Johnny Spence to front Doctors Order

John's going into the studio to record an album with Finland's premier Rock'n'Roll band:  Doctors Order. And then, in October, he's going to leave his Bass back in England and fly to Finland to start a short tour as front man and vocalist promoting the new album: 

Thursday 2nd October - Old Brick's Inn, Jyväskylä (Blues Live! -happening).
Friday 3rd October - Seinajoki,  Finland - Rokkikellari (Rockcellar)
Saturday 4th October - Rauma, Finland - Restaurant Sinisoihtu
Sunday 5th October - On The Rocks, Helsinki

The track line-up of the new album is a closely guarded secret at the moment but it sounds explosive stuff - keep watching for updates


              Kimmo                        Teppo                                Archie

DOCTOR`S ORDER is a trio that plays a naughty kind of rhythm & blues and rock'n'roll with the sounds of Dr. Feelgood, The Pirates and George Thorogood.  The band started in 1998 and since that has toured and amazed audiences with its hard driving music and action packed stage show all over Finland.

Before Doctor`s Order the bass player and vocalist Teppo "Teddy Bear" Nättilä, also a radio DJ,  used to play with the legendary Finnish rock'n'roll band called Jolly B Good that made three highly regarded albums in the early 90's. With that band they opened shows for example for such bands as Georgia Satellites, Canned Heat, Omar & The Howlers and Dr Feelgood.

Grande-Archie Hämäläinen is an excellent guitarist who plays lots of hard hitting and mean sounding slide guitar with Doctor`s Order. Archie has earlier played with several well known line ups and already in mid-80's he toured in Italy with the Finnish rock'n'roll band called Black Slacks.

The drummer Kimmo "Mighty" Oikarinen joined the practice at the end of September 2007. He has played drums for 25 years, and is a swinging drummer which suits the Doc's rockin' an' rollin' style. Kimmo has previously played with various line-ups in Finland, especially memorable is his long stint as a drummer with the legendary blues lady Erja Lyytinen's band called Dave's Special. Dr. Oikarinen really is a different kind of Doctor, and one can hear his drumming also (along with Grande-Archie) with Finnish swing-jump-rock'n'roll-quartet Mighty Four.

http://netti.nic.fi/~docorder/ENGALKU.htm