{{Short description|Japanese guitarist (1949–2020)}} {{notability|Music|date=September 2016}} {{nihongo|'''Masayoshi Kabe'''|加部 正義|Kabe Masayoshi}} (5 November 1948{{spnd}}26 September 2020) often known by his stage names Louis or Louise Louis, was a Japanese bassist and guitarist from Yokohama, Japan. Numerous online sources present him as half-French and half-Japanese, but this was actually a marketing creation from the producers of the Golden Cups; Kabe was half-American and half-Japanese.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://arty-matome.com/I0000686 | title=ルイズルイス加部の現在！身長や家族・病気と死因【イケメンハーフ歌手】 &#124; Arty&#91;アーティ&#93;｜音楽・アーティストまとめサイト }}</ref> He began his career in 1966 as a member of The Golden Cups. He was a studio musician throughout the 1970s and also a member of various bands such as Speed, Glue & Shinki until he joined the group Johnny, Louis & Char (later renamed Pink Cloud) in 1978. After they disbanded in 1994 he formed the instrumental side-project ZokuZokuKazoku (ZZK) while providing support to other musicians as a bassist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altamiramusic.jp/works/zzk.html |title=Zzk - Altamira Music |publisher=Altamiramusic.jp |date= |accessdate=2013-12-29}}</ref> He also recorded three albums as bass player for a reunion version of the 1970s band Vodka Collins from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vodka-collins-mn0000224698/biography|title=Vodka Collins &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic|accessdate=28 September 2020}}</ref> He died on 26 September 2020, of multiple organ failure.<ref name="読売新聞オンライン 2020">{{cite web | title=「ゴールデン・カップス」ルイズルイス加部さん死去、７１歳…「ピンククラウド」でも活躍 : エンタメ・文化 : ニュース | website=Yomiuri.co.jp | date=September 27, 2020 | url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20200927-OYT1T50129/ | language=ja | access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref>

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