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Black Betty
Ram Jam
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- Album
- The Very Best Of Ram Jam
- Released
- 1990
- Genres
- southern rock
- Length
- 3:58
- Tempo
- 118 BPM
- Label
- Epic/Legacy
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About this song
The song is often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, though some recordings of it predate his. It became the only widely recognized hit for Ram Jam.
Fun facts
- It's actually a cover of “Black Betty by Lead Belly”.
- Samples “Black Betty by Starstruck”.
- Sampled in 8 other songs, like “Popalyzer by Pluffaduff”.
- Covered 9 times, including “Black Betty by Spiderbait”.
- Written by Lead Belly, James “Iron Head” Baker and Moses “Clear Rock” Platt.