Remembering one of the pioneers of electronic-synth pop

Japanese artist Yukihiro Takahashi was one of the co-founders of the influential Yellow Magic Orchestra. He died earlier this month, and host Marco Werman fills us in on the impact he made as a musician, from Tokyo to the sound stage of the US TV show, “Soul Train.”

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