Black Betty by lazarus57

lazarus57 - Black Betty

lazarus57

Apr 28, 2025 09:39am

THE DIAMOND CLUB - APRIL EDITION<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/NLM3/647ef4619e_E1QO_media.gif"> <img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/LGNP/ff8604217f_VVIG_media.gif"> <a href="https://www.singsnap.com/#/recorder/9731" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(153, 51, 255);">Black Betty - Ram Jam Band</a> "Black Betty" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roud_Folk_Song_Index" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Roud 11668</a>) is a 20th-century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">African-American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">work song</a> often credited to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Belly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter</a> as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources say it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a>There are numerous recorded versions, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_cappella" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">a cappella</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">folk</a>. The song was eventually, with modified lyrics, remade as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">rock</a> song by the American band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Jam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ram Jam</a> in 1977. Subsequent recordings, including hits by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tom Jones</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiderbait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Spiderbait</a>, retain the structure of this version.Meaning and originThe origin and meaning of the lyrics are subject to debate. Historically, the "Black Betty" of the title may refer to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickname" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">nickname</a> given to a number of objects: a bottle of whiskey, a whip, or a penitentiary transfer wagon. However, in more modern song references, the term "Black Betty" alludes to a fast car or motorcycle.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> <img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.1aea118d40ea913febd06e192e615c3d?rik=j3Xdv87Gd%2by8Ww&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimg.youtube.com%2fvi%2fI_2D8Eo15wE%2f0.jpg&ehk=izQo9FxMatlZwRI%2flGtkxDnIirZiiuSrOkeBoOzuoZY%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" alt="Ram Jam – Black Betty (8 AI Stems)(48k-32bit) – Club Remixer . com"><img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.26296f09e3691e626adbc4af43080550?rik=bkwiQmQHazkkWQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" alt="Ram Jam | The jam band, Classic rock and roll, Black betty">