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Jo´ Buddy just started hosting the Blues Lovers Jam www.blueslovers.org
at Yo-Talo, Tampere FINLAND on Tuesdays twice a month with his great Houseband.
Up coming jam dates with versatile themes are: -Nov. 4 Guitars on Fire -Nov. 18 Harmonica Battle -Dec. 16 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus -Dec. 30 Tooting & Stomping Showtime starts at 8pm Entry at 7pm featuring theme based DVD on the screen until the showtime Tickets: 4e / 5e Welcome! |
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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!!!
Here and here are the proofs |
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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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