Groovy Eyes

Groovy Eyes - high flying swinging musical firework!

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Happy New Year 2012! GROOVY EYES celebrates its 20th year on the road now!

	WARNING! If you have not known or perhaps forgot, that GOOD MUSIC is one of the oldest & effectivest medicines against depression and other problems - BEWARE!, because this combo surely will lift your spirit up! They quarantee a GOOD FEELING among both listeners & dancers. GROOVY EYES has served it´s "THERAPEUTICAL SERVICES" since 1993 and has really committed itself to that particular matter. They have played almost 1000 always inspirational gigs at clubs, festivals, radio & TV e.t.c. both nationally in FINLAND and internationally in NORWAY, SWEDEN & DENMARK.
They also have opened up for such Blues, Soul & Rock´n´roll... masters like Jody Williams, Solomon Burke, Otis Rush, Louisiana Red, Junior Watson, Tad Robinson & Alex Schultz, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Canned Heat, Omar & The Howlers, Sven Zetterberg, Peps Persson, Bob Brozman, Jussi Raittinen, Eero Raittinen, Laika & Cosmonauts, Honey B. & The T-Bones... Their music is rawdy primitive & spontaneus without any prejudice. It tastes like "New Orleans GUMBO" with inspiring personal mixtures of RAGTIME, SWING, BE-BOP, JUMP BLUES, BOOGIE WOOGIE, NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM & BLUES, MAMBO, CHA-CHA-CHA, ROCK & ROLL, HOODOO & JUKE JOINT BLUES, TWANGY SURF, ROCKABILLY, ZYDECO, WESTERN SWING, SOUL JAZZ, HEARTFELT BALLADS, GOSPEL GROOVES, BOOGALOOS, EARLY SOUL...and even echoes of FLAMENCO, served the way, only GROOVY EYES can cook!!!
Nowdays their live gig repertoire includes 100% GROOVY EYES worldclass originals only! In other words - you are going to hear, see & enjoy some timeless & powerfully swinging musical "FIREWORK" - without any compromises! So C´mon - Let´s Have Some FUN!!!	Groovy Eyes at Tavastia, Helsinki Oct. 6, 2004. (Photo by Seppo Louhi)
GROOVY EYES are: - Jussi "JO´BUDDY" Raulamo: Lead VOCALS & Electric (Archtop) GUITARS with "the Sensational" SALORA ´53 tube radio-amp - Masa Orpana: (Tenor & Soprano) SAXOPHONES & FLUTE - Ville Rauhala: Double BASS - Down Home King III: DRUMS & PERCUSSION
ATTENTION! GROOVY EYES´ second CD "Tuberadio Broadcast" (RAM 0003) is out & available. Order here directly by Ram-Bam Records: rambam.mail(at)gmail.com Distribution www.playgroundmusic.com
	1. INTRO (spoken by DJ Frankly Jo') 2. MR. HIGH FLY 3. WHATEVER YOU DO 4. SOUL STRUT 5. WON'T YOU HAVE YOURSELF A BALL 6. PENQUINE 7. BLUE HONK 8. WAITIN' FOR YOU 9. LOWDOWN RUMBLE 10. WELL-A-FEELIN' GOOD 11. SPANISH TURKEY 12. HAWAIIAN WALK
GROOVY EYES´ deput CD "High Flyin´ But No Foolin´" (RAM 0001).
	1. HIGH FLY 2. LET´S HAVE SOME FUN 3. BLUE MOOD 4. GULF COAST MAMBO 5. FOOLISH WOMAN 6. LI´L RED WAGON 7. TEXAS BOOGALOO 8. ORGAN GRINDER´S SWING 9. NO FOOLIN´ 10. I´VE SEEN YOU SOMEWHERE 11. THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON 12. MY SWEETHEART
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