Tasavallan Presidentti

One of Finland's most famous prog rock bands. Founded in spring 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen. Other members of the band came from Blues Section that had recently split up: bassist Måns Groundstroem and singer Frank Robson. Tasavallan Presidentti released their debut album in 1969. They toured in Sweden and England in the early 1970s and released three more albums but split up in 1974. Frank Robson was fired from the band in 1972. He was replaced by Eero Raittinen.