Jo' Buddy

Jo´ Buddy - raw, laidback, earthy & spiritual!

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Year 2008 JO´ BUDDY celebrates his 26th year on the road. Check out his new "Whole Lotta Things To Do" cd-album with DOWN HOME KING III on drums.

JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III: "Whole Lotta Things To Do" second cd (RAM 0005) released 2008. 15 euros + postages. Order here!
Distribution by Playground Music www.playgroundmusic.com	1. HOWLIN´ THESE BLUES 2. EVERYBODY´S GOT THE RIGHT 3. WHOLE LOTTA THINGS TO DO 4. HAVE YOURSELF A BALL 5. RAGTIME MAN 6. SPEEDIN' UP MAMA 7. THEY DON´T KNOW WHAT I DO 8. THANK YOU MR. LOCKWOOD JR. 9. DO MY NUMBER 10. SHE MOVED AWAY / I´M GOIN´ HOME 11. WAY BACK RAG

JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III: "Grits & Rattles" debut cd (RAM 0004) released 2006. 12 euros + postages. Order here!
Distribution by Playground Music www.playgroundmusic.com	1. DOWN HOME RUN 2. I WONDER HOW LONG? 3.THEY CALL ME JO´ BUDDY 4. BOOZOO´S GONE 5. (LOWDOWN) FOOLIN´ GAME 6. GOIN´ BACK TO THE COUNTRY 7. ANGELY 8. ALL THAT (ROCKIN´) JAZZ 9. COME BACK BABY 10. OH, WHAT A SUNNY DAY 11. BEYOND BOUND 12. GRATEFUL Click here to read the lyrics.

	JO´ BUDDY has a very individual & personal style! His laidback music spreads joy of life, being simultaneously timeless, earthy & spiritual. It´s a raw, rootsy & wide open mixture of Ragtime, Down Home Blues, Old Spirituals, Boogie Woogie, Early Jazz, Western Swing, Country, Zydeco, Swamp Boogie, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Rock´n`Roll, Rockabilly, Garage Rock, Heartfelt Ballads...and even echoes from Western-African Rhythms & Spanish Flamenco! His versatile live repertoire includes his worldclass original songs only!
For those who believe in life before this one, he's sure that his previous life "took place" in NEW ORLEANS. He has made numerous pilgrim trips to that CRESENT CITY, always with his guitar as an accompanion. He even once got married there & has made friends with his music in different parts of EUROPE, USA & CANADA. Now, he already has over 1.900 gigs behind as a solo & with many, many line ups! Through the years he also has became familiar as a frontman with such bands like ONE O´CLOCK HUMPH (1985-98), GROOVY EYES (1993-), HELGE TALLQVIST BAND (2004-) & as a guitarist of TINY TONES (1997-)	Jo´ Buddy, Troy Conyea & Kim Wilson with the Fabulous Thunderbirds in IImajoki, Finland, November 8, 2003. (Photo: Arto Louhela)
He has opened shows for such masters like: Buddy Guy, Louie Bluie, Big Jack Johnson, Rosco Gordon, Carl Weathersby, Wayne Bennett, Frank Frost, Louisiana Red, John Fogerty, Bob Brozman, Doug MacLeod, Big Joe Louis, John Mooney, Honey B. & The T-Bones, Nieminen & Litmanen... ...and even played together with; Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, Eddy Clearwater, Maceo Parker & Horny Horns, Lazy Lester, Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Junior Watson, Carlos Guitarlos, Rick Holmstrom, Gene Taylor, Larry Taylor, Jeff Turmes, Richard Innes, Jimi Bott, Wess Starr, Fred Kaplan, Lynwood Slim, Diz Watson & Tony Uter, Oliver "La La" Morgan, Paul "Lil´ Buck" Senegal Band, Jim Kweskin, Doyle Bramhall Sr., Doug MacLeod, T.J.Wheeler, Lurrie Bell, Chris Thomas King, Bill Sims, Seasick Steve, R.J. Mischo, Rockin´Jake, Doug Jay,
Jo´ Buddy with Paul "Li´l Buck" Senegal Band at Swampwater Saloon, Lafayette, Louisiana, November 1997.	Speedy Parks, Bill Troiani & Alexander Pettersen, Guy Forsyth, Travis Haddix, Hooter´s Blues, Dan "Daddy Squeeze" Newton, Third Degree, Sven Zetterberg, Knut Reiersrud Band, Rita Engedalen, The Papa Dan & Mr. Jo´s Drum & Bass Error System, Wiley Cousins, Brian Cober, Two Timers, Ulf "Jump 4 Joy" Sandström, Knock Out Greg & Blue Weather, Cajun du Nord, Rune Myhren, Jussi & Eero Raittinen, Henry O´, Bullworkers, Jouni Joronen, T.Leino, Micke & Lefty, Pepe Ahlqvist, Helge Tallqvist, Janne Haavisto & Tom Nyman(of Laika & Cosmonauts), Esa "Blues Minister" Kuloniemi, Niko Ahvonen, Veli-Matti Järvenpää, Three Leg Dog, Veeti & The Velvets, J.Leino & Blues Guys, Jaakko Heinonen, Erja Lyytinen, Alaska Gavin Kalan, Wang Dang Dudes, The Stringbeans, The Roadracers...
Jo´ Buddy is a true music lover, who simply lives from his music and admires the "Good Ol´Times" - he really gives it all away when he begins to do the things he does the best - sing and play - in his deep and heartfelt way !!!
"He´s one of the best guitar players in this world today!" JUNIOR WATSON, Los Angeles, CA. USA (2002) "A real lowdown bluesman!" KIM WILSON of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, USA (2003) "The most international Blues musician of Finland." DJ ESA KULONIEMI of "Blues Minister" National Radio Show, FINLAND (2000) "The best European singer I've ever heard & very talented guitar player!" JERRY W. BROCK - Louisiana Music Factory, New Orleans, LA. USA (1995)
	"He takes the attention of the audience while on stage - though not with unnecessary flash & glitter - but with simply singing in his personal style and playing good!" SCOTT BARETTA - Jefferson Magazine, SWEDEN (1997)
"He isn´t only internationally a first-class guitarist but also an exceptionally soulful singer, who´s deep but easy downhome approach is in these northern latitudes strictly in it's own class as well as his sense of style and tone quality." JUSSI NIEMI - Soundi Magazine, FINLAND (1996) "One of the World´s most talented roots music distillers!" MIKKO AALTONEN, (The Editor of) Rumba Magazine, FINLAND (2006)	Jo´ Buddy at Åmåls Bluesfest Workshop (Sweden) 2003. (Photo: Torsten Ståhlberg) Click for press version of this photo (1,5 Mb).
Lazy Lester with Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III at Aulanko Blues Festival, Finland, June 17, 2006. (Photo: Tapsa Nero)	"I´m gonna buy myself a tuberadio, too!" ROY GAINES, Los Angeles, CA. USA (2000) "He´s very outstanding musician with a flair of showmanship." LENNY STOUTE, Toronto Star, CANADA (1995) "The best I´ve seen live for years." WILKO JOHNSON, London, ENGLAND (2006)
"Congratulations, you´re doing the hardest job of musician (as a One Man Band) to make it sound great. There´s noboby else who can play that old stuff like you do, anymore!" DOUG MACLEOD, Torrence, CA. USA (2005) "I've got to say that your duo CD has been an inspiration to me. I really dig the sound and the playing. You are one of maybe 2-3 living roots/blues artists who actually gets me inspired" RICK HOLMSTROM, Los Angeles, CA. USA (2006)	Johnnie Billington plays with Jo´ Buddy in Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Missisippi.
Jo´ Buddy at Rauma Blues / Sea Cruise, Finland, August 1, 2004 with Charlie Musselwhite, Jack Cruz & Walter "Wolfman" Washington. (Photo by Tapsa Nero)	"Well, Finnish blues people must be like London buses: You wait forever for one to turn up and then two arrive at once! First there was Erja Lyytinen with Blues Caravan, now here comes Jo’ Buddy. This an adventure in blues sounds and grows and grows on you! The singing is excellent and the guitar parts are adventurous. Get Jo’ Buddy to the UK someone. Let’s see him live." IAN MCKENZIE, (The Editor of) Blues in the South Magazine, ENGLAND (2006)
"With his straning voice, raw (I mean "raw"!) electric guitar and sidekick drummer evokes all of those aforementioned on this energetic and very entertaining set." NORMAN DARWEN, Blues & Rhythm Magazine, ENGLAND (2006) "I saw this Finnish duo and was really impressed. Singer/guitarist Jo' Buddy has a great feel and knowledge of the music. He also has the most unusual guitar amplification set-up I've ever seen. With Down Home King III on drums it was a great combination." BIG JOE LOUIS, Blues Matters Magazine, London, ENGLAND (2006)	JO´ BUDDY & DOWN HOME KING: "Havin´ Fun" at Bontte Paard, Laren, Holland, September 16, 2004.
Twangin´ Wild in L.A. with the original Hollywood Fats Band rhythm section (Larry Taylor, Richard Innes & Fred Kaplan) at Hop City, Anaheim, California, October 1997 "This is a helluva CD - World class by anyone's standards." RED LICK RECORDS (2007)	"Yes it's certainly raw & rootsy and to add to the description, it's in ya face with no pretence of cutesy reverence and at times it's ugly bare bones Americana in all it's glory…go the Finns! If you get past the initial shock of the raw then there are goodies to be found…like the man said 'Grits & Rattles'." MIKE BUTLER, Blues News, NEW ZEALAND (2006) "Jo´Buddy on guitar and vocals and Down Home King III on drums have conceived a rich original musical speech with cool ‘garage rock blues’ built over different basis, from ‘swamp blues’ to ‘ska’, ‘neo-rockabilly and even ‘down-home-blues’. A very interesting album from a gifted musician who deserves recognition for those of you who are not familiar with his career. VERY GOOD." VICENTE ZUMEL, "La Hora del Blues" radio show, SPAIN (2006)
Jo´ Buddy & Kirk Fletcher @ Doheny Blues Fest, California 2008
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