Transcriptions
Musical career
LabelsColumbia Record

Tan Kun-giok (Chinese: 陳君玉; 1905 – 4 March 1963), also known as Chen Chun-yu in Mandarin, was a Taiwanese songwriter and author[1] born in Dadaocheng. He wrote many Hokkien songs such as Thiau Bu Si Tai (跳舞時代)[2][3] and Siu Be Toa Kang Tiau (想要彈像調), and had served as an officer of the Columbia Record, a Japanese-owned disc company. Tan could speak Mandarin Chinese fluently, he was an introducer of Mandarin to postwar Taiwan.[1] Chen died from hepatic cancer in 1963.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "台語歌樂的諍友陳君玉逝". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  2. ^ Yu, Sen-lun (May 21, 2004). "Taiwan gets recast in a different light". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Yu, Sen-lun (April 24, 2003). "Taking a look back over musical history". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "台灣歌樂的諍友陳君玉". Radio Taiwan International. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2008.