Exotic Birds opened for Queen.
was a Japanese illustrator .. Japanese. Japanese people. He is best known for his music album cover art in the 1970s and 1980s .. cover art. cover art. Artists for whom he illustrated covers include Electric Light Orchestra , Earth , Wind & Fire , Deep Purple , Space , Maze , George Clinton , Kitaro , Rose Royce , Caldera , and Pure Prairie League .. Electric Light Orchestra. Electric Light Orchestra. Deep Purple. Deep Purple. Space. Space ( French band ). Maze. Maze ( band ). George Clinton. George Clinton ( musician ). Kitaro. Kitaro. Rose Royce. Rose Royce. Caldera. Caldera ( band ). Pure Prairie League. Pure Prairie League. His early works has included in helping designing of the 1970 Osaka Expo and has been selected as one of the 200 years of American Illustration .. 1970 Osaka Expo. Expo '70. He has received several awards , platinum and gold albums , several magazine articles , interviews and has been televised for his artwork .. He has also released several books for his artwork and had one of the first artwork launched into outer space and orbited via Russian Mir Space Station in 1991 .. Space. Space ( French band ). Mir. Mir. Some of the other companies , and people he has worked with in the past includes  : NHK Television , TBS Japan , National Geographic , Playboy Magazine , Hustler Magazine , Penthouse Magazine , Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh to name a few .. Japan. Japan. NHK Television. NHK. TBS Japan. TBS ( Japan ). National Geographic. National Geographic ( magazine ). Playboy Magazine. Playboy. Hustler Magazine. Hustler. Penthouse Magazine. Penthouse ( magazine ). Shigeo Nagashima. Shigeo Nagashima. Sadaharu Oh. Sadaharu Oh