1 9 7 7 ▁hit ▁song ▁" Proof ▁of ▁the ▁Man ", ▁which ▁sold ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁copies . ▁Char ▁repr ised ▁his ▁guitar ▁part ▁for ▁Ex ile ▁A ts ush i ' s ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Y osh in aga ▁and ▁Louise ▁Louis ▁K abe ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁super group ▁Johnny , ▁Louis ▁& ▁Char . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁they ▁played ▁a ▁free ▁concert ▁at ▁H ib i ya ▁Open - A ir ▁Con cert ▁Hall , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁Free ▁Spirit . ▁After ▁two ▁studio ▁albums , ▁they ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁P ink ▁Cloud ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁upon ▁changing ▁record ▁labels . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁they ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Ki y oshi ro ▁I ma w ano ▁for ▁the ▁songs ▁" S . F ." ▁and ▁" Private " ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Pref ect ural ▁Earth ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁an ime . ▁Origin ally ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁members ▁played ▁together ▁in ▁various ▁combinations ▁several ▁times ▁until ▁Y osh in aga ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Char ' s ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁album ▁U . S . J ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Steve ▁L uk ather ▁and ▁also ▁features ▁Jeff ▁Por car o ▁and ▁David ▁F oster