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Biographical Note
From 1972 to 1976, Jun-ichi Yamada—a Japanese material scientist and bluegrass enthusiast—recorded various bluegrass concerts and festivals in the eastern United States, ranging as far south as Georgia and as far north as Pennsylvania. It is unknown whether Yamada's time in the U.S. was continuous or periodic. While in the U.S. he stayed with Walter Saunders, an author who contributed articles to Bluegrass Unlimited and wrote liner-notes for bluegrass recordings. He also visited with Marion Kuykendall, the wife of Peter V. ("Pete") Kuykendall—a bluegrass musician, historian, and editor and general manager of Bluegrass Unlimited.