Don Johnson Big Band

Don Johnson Big Band is a Finnish hip hop group from Helsinki, formed in the late 1990s. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as jazz, hip hop and electronic music. The band is known for very energetic live performances.

History

The name "Don Johnson Big Band" comes from the actor Don Johnson in the series Miami Vice. It was invented by Pekka Mikkonen when they were booking a rehearsal room and the booking assistant needed a name to enter into the schedule.

Members

Don Johnson Big Band consists of four people: Tommy Lindgren (vocals), Kari Saarilahti (drums, bass), Johannes Laiho (keyboards) and Pekka Mikkonen (horns). Despite their name, they are not a big band, but instead a mix between rap, hip hop, techno, jazz, blues and rock. Regular featuring artists on DJBB gigs and albums are Juuso Hannukainen (percussion), Johanna Juhola (accordion), Petteri Sariola (guitar), Tero Rantanen (percussion), Emma Salokoski (vocals), and Teppo Mäkynen (turntables).

Discography

Albums

Support de Microphones (2000)
Breaking Daylight (2003)
Don Johnson Big Band (2006)
Records Are Forever (2009)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions		Album
Year	Title	Peak position on Finnish Singles Chart	Weeks on chart	Album
2003	"One MC, One Delay"^[1]	2	19	Breaking Daylight
2003	"Jah Jah Blow Job"^[2]	4	6	Breaking Daylight
2006	"Road"^[3]	1	5	Don Johnson Big Band
2006	"Busy Relaxin'"^[4]	12	2	Don Johnson Big Band
2009	"L.L.H."^[5]	6	2	Records Are Forever

Trivia

Lindgren, Saarilahti and Laiho are old high school friends. Mikkonen joined in later.

Their 2009 album includes a song dedicated to Usain Bolt, titled Running Man.

External links

References

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[1] Chart history for "One MC, One Delay"

[2] Chart history for "Jah Jah Blowjob"

[3] Chart history for "Road"

[4] Chart history for "Busy Relaxin'"

[5] Chart history for "L.L.H."

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