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This is a traditional song that Folk Singer Leadbelly propularized before his death in 1949. He recorded a lot of songs that otherwise might have been lost, including "Goodnight Irene" and "Midnight Special."
Ram Jam took some heat for this because some civil rights groups felt the lyrics were disrespectful to black women.
Ram Jam were a short-lived band from NYC. This was their only hit.
The Australian band Spiderbait recorded this in 2004. It was their first single to reach #1 on the Australian charts.
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The song was first recorded in the field by U.S. musicologists John and Alan Lomax in 1933, performed a capella by the convict James Baker (also known as Iron Head) and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas.
The Lomaxes were recording for the Library of Congress and later field recordings in 1934, 1936 and 1939 also include versions of "Black Betty". It was recorded commercially in New York in 1939 by blues artist Lead Belly, as part of a medley with two other work songs: "Looky Looky Yonder" and "Yellow Woman's Doorbells". Lead Belly had a long association with the Lomaxes, and had himself served time in State prison farms.
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EzraBlack Betty by Ram Jam Album: Ram Jam Date: 1977 U.S. Chart: 18 Lyrics: View Lyrics Ram Jam
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People who like this song also like "Wish You Were Here" "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Stairway To Heaven" View The Song Profile Rate This Song Songfacts: You can leave comments about the song at the bottom of the page. This is a traditional song that Folk singer Leadbelly popularized before his death in 1949. He recorded a lot of songs that otherwise might have been lost, including "Goodnight Irene" and "Midnight Special." Ram Jam took some heat for this because some civil rights groups felt the lyrics were disrespectful to black women. Ram Jam were a short-lived band from New York City. This was their only hit. The Australian band Spiderbait recorded this in 2004. It was their first single to reach #1 on the Australian charts. (thanks, Lynne - Sydney, Australia) A remixed version of this song is used in the 2002 movie Kung Pow: Enter The Fist when the main character fights the villain. (thanks, Frankie - Sarch, IN)
"Black Betty" is a song often credited to Huddie"leadbelly" Leadbetter, who recorded it in the 1930's.
Some sources claim it is one of Leadbelly's many adaptations of earlier folk material. In this case an 18th marching cadence about a flintlock musket called the "Black Betty".
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Did George Thorogood record Black Betty?
I believe that the band Ram Jam recorded the original.
Did lynyrd skynyrd either sing black Betty?
Ram Jam wrote Black Betty. Not Lynard Skynard.Ram Jam Did Not Write Black Betty...they just recorded. The Original was Lead Belly. He was a blues singer of the early 1900's & wrote & performed Black Betty in 1933. Ram Jam, Spiderbate and Tom Jones recorded the song. Tom Jones is the Only one giving credit to Lead BellyRead more: Discuss:Did_Lynyrd_Skynyrd_record_Black_Betty
Did zz top sing black betty?
I have researched this topic, thinking myself that ZZ Top did record Black Betty, but I found that ZZ Top never has recorded it. There are 14 studio albums, 6 compilation albums and 42 singles by ZZ Top and none of them have Black Betty as a recorded track. The Band Ram Jam released the song Black Betty on their album Ram Jam in 1977 track # 1, it was their best known song. The songs Original Artist is James ( Iron Head ) Baker. Recorded by Iron Head, Huddie ( Lead Belly ) Ledbetter, Ram Jam, Manfred Mann, Ministry, Spiderbait, Meat Loaf and Soil.
Did thin Lizzie record the song black betty?
he did "record" a black betty version, as did many other artists. it's on the album "Privat 2" http://daz.com/releases/Lynyrd%20Skynyrd/privat%202.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty *************EDIT: The original Skynyrd, with Ronnie Van Zant as the main vocalist, never recorded Black Betty. It is possible they covered the song, as it was popular back then, but it was not released on any of their albums. Somebody listed Black Betty as being done by Skynyrd on Limewire, but this version was not them. As for the Tribute Band (or, Current Lynyrd Skynyrd), I don't know, but there is no album entitled "Private 2", so the guy that typed what's up there was wrong. As well, Skynyrd is not a "He", it was a band (Ronnie Van Zant on vocals, Allen Collins, Gary Rossingon, Steve Gaines/Ed King on guitar, Leon Wilkeson on bass, and Artimus Pyle/Bob Burns on drums). ************** IMPROVEMENT: The song that's on Limewire and claims to be Lynyrd Skynyrd is a group called Ram Jet that recorded the song in 1977 and released as the first trach on their album "Ram Jet". NOT LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Who song old black betty song?
"Black Betty" was originally an old blues song by the famous blues vocalist Huddie Ledbetter ("Ledbelly"). The hit rock version by Ram Jam could refer to several things-- some sources claim it refers to Black Tar Heroin, but others note the sexual references in the song; there is evidence that Black Betty could refer to a black woman, who even though she was unfaithful, is still someone the singer desires.
