Biography
Blues Section
Effective period / Period of releases: 1967 - 1995
Members: Eero Koivistoinen, Måns Groundstroem, Pekka Sarmanto, Hasse Walli, Edward Vesala, Jim Pembroke, Ronnie Österberg, Raikka Rautarinne, Frank Robson
Blues Section was a Finnish rock group that was active only for a year in 1967-1968, but it is considered to be a pioneer in Finnish rock. The band started with rhythm'n'blues but changed their style towards blues-jazz and psychedelic rock. They released one album in November 1967.Two legendary Finnish progressive rock groups were founded in 1969 from the remains of Blues Section: Wigwam (3) and Tasavallan Presidentti.