Ram Jam

Ram Jam is the name of a 1970s rock band. Its members were Bill Bartlett (guitar), Pete Charles (drums) Myke Scavone (lead singer) and Howey Arthur Blauvett. Bill Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group the Lemon Pipers while Blauvett played with Billy Joel in two bands the Hassles and El Primo.

Bartlett had also been a member of "Starstruck", a Cincinnati band which had recorded a song called "Black Betty" which had achieved little success. Ram Jam decided to rerecord the song with producers Jerry Kasenatz and Jeff Katz, best-known for their work with The Ohio Express and Buddah Records. The song caused quite a stir with the NAACP and CORE calling for a boycott due to the lyrics. Ironically, the song was first recorded by blues artist Leadbelly. Despite the controversy, the song reached number 18 on the singles charts in 1977 in the US and top ten in Australia while the Ram Jam album reached top 40.

A subsequent album Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram achieved little success.

Discography

  • Ram Jam (album) (1977)
  • Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978)
  • Golden Classics (1996)

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A subsequent album Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram achieved little success.
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Bartlett had also been a member of "Starstruck", a Cincinnati band which had recorded a song called "Black Betty" which had achieved little success. This article refers to the musical group, not the ancient Roman Publius Sulpicius Rufus. Bill Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group the Lemon Pipers while Blauvett played with Billy Joel in two bands the Hassles and El Primo. Its members were Bill Bartlett (guitar), Pete Charles (drums) Myke Scavone (lead singer) and Howey Arthur Blauvett. Ram Jam is the name of a 1970s rock band.

Golden Classics (1996). Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978). Ram Jam (album) (1977).