Ram (band)

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Ram
Origin	New York City
Years active	1972–?
Genres	Progressive rock
Labels	Polydor Akarma
Past members	John DeMartino Ralph DeMartino Bob Steeler

For the rock and roll band from Oregon, USA with a similar name, see rAm (band).

For the mizik rasin band from Haiti with a similar name, see RAM (band).

Ram is a musical group that was based in New York City in the United States and was active in the early 1970s. Band members included brothers John and Ralph DeMartino as well as Bob Steeler who later played with Hot Tuna. Many reports state that a mellotron was the instrument used for the spacial and elecronic effects of Ram's music. A ctually, they were the result of elecronic flute and in some cases, tenor alto and soprano saxophones (sometimes played 2 at a time) by John DeMartino. The band produced one album on Polydor in 1972 entitled Where? (In Conclusion). The album was recently re-released on Akarma records and is now available on compact disc. The original vinyl is a sought-after collector item.