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1959 was the year the PERUNA JAZZMEN was born.
Naturally many will ask themselves, "What´s actually the meaning of the word Peruna? " That´s truly a good question, and as we don´t want to seem superficial, we have found, through thourough research of various annals a writer by the name of Eric Townley. In his work " Tell your Story", dealing with Jazz-and blues recordings 1917-1950, he states among other things that PERUNA is the name of a tune used as a pepsong for the football team of Southern Methodist University, Texas, founded 1911. The maskot of the university was also called PERUNA.
The melody is known by everybody as "she´ll be coming round the mountain". Furthermore the name is a slangexpression for a universal remedy against all ills, from a swollen toe to business problems. and this,of course, is quite correct.
That the name means potato in Finish is quite without importance for the band. Then again it might serve to emphasize our eclecticism.
