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Inventor of the First Karaoke Machine, Shigeichi Negishi, Dead at 100
The Japanese engineer's "Sparko Box," released in 1967, sparked a singalong revolution
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JON BLISTEIN
MARCH 15, 2024
People enjoying the fruits of Shigeichi Negishi's labor and singing karaoke in Nashville in 2019. TERRY WYATT/GETTY IMAGES
SHIGEICHI NEGISHI, THE Japanese engineer who gifted the world...
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