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Myspace is still MY Space. Check out Jo' Buddy's New one, it was time to get rid of the old space...
http://www.myspace.com/rambamjoe
And that's not all my little lollipops and -gals. Here is the BRAND new Groovy Eyes'ss Space http://www.myspace.com/rambamgroovy |
| BEWARE!!! Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III just released their new vinyl 45rpm single. It´s called "Jo´ Buddy´s Rockin´ 45" with a pair of his new wild & frantic originals "Curley Mae Rock" / "Yo´ Mine All Mine" to celebrating his 45th birthday. And as well going back to his rock & roll roots and his original singing & guitar style from his teens. In the spirit of his first heroes: Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Burnette, Link Wray...to named of a few. For the final result of the session Jo´ Buddy´s more excited than any other recording he´s done yet! LISTEN UP the both sides at: http://www.myspace.com/rambamjoe |  |
| National News Coverage! Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III were captured twice on Finnish Broadcasting Company's Main news program on Midsummer Day (June 25th). The clips were part of the news report from the Rock'n'Roll Jamboree. Songs were the ladies favourite "Elevator Boogie" and the wryly catchy instrumental "Radio Act Twist". Remember the vinyl 45! |
| Jussi "Jo´ Buddy" Raulamo celebrates his 20 years as a recording artist! Along with the first signs of spring 2011 in Finland arrives the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jussi "Jo´ Buddy" Raulamo's 20 year celebration as a recording artist! Actually, his first record was released in March 1991 with his old band called One O´Clock Humph (1985-1998). That debut record was a 45rpm single "What About Love" / "Don´t Let The Green Grass Fool You" (sold out) on Bluelight-label. It peaked straight to #4 on the national top 10 of 45´s in Finland at the time! That brief success led them to sign up with Sony Music´s Epic label. The follow ups on Epic were the 1st 45rpm single "That´s All I Need" / "I´m Coming Home" which went to #14 (sold out) and the "Mambo Gumbo" LP/CD/Cassette-debut album (sold out). To honour of the celebration year, the band's second single from 1992 on Epic, "Angel On My Shoulder"(feat. Veeti & The Velvets) / "You Tore My Heart" is available again (7 € + postages) on our homepage's merchandise section. |  |
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Jo´Buddy & Down Home King III were at IBC (International Blues Challenge) in Memphis, Tennessee, USA Feb. 2-6, 2011!!!
Some people went nuts, others were testifying like this Jo´ Buddy in the Memphis Flyer (Feb. 10, 2011)and like this
Memphis Flyer (Jan. 27, 2011) feat. Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III Well well well! Here is the Youtube proof... |
| Thanks to Memphis Jo' Buddy was the cover boy of the latest issue (1/2011) of Finnish Blues News Magazine! And... JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III: "Everything´s Gonna Be Alright" CD was almost the best album of the critics Poll... Sven Z won! |  |
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| Jo´ Buddy retuns to his first instrument piano. See him hitting ivories @ Sax Machine Jam in Tampere, FUNLAND Nov. 2, 2010. Here's Youtube proof! |  |
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III just recorded 4 new songs for up-coming the Hoodoo Revue-compilation album.
Hoodoo Revue = T. Leino Band, Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III, Jay´s Frantics http://www.hoodookustannus.com/revue.html |
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III joined the forces with 3times Blues Music Award 2009 nomineed Louisiana Red & Little Victor´s Juke Joint on Fri. August 6th @ Down Home Island in Tampere & Sat. August 7th @ Sulatto Festival in Karkkila in FINLAND 2010. People got Wild! | |
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| Groovy Eyes are back in the business and ready to cut a studio album in Tampere, FINLAND with Diz Watson (UK) & Tony Uter (Jam) in early fall 2010!!! | |
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| Jo´ Buddy joints Gene Taylor Band as a special guest in Benelux late September - early October 2010!!! | |
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| Hips are shaking all over Finland's hot summer season! Jo'Buddy is gonna dive through his enormous record collection, and he will share the gems with the dance loving people! DJ Frankly Jo' is his diving name and if you want to meet the man and his records.... Check his myspace for his DJ gigs! | |
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| Historical news! Our first album at the Finnish Charts! Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III: "Everything´s Gonna Be Alright"-CD (RAM 0006) hit both the stores and the charts in two weeks time! The Album reached #16 in Rumba Magazines Album chart(march 3th-9th). Rumba Album Chart is an official list of the Rock/Pop sales numbers of Music Stores in Finland. | |
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Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III have recorded their 3rd album in mid
August 2009 in Ruovesi, Finland, including all new original tunes.
Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III: "Everything´s Gonna Be Alright"-CD (RAM 0006) out now!!!/LP (RAMLP 0006) out March 24
Order now CD 15€ + postages, LP 20€ + postages. The LP cover is a beauty, a real beauty!
And if you want to taste before swallowing... Elevator Boogie / Radio Act Twist (RAM45S 0006) 45rpm "7 vinyl single cut from brand new "Everything´s Gonna Be Alright" CD/LP out now!!! Order now 5€ + postages. European Tour followed the Relase! Google your Youtubes! |
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| Phenomenal Entertainer Little Victor ,the Beale Street Blues Bopper, returned to Finland! Down Home Kings (Jo' Buddy, Down Home King III and Jaska "Dessert Breadboy" Prepula) backed him up from South to North, From Nowhere to Everywhere in January 2010. ....Keep your grannies alive! and that's not all! Good Old Lil' Victor had time to blow&suck some juicy harp to our up and coming record! Oujee!! | |
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| The complete German & Baltic Blues Challenge (at Oct 30 and 31) can be listened LIVE IN INTERNET!!! German webradio "Rockradio" will broadcast all shows. Here´s: the link | |
| One of the World´s Rockin´est Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie/Barrelhouse-pianist & singer DIZ WATSON from London, UK came back to Finland to play with Groovy Eyes at Storyville, Helsinki on September 10 - 12, 2009. "Mr. Conga" TONY UTER from Kingston, Jamaica (ex-Bob Marley, ex-Dizzy Gillespie, ex-Edmundo Ross...) stole the show... again!!!! | |
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Jo´ Buddy & his guitar joined Diz & the Doormen (UK) featuring Big Jay McNeely
at Hell Blues Festival, NORWAY on September 5, 2009, where he also performed
with his whole One Man Band on Sep. 4, 2009.
Check the whole Big Jay McNeely show from here!!!
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III: Whole Lotta Things To Do-album won the Reader´s Poll on Blues News Magazine in Finland as the best National Blues Release in Year 2008-category! | |
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| Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III won Solo/Duo category in Baltic Blues Challenges finnish competition. They will participate Baltic Blues Challenge final in Eutin, Germany at end of October. | |
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Some videoclips from recent BeNeLux tour:
Nacht van de Blues Festival in Wuustwezel, Belgium
NiX BBBlues Club in Enschede, Holland |
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| Tour news: Jo'Buddy and his guitar joins Gene Taylor Band from March 10th to March 12th. Check the dates & venues from the tour calendar. | |
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Jo´ Buddy hosted the Blues Lovers Jam www.blueslovers.org
at Yo-Talo, Tampere FINLAND on Tuesdays twice a month with his great Houseband.
Fall 2008 jam dates with versatile themes were: -Nov. 4 Guitars on Fire -Nov. 18 Harmonica Battle -Dec. 16 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus -Dec. 30 Tooting & Stomping Showtime started at 8pm Entry at 7pm featuring theme based DVD on the screen until the showtime Tickets: 4e / 5e |
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III: Whole Lotta Things to Do - 5/5 star cd review on Soul Bag Magazine, FRANCE - June 2008 issue in French. ...and the same issue´s sample CD includes; Jo´ Buddy & DHK III: "Have Yourself a Ball" - original tune from the band´s recent cd. | |
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| It's now possible to purchase a good selection of Ram-Bam records Cd's from The Pride of BluesUnited Kingdom RootsCD.com !!! OUJEEEEEEE like Good Old Postman of the Blues Hessu bawls! | |
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| The music of Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III can now be heard also on the blues channels of Finnair and Virgin America Airline flights. This means that over 7 million daily passengers can now listen to the products of the mind of the band in the air !!! | |
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| Ram-Bam Records announces new distribution partner in Nordic and Baltic countries: Playground Music | |
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III released their 2nd cd album titled "Whole Lotta Things To Do" on February 27, 2008. Watch Out!!! Listen New Single "Everybody's Got the Right" | |
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| WATCH & ENJOY the Jo´ Buddy one man band Live Clip of his original "Ragtime Man" tune (from his upcoming cd) | |
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| Holiday Season bargain sale: Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III: Grits And Rattles now only 12 !! euros and postage. Order your CD now or never! | |
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| Jo´ Buddy & Down Home King III are making their 2nd album at the moment, the release is planned to take place in early 2008, Look Out!!! | |
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| The original Groovy Eyes tune "Penquine" from their "Tuberadio Broadcast" album has been played as a background tune on the Digi ABC-show of the Finnish National TV Channel 1 the whole summer 2007. | |
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| Monthly "Helsinki Alive" magazine published a cover story of Jo´ Buddy in their June 2007 issue. | |
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| Check JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III out live at YOUTUBE | |
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JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III appeared at Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point, California, USA on Saturday May 19, 2007!!!
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| JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III played their little debut tour in Germany May 25-27, 2007!!! (See details "clicking" Tour Dates) | |
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JO´ BUDDY & Down Home King III: "Grits & Rattles"-cd
won the Critics Poll 2006
as the record of the year on BLUES NEWS magazine in Finland ...and due to that JO´ BUDDY is on the cover of the 1st issue in 2007. www.bluesnews.fi |
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| One of the World´s Rockin´est Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie/Barrelhouse-pianist & singer DIZ WATSON from London, UK is coming back to Finland to play with Groovy Eyes at Storyville, Helsinki on January 18th - 20th, featuring "Mr. Conga" TONY UTER from Kingston, Jamaica (ex-Bob Marley, ex-Dizzy Gillespie, ex-Edmundo Ross...) !!! |  |
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Jo´Buddy & Down Home King III:"Grits & Rattles"-cd hits #53. on
Real Blues Top 100 CD´s October 2006!!! Suomeksi (in Finnish): http://www.blues-finland.com/news/news0088.html |
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JO´ BUDDY just released his debut "GRITS & RATTLES" solo cd-album by RAM-BAM RECORDS as a duo with his drummer
wizard called "DOWN HOME KING III" only. Their fresh combination is naturally the muddy´est & the swamp´est lowdown rockin´ragtime boogie blues,
you can't hear it played that way anywhere today!!! Check out the album & go to see their incredible show in your region - soon, baby!!! |
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| Groovy Eyes visited succesfully in Sweden in late May appearing on May 27th at Mönsterås Blues Festival & May 28th at Cajento, Stockholm. | |
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| Groovy Eyes appears on Harmonica Helge Tallqvist´s new "Plays George "Harmonica" Smith" -project with Sidekick Johnny, feat. Pepe Ahlqvist,just voted the best Blues Album in Finland of year 2005 by "Bluesministeri" Blues Show, (national "Radio Suomi"). |  |
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| A Long time Groovy Eyes saxophone & flute player Masa Orpana just released his "Honky Tonk Man"- all instrumental debut cd in early May 2005. Recording line-up includes the members of Groovy Eyes & Olmarin Unioni. www.alba-records.fi | |
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| TINY TONES gigged in Holland during September 16th -19th, 2004. This time unusually as a duo (guitarist/singer Jussi "Jo´Buddy" Raulamo & drummer Tyko "Down Home King" Haapala). The gigs was organized by the Welsh-Collection booking agency. www.thewelshcollection.com | |
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| Groovy Eyes Trio (Jussi, Ville & Juppo) appears on "Finnish pioneer of Rock´N´Roll" Eero Raittinen´s new cd single (on Bluelight Records). |  |
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| Italian "Catfish Blues" -Radio Show in Torino is using the Groovy Eyes´ original track "BLUE HONK" from Tuberadio Broadcast-cd as the show´s theme song from a New Year until the Summer holidays 2004!!! | |
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| October 19, 2003 GROOVY EYES´ video of their instrumental "Lowdown Rumble" from Tuberadio Broadcast-cd voted for the best song / video on National weekly TV-show called "Levyraati" in Finland. It was recorded & filmed live from stage with one take at Klubi in Tampere, Finland!!! | |
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| GROOVY EYES is celebrating its 10 year career and band´s 2nd "Tuberadio Broadcast" CD/album is available. | |
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| TINY TONES video of the Leadbelly song "Sylvie" got it´s premiere on the Finnish national TV on the program called Levyraati Feb 23 | |||
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| TINY TONES debut CD Precious has garnered lots of positive reviews all over Europe. It is played on the radios in America, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Sweden, UK... | |||
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| Read TINY TONES / GROOVY EYES / JO´BUDDY articles & CD-reviews mostly in finnish / suomeksi. | |||
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| The whole year 2003 JO´BUDDY is celebrating 20 years on the road as a performing artist! | |||
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| American VINTAGE GUITAR magazine published a very good review of GROOVY EYES debut CD on JUNE 2002-issue reviewed by DAN FORTE. Read the review here. See also www.vintageguitar.com | |||
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| In summer 2001 GROOVY EYES´ "High Flyin´ But No Foolin´" -debut CD got serious airplay at many Blues Radio Shows in USA! | |||
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| In late MAY 2001 GROOVY EYES toured successfully in all the Scandinavian countries. | |||
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| The American Blues Revue Magazine published an article about Jussi "Jo´Buddy" Raulamo´s guitar gear in May 2001 -issue written by Art Tipaldi. Read the article here! | |||
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| Groovy Eyes´ "High Flyin' But No Foolin'" -debut CD was voted for the BEST Finnish Blues band CD of the year 2000 in the national radio - Radio Mafia's The Howling Wolves show. The CD has been reviewed even internationally only in SUPERLATIVES. | |||
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