Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III - Soul 'n' Roll Jubilee (Feat. Nieminen)

Size: 91.6 MB
Time: 39:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Preachin' High (3:03)
02. C'mon! Y'all! C'mon! (3:49)
03. Willie's Shrimp Soup (2:47)
04. You Better Be G-O-O-D (3:17)
05. I Don't Know (3:02)
06. So Glad (3:16)
07. At All (3:05)
08. That's Alright (4:29)
09. Rock-A-Bossa (3:39)
10. Ain't Gonna Hurry My Time (2:59)
11. Driftin' At Midnight (5:43)

“The best European singer I’ve ever heard & very talented guitar player.” JERRY W. BROCK, Louisiana Music Factory, New Orleans, La. USA

“He’s one of the best guitar players in the World today.” JUNIOR WATSON, Los Angeles, Ca. USA

“You’re the best I’ve seen live for years.” WILKO JOHNSON, U.K.

He has a very individual & personal style. His laid back music spreads joy of life, being simultaneously raw, timeless, earthy & spiritual. It’s a rich & spicy Rock’n’Roll Gumbo including; Swamp Boogie, Down Home Blues, Rock’n’Roll, Surf & Garage Rock, Jump Blues, Zydeco, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Gospel, Soul, Ragtime, Swing, Country, Ska, Rock Steady, Heartfelt Ballads…and even echoes of Western African Rhythms or Spanish Flamenco!

His versatile live repertoire consist of his original worldclass songs only & sounds like nobody’s business. Jo’ Buddy is a true music lover, who simply lives from his music and admires the Good 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 !!!

After 38 years of experience on the road with thousands of shows in 16 countries and a countless of recording sessions have honed him as one of his generation’s most talented & outstanding roots rocker. Now at 55, he is ready as Jo’ Buddy can be to continue being busy performing all over nightclubs, schools, festivals in your neighborhood, town, region & country! ARE YOU READY?

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Jo' Buddy - Inside Out

Year: 2013
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:39
Size: 96,8 MB
Styles: Blues, roots
Scans: Front

1. No Mo' Wasted Days (w. Down Home King III) (3:33)
2. I Got A Li'l Gal (w. The Original Crawfish Kings Feat. Masa Orpana) (2:24)
3. Evil Eyes (w. Down Home King III) (4:36)
4. Curley Mae Rock (w. Groovy Eyes Feat. Wiley Cousins) (3:21)
5. You Made My Dream Come True (w. Groovy Eyes Feat. Wiley Cousins) (3:51)
6. Barbwire Rider (w. Groovy Eyes Feat. Wiley Cousins) (3:49)
7. Po' Jo' (w. The Uplifters) (3:13)
8. Big Boy's Stroll (w. Groovy Eyes Feat. Wiley Cousins) (3:58)
9. Blind Love (w. The Uplifters Feat. Gene Taylor & Juho Hurskainen) (2:55)
10. Don't Have To Worry (w. Down Home King III Feat. Wang Dang Juke) (3:17)
11. Someday (w. Down Home King III) (3:42)
12. Red's Walk (w. The Uplifters) (2:54)

Jo' Buddy is a true music lover, who simply lives for 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. To celebrate 30 years on the road, this Finnish bluesman gathered up the various aggregations he's toured and recorded with, along with some special guests, to deliver a dozen originals each screaming lowdown. Whether he's playing the rawest slide since Hound Dog Taylor, fuzzing up some New Orleans second-line, imagining Jimmy Reed leading a swamp-pop band, or stripping things down, Jo' Buddy is the real deal.

Personnel: Jo' Buddy (guitar, vocals); Down Home King III, Kingfish Willie (drums, percussion); Wiley Cousins (piano, organ); Vesa Hyrskykari, Juho Hurskainen, Masa Orpana (saxophone); Tommi "Tampere" Tenkula, Tommi Laine (bass); Wang Dang Juke (harmonica); Gene Taylor, Wiley Cousins (piano).

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Jo' Buddy's Trio Riot - Rhythm 'N' Roll Rumble

Year: 2019
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:32
Size: 87,0 MB
Styles: R&B, rock & roll
Scans: Front

1. Doin' Good (2:54)
2. Electrify My Mind (2:19)
3. Roll (2:41)
4. Poppin' Up Over The Top (2:52)
5. Better Be Very Careful (2:47)
6. Glad As Jo' Buddy Can Be (3:12)
7. Don't Know Why (3:30)
8. Bullhead (1:55)
9. Till The Break Of Dawn (1:59)
10. Sweetie Dee (3:39)
11. Tell Me, Tell Me Baby (1:59)
12. Pick-A-Roll Buckle (3:05)
13. Oh My Darling (4:33)

Listening to Jo' Buddy's music is like listening to someone play the guitar with it hooked up to a cement mixer. Raw, wild and atonal the selection here is somewhat reminiscent of 50's rock and R&B but it retains that magic sound of Jo' Buddy playing with an oven mit on.

Personnel: Jo' Buddy (vocals, guitar, piano, lap steel); Mitja Tuurala (bass, backing vocals); Down Home King III (drums, percussion, backing vocals).

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Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III - Whole Lotta Things To Do

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:46
Size: 93.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. Howlin' These Blues
[4:13] 2. Everybody's Got The Right
[4:44] 3. Whole Lotta Things To Do
[4:19] 4. Have Yourself A Ball
[2:33] 5. Ragtime Man
[3:54] 6. Speedin' Up Mama
[4:34] 7. They Don't Know What I Do
[2:46] 8. Thank You Mr. Lockwood Jr
[2:28] 9. Do My Number
[4:27] 10. She Moved Away, I'm Goin' Home
[2:23] 11. Way Back Rag

“Jo’ Buddy has paid his dues learning a variety of blues styles. Now his music is best described as Jo’ Buddy music. It’s exciting, innovative and yet very definitely deep blues. A great album.” ~MIKE GARNER

Whole Lotta Things To Do

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Jo' Buddy, Down Home King III - Grits & Rattles

Album: Grits And Rattles
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:45
Size: 79.6 MB
Styles: Juke joint blues, Rockin blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:13] 1. Down Home Run
[4:08] 2. I Wonder How Long
[2:38] 3. They Call Me Jo´ Buddy
[2:41] 4. Boozoo´s Gone
[3:37] 5. (Lowdown) Foolin´ Game
[3:48] 6. Goin´ Back To The Country
[5:33] 7. Angely
[1:27] 8. All That (Rockin´) Jazz
[3:18] 9. Come Back Baby
[1:48] 10. Oh, What A Sunny Day
[2:35] 11. Beyond Bound
[0:53] 12. Grateful

JO' BUDDY - gtr/voc, DOWN HOME KING III - drums.

“Jo’ Buddy and Down Home King III make clear that a new generation of blues inspired musicians are ready to continue the tradition in their own original way.” ~ROOTSTIME MAGAZINE, BELGIUM

Finland's wildest two-man combo, featuring Jussi Raulamo, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Great reproduction of early electric downhome blues sounds.

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Groovy Eyes - 2 albums: High Flyin' But No Foolin'/Tuberadio Broadcast

Album: High Flyin' But No Foolin'
Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:33
Size: 92,8 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B and more
Scans: Full

1. High Fly (2:54)
2. Let's Have Some Fun (2:53)
3. Blue Mood (2:59)
4. Gulf Coast Mambo (2:06)
5. Foolish Woman (1:59)
6. Li'l Red Wagon (3:17)
7. Texas Boogaloo (2:22)
8. Organ Grinder's Swing (4:46)
9. No Foolin' (3:23)
10. I've Seen You Somewhere (4:01)
11. The Return Of The Prodigal Son (5:10)
12. My Sweetheart (4:38)

Groovy Eyes are a four piece band from Finland. Over recent years we have reviewed a variety of acts from both Sweden and Denmark, all of whom favour authentic sounding blues played on genuine 50’s/60's gear and with a flair for capturing that period sound and style. Scandinavians take their music seriously! That’s not to say they don’t groove and have fun, though, they sure do! Groovy Eyes live up to the promise of their name ..

The opening cut is a fine swing with tasty guitar and honking tenor. What’s more, like five other cuts, it was written by lead guitarist Jussi Raulamo. (Raulamo actually plays his guitar through a 1950s valve radio creating a very rich tone). He has good T-Bone Walker-ish style on these early 40s sounding cuts. “Let’s Have Some Fun” is in the same vein and, yes, they do have fun!. By track 4 they’re in a Louisiana mood as is track 5. The mix on these cuts was a little harsh to my ears. Then track 6 heads in a country direction (well, western swing, at any rate) and definitely to the Lone Star State for “Texas Boogaloo” where Raulamo shows he has just the right guitar licks for yet another genre. Hammond organ fleshes this one out nicely. From here on it’s a different sounding album, with extra musicians and a bigger sound. They loose a little of the space that let Raulamo shine through beautifully on the early cuts, though the overall feel becomes a little funkier. Another Raulamo original, “No Foolin'” sits well here. The final cut, Roy Milton’s “My Sweetheart” brings the dynamics back down, and with brushed drums, Raulamo takes the sentimental vocal and makes a good job of it and plays neat guitar, though the tone is a little harsher than the opening cuts. These guys are good. “High Flyin’ But No Foolin'” has already been well received in Europe and the States and hopefully Jussi Raumalo is working on the follow up!

"What the hell's going on in Finland? It seems like every act I hear from there in amazing and now the jump-blues & swing of Tampere, Finland's Groovy Eyes!" /Dan Forte,Vintage Guitar Magazine, USA (2002)

"You can't find a better band from California or not even from the whole USA! Those guys really can cook!" /Junior Watson, Los Angeles, USA (2001)

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Album: Tuberadio Broadcast
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:02
Size: 98,5 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B and more
Scans: Full

1. Intro (0:24)
2. Mr. High Fly (3:46)
3. Whatever You Do (3:03)
4. Soul Strut (4:12)
5. Won't You Have Yourself A Ball (4:07)
6. Penquine (3:01)
7. Blue Honk (3:03)
8. Waitin' For You (4:02)
9. Lowdown Rumble (3:25)
10. Well-A-Feelin' Good (4:24)
11. Spanish Turkey (4:15)
12. Hawaiian Walk (5:13)

In 2003, Groovy Eyes celebrated 10 years of the band's musical journey on the road. Garnered a high level in today's roots-music scene all over - in fact they are in their own league - mixing afro-american music styles. This has simply being achieved by deep & broad devotion to the music and purposefully hard work with lots of free-spirited talent. Their second CD, Tuberadio Broadcast, continues following the path of their unique, earthly & fearless 2-track live-recording tradition. The natural, unconditional & wide open vibrating way of making records is the only way this band ever wants to do records which was the case also of their highly worldwide acclaimed debut High Flyin' But No Foolin'. With this CD the band has succeeded again in a very hard field that most bands only dream of. They have captured the same spontanity, energy, intensity, soulfulness and joy of life as they are serving live on stage. These 100% original tunes are worldclass in their professionalism played with immediately irresistable groovy sound and personality. The tone and feel of this band combined with brilliant songs makes it very special. This time they have cooked up musical "gumbo" which includes spices from Swing, Be Bop, Jump Blues, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, Twangy Surf, Down Home & Hoodoo Blues, Hawaiian/Western Swing and even Flamenco. The CD is deliciously fresh with "raw-stuff" adopting a "no artificial flavour added-policy".

The name of the CD comes from Groovy Eyes singer/guitar player/songwriter Jussi "Jo' Buddy" Raulamo's "sensational" Finnish made Salora '53 tuberadio guitar-amplifier, which he has used through out the band's 10-years history. Due to this "character's" original and outstanding sound with his archtop-guitar/tuberadio-thing the U.S. Blues Revue & Vintage Guitar-magazines have written articles about it. In other words - You are going to hear a timelessly rich, powerfully swinging and down to earth musical firework, which won't leave listeners cold, except with cold chills. A good feeling is guaranteed! This is something you rarely hear nowadays!

"The Best rhythm section I have heard for a long time, my next tour in Finland, I wanna play with those guys!" /Bob Brozman, USA (2003)

"Nowdays I can't hear any other band that sounds like Groovy Eyes in Europe or neither in the USA. You guys in Finland are CRAZY!" /Kim Wilson, USA (2003)

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Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III - Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Size: 84,7 MB
Time: 36:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: Raw Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Roots
Art: Front

01. Elevator Boogie (3:19)
02. I'll Be Satisfied (2:56)
03. Zydeco Ball (2:25)
04. You Changed My Life All Over (4:19)
05. Tina Mae (4:04)
06. Wonderin' Blues (Memphis Version) (3:15)
07. Crazy Maid & Bad Hostess Rag (2:42)
08. Without You (I Wouldn't Do) (4:12)
09. Radio Act Twist (2:45)
10. Sun's Shining So Bright (4:02)
11. Needed Winds (2:24)

Finnish singer/ guitarist/ composer Jussi “Jo’ Buddy” Raulamo has played with just about every bluesman to pass through Finland and more on his pilgrimages to the States. Howard Armstrong, Eddy Clearwater, Maceo Parker, Lazy Lester, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Junior Watson, Carlos Guitarlos, Rick Holmstrom, Larry Taylor, Chris Thomas King, Lynwood Slim, Paul Senegal, Jim Kweskin, Doyle Bramhall, Sr., Gene Taylor, Doug MacLeod, Lurrie Bell, Diz Watson – you get the idea.

Among other adjectives, his bio describes his music as laid-back. But if this is what passes for laid-back in Finland, one has to wonder what’s considered wild. To be sure, there are loping shuff les a la Jimmy Reed, like the title track, but “Elevator Boogie” sounds like a stripped down Junior Parker, and at times this duo (just Raulamo and drummer Down Home King III) stirs up as much racket as Hound Dog Taylor’s trio. “Wonderin’ Blues” recalls Howlin’ Wolf, and, with Veli-Matti Jarvenpaa and Tommi Laine guesting on accordion and rubboard, Buddy and King whip up a “Zydeco Ball” so vivid you can almost smell the crawfish boiling.

Having retired his ’59 Klira archtop and ’53 Salora tube radio amp, Raulamo now plays a hollowbody Höfner Club with P-90s through a ’41 Gibson EH-125 – but he’d probably sound just as raw and lowdown through any setup. As Charlie Musselwhite states, “There’s something about him that really reminds me of Magic Sam – the same personality and humor and the way he plays. If he had told me he grew up in Chicago next door to Magic Sam, I would’ve believed him. But, in reality, somehow Jo’ Buddy just ‘got it’ – all on his own. That’s a very cool thing.” ~Review by Dan Forte

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

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