Sorry for the long delay in posts, but we keep getting distracted by other things and forgetting to update the blog.
Here’s a sweet song by Betsy & Chris, who were a popular singing duo from Hawaii that made it big in Japan in the early 1970s.
Betsy Curtis and Chris Rolseth were part of the Kaillua High-School Madrigals who toured Japan singing Hawaiian folk songs in the late 1960s under the direction of Shigeru Hotoke. While they were there, Denon Columbia Japan were so impressed by the girls that they offered them a record deal singing Japanese folk music.
In 1970 they released the beautiful folk song Shiroi Iro Wa Koi Bito No Iro (a.k.a. Colors of Love) which was written by the Japanese songwriter Kazuhiko Kato. The song was a huge hit and it quickly made Betsy & Chris one of the most popular singing duos in Japan.
Their Japanese singing skills were very impressive and the girls spent the next 5 years recording music and touring in Japan where they had great success singing Japanese language songs. Betsy & Chris released nine albums in Japan, but unfortunately they couldn’t seem to find the same kind of success in the US.
Betsy & Chris - Shiroi Iro Wa Koi Bito No Iro (1970)
Betsy Curtis of Betsy & Chris fame is still recording and performing music. You can find out more about her as well as Betsy & Chris on her official website:
- Betsyko