Half Japanese’s David Fair Has Died
David Fair, co-founder of the influential long-running experimental rock band Half Japanese, has died. David co-founded Half Japanese with his brother Jad Fair in the mid-'70s. On Sunday morning, David's late-'00s label Thick Syrup Records and his longtime friend Jeff Feuerzeig, director of the 1993 documentary Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King , announced his passing on social media.…
David Fair, a co-founder of the experimental rock band Half Japanese, has passed away. Jad and David Fair established Half Japanese in the mid-1970s following their relocation from Michigan to Uniontown, Maryland. Initially, the duo handled both instruments and vocals, creating a distinctive, childlike sound. Their debut EP, Calling All Girls, was released in 1977, leading to the 1980 album 1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts.
Half Japanese continued to produce records over the years, attracting notable fans like magician Penn Jillette. David Fair left the band in 1987 but returned for their 2014 comeback album, Overjoyed. The cause of his death was cancer, and he was 74 years old.
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