The Rockin' Ramrods

• Genres: Rock
• Representative Albums: "The Best of the Rockin' Ramrods", "I Wanna Be Your Man
• Representative Songs: "Bright Lit Blue Skies", "Can't You See", "Jungle Call

Biography

Along with the Remains, the Rockin' Ramrods were Boston's premier rock band in the mid-'60s. Unlike the Remains, they didn't gain even a modicum of exposure beyond their city, and are far more obscure even to '60s collectors. They were a decent if not significant group, sounding kind of like a Beatlized frat band, and relying largely upon original material, much of it penned by bassist Ronn Campisi. Over the course of more than half a dozen singles between 1963 and 1966, they competently tackled garage grunge, wild instrumentals, and some very pleasant hard pop/rock originals with prominent keyboards, somewhat in the manner of an Americanized early Manfred Mann. "Bright Lit Blues Skies," their best song, was a hit in the Boston area, but they achieved no other success of note before disbanding. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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