WHO ARE THEY?! FIRST TIME HEARING! Ram Jam - Black Betty | REACTION
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I think you might like this song/band, ruclips.net/video/tkXNEmtf9tk/видео.html
This is one if my playlist songs can't wait to see you hear it. It rocks 😊
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Though it surprises me when someone has never heard a certain great song from the past, I feel envy, because that person gets to hear the song for first time which is an experience none of us will ever have again.
Most of us experienced it on AM radio on the seat of a 75 Camero or Chevy Nova while not wearing a seatbelt.
@@ChinaMonkeyUrumqi Haha you right
I agree with you. But, there was no better time than the 70’s to hear this for the first time.
@@staceyshaffer180 as a poc, I disagree
That was a school disco song for me, and Rosie by AcDc. Classics
The singer is Bill Bartlett..He was orig the guitarist in a band called The Lemon Pipers in the 1960s..They were known for the song Green Tambourine
I'm a 68 year old white woman who has been listening to this since it came out, but watching you react is the BEST!
That was the best 20 seconds of silence I’ve seen in any reaction video ever🤣I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. Great reaction to a great song!
I had to check to see if I lost connection.
You would swear a total of $20 was spent on his music video, 10 for the weed and 10 for the recording. Lol. I love how it looks like they were just having a house party, and set up outside and said, " lets record a video ."
kinda how the real musicians did it in those times. real fluid natural song writing comes out or catchy as shit stuff
There really were no videos back then. Band just recorded themselves for the hell of it and then years later MTV came out and the old bands had some videos stashed away to throw in with the new ones being made. This is one of them.
There's this thing called time. Technology develops over it. Are you ok, man?🤔
@@srcastic8764 - there were plenty of videos back then... before there was MTV we stayed up to watch Don Kirchner's Rock Conert and Austin City Limits in the middle of the night in the 70s. Daytime we just had dancing to the music and maybe a stage performance with American Bandstand and Don Cornelius' Soul Train.
@@Phantom0fTheRouter I remember. But there weren’t videos like there were once MTV took hold. Most videos before MTV took off were of bands performing. Themed videos were pretty rare.
Never underestimate the music of the “70’s.
they were fighting war that could not be won and they high on dope or high on money
Time of the True artist with just plain natural talent
@@jstewart3517 FACTS
Fuck ye ☺️☺️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤙🤙🤙🤙
This song is actually much older than that. It was a blues song by Leadbelly.
The band consisted of Bill Bartlett (guitar and lead vocals), Howie Arthur Blauvelt (bass), Pete Charles (drums), and Myke Scavone (lead vocals).
Tight Professional Band
This song is a rock soul funk infusion. Even into the 80s, this song played at every party I went to.
+ SheWrites Fusion groups like War there is no other. Took Santana and funk and created their own thang. Wonder if Adogg has heard of War. like - ummmm Low Rider??? I'm sure he has.
I'm 73 female - - THIS is stellar - Beat - Rhythm- Lyrics - I never get tired of Black Betty! - these kids know what they are doing! This never gets old...
Damned straight, sister! Classic!
They're not kids anymore (one member was born in 1949)
Haha..l my husband & I sing this all the time around the house. Why? It feels good on the tongue 👅. I have no idea what else they sang…I think others sang it
I'm 69 and recall singing and dancing to this song in my younger years.
I'm a guitarist and this is the ultimate jam for a live show. Everyone (mostly) knows it and it's a classic.
The song has a lot of meanings and lyrics have been added to it. Before Leadbelly’s 1939 adaptation of it, the song was first recorded in 1933 performed a cappella by the convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). ruclips.net/video/tiCEVl_9-MM/видео.html It’s actual origin was probably from a 1700s military marching cadence about a flintlock musket. A new model of the Black Betty was the Brown Bess. Hence Black Betty had a child (OR) the child is the round discharged by the rifle which was not accurate; Damn thing went wild and it's violent recoil; Damn thing gone blind. Also bam-ba-lam being the sound of the musket when fired
The Chain Gang version was recorded by John Lomax on his Victrola portable directly.
...also heard the exploding flint caused blindness in soldiers...either way this version of the song is about PUSSY 🤘🤘🤘Rock n roll from Australia ✌️
Leadbelly cover from back in the day. This is actually the only song I've heard from this band. "Where did you sleep last night" is also a classic Leadbelly song covered by Nirvana in the 90s. Mr. Ledbetter was an American legend.
when i was growing up here in the south, we had bands like this every weekend playing out in a small building with the doors and windows wide open. Everyone would come around and dance in the yard and enjoy jamming out. That was over 45 years ago, lol! I miss those laid back wild southern weekends. People don't have know idea what they are missing these days.
I truly believe Music is the international language that everyone can relate too
Music and food will put all differences aside.
@@spidermonkey7605 oh yes food too
Absolutely, there’s no doubt no matter who you are that you both have SOMETHING musically related , it may be song or sound or instrument?!?! I mean we all have something different as well as shared things that we can bob our head to
I like you mate 👍
For real! I hear many people try to make an equivalency between math and music, maybe on paper, to a degree though still limited by more abstract concepts.
Back in the day, this band was called 'Starstruck Band' . They played every Thursday night at the Boarshead Bar in Oxford, Ohio. At some point changed to Ram Jam. Most of these guys were the same guys as Starstruck. Always brought the house down when they played this. For the most part they were a cover band. Once, when there was to be a concert at Miami University. I forget who the head liner was but the opening act was some one hit wonder pop band from the mid 60's (Gary Puckett?) which had to cancel at the last minute. Tickets weren't selling very well, but when it was announced Starstruck was filling in, the placed sold out and was much better that the headliner.
My husband and I argued about who sang Black Betty... He said Starstruck, I said Ram Jam.... He went to Miami and so basically we were both right..... 😆
I loved watching your reaction to a song I rocked out to in my high school days. The 70’s! Fun times and lots of good music! Still rock out to it in my 60’s!
Yes! The lead singer is Bill Bartlett and he's still a prolific singer and AMAZING guitarist! Fun fact, he hails from NYC, my neck of the woods! Great pic!
A Black Betty was a front loading gun, they made a smaller one and it missed fired and shot wild. Very old song dates back to early 1800's. I've seen a film were a chain gang is singing it at work. Ram Jam never really did much else but they did this right. Enjoy
Never was a black Betty gun.
@@craigplatel813 what they never made one?
Correct
I thought it was about moonshine?
Black Betty is the blues the child is rock & rock.
Omg…I needed this! Wow. Your shocked silenced had me laughing so hard. Loved the reaction!
Ikr , I thought my screen had froze for a sec lmao
I know, me too. I laughed my ass off at that.
SAME!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Shoot. I just watched it again. Laughed just as hard second go around. Maybe more. Lol 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💕Gonna share with my husband.
Me too hahaha.
Great reaction! Liked his 'shock'
Nobody ever plays the extended version of this song, it is mind blowing!!
When he went silent I first thought he was taken back by the line about black betty having a child, that thing gone wild. I think he didn't know how to take it at first, neither did I back when, but then he gave it a chance & the vibe took over again. Amazing cover ! Tom Jones did a cool cover of this to.
I think they look just how they sound. I remember when this song came out, man did it rock! Me and my cousins went around singing "Black Betty" at the top of our lungs. It's an old song by blues legend Leadbelly I'm pretty sure, but what a jam! I love it, thanks Adogg!!
.It was first recorded on December,1933.
It was first recorded in the field by US musicologists John and Alan Lomax in December 1933, performed a cappella by the convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). Baker was 63 years old at the time of the recording.
Here's the url of that:
ruclips.net/video/c4XFXJSQQOI/видео.html
@@xScooterAZx thanks for the bit of info. i heard he quit music because he was labelled racist over it.
@@BrehonTL A what?
Me too!
Black Betty was a 20th century African Work Song
BTW I'm friends with Mike the lead singer.
First. THIS IS FIRE 🔥
They were in a backyard. Some beer, smoke and a few hundred dollars. Bam a lam there you go.
Brings back old times, I'am 68 and I still play guitar and this song doesn't get old ..
Can remember this many decades ago and it never gets old. There is a remake of this that put a new spin to it. You like this, your gonna dig that. Will not post by who but if your caught in the web you get the fangs
That was always one of my favorites when I was a young teen, and now I'm 57 years old so, that song has been out quite a long while!!!!! It's one of those songs that you can't just listen to it once! It charges you right up!! 🎙🎸🔊💥
Likewise ☘️🤣.
Yuppers, almost 60 next year and we jammed to this song back in the day!
My Best friends favorite song. listened to it a lot on 8 track,Cassette, 45 ,now cd. It still rocks 45 years after I heard it first . Ram Jam thank you.
Loved your reaction - the look of surprise on your face when Bill came up and started singing was priceless!!
I just love your honest excitment!! We got to listen to this kind of music all the time! It was like a music explosion in the 70's and 80s!! Such awesome memories!!!
The best most inspired music came in the decades of the 1970s and 80s...Hands down.
@@earlrobison3370 Pink Floyd,Led Zeplin, Credence clearwater, Moody Blues, and then theres Mo Town a 60s development that the movie Blues Brothers so nicely demonstraights The trajectory of our music was from after WW2 in 45. By 55 rock and Roll was on and so was Mo Town. 70s and 80s had deep roots bro, I'm 73
@@earlrobison3370 Roger McGuinn, John Prine, ZZ Top, the Eagles....back when every song told a story.
Old song originally sung by the legendary Lead Belly. Totally different then the original they make it there own. Amazing how many songs of Lead Belly have been adapted over the years from a man who was born in 1888 and lived to 1949.
Great info, headed to check out more by Lead Belly. thanks!
James Baker recorded this around 6 years before Lead Belly.
@@thesawdustcollector1489 I did not know that thank you
The vocals was a guy named Myke Scavone. That song reached top 20 on pop chart and remained for several months, but it's played at every party I can think of since. Black Betty was a one hit wonder. Scavone quit performing for a long time after but he's back at it now with the DoughBoys reunion with retro stuff. The song was low budget and you're right about the back yard. They had a couple of girls dancing and parked a Harley sportster out there somewhere. Anything that looked kinda cool. Oh, and the bass player was with Billy Joel for a long time, but died early in life of a heart attack. Can't recall his name.
I think Bill Bartlett took over vocals for this song, though Scavone normally sang lead.
Great tune. Many old school rockers got into the song right away. No messing around. Use to be one of my favorite
I've always enjoyed this song. We used to joke back in the day that it looked like these guys just came out of their trailers in the trailer park! 😅🤣😂🥳💯
They came out, sang the song, then went back in and nobody heard from them again.😮 I love this song!! It's a great song, short, but great. 🙂 I wonder what happened to the band...Gonna Google them now.😁
There’s already a little ROCK N’ ROLL in your SOUL, Da Real Adogg! I’m glad you took the time to actually listen to the lyrics. Not as you may have thought….right? He’s seems to be liking himself some Black Betty….BAM A LAM! 👏👏👏👏👏😉☺️
People need to listen to the rest of Ram Jam's work. They were a great southern rock band that went unnoticed outside of this song.
My 6 yr old grandson was singing that song one day as loud as he could. I never heard this song before an I asked him where in the world did you hear a song like that at son. He said my other papaw sings this song grandpa. I just shook my head .
It's not every day you see a 'hit' video made with a $35 production budget. Just rocking out in the backyard.
And they probably spent $30 of that on weed, lol.
@@redstateforever Hell yeah. Some bands start in back yards some end up in them . This song is my best friends favorite sone of all time he had it on a 8 track player,45 record, then tape, then,cd,now digital . They still rock out to this one and done band .
thats real music, no multi million dollar production. Just a stoner with a hand cam in the backyard.
I remember hearing this song in the movie "Blow" & I was like damn now that's a bad ass song 🎶
Your reaction was PRICELESS!!
The very definition of one-hit wonders. Literally nothing else to listen to from them. This is an old blues standard that Ram Jam turned into a terrific rocker.
Try listening to their Runaway,Hurricane Ride, Please, please, Keep your hands on the wheel and Pretty Poison.
Ok but a "one hit wonder" capable to feed an entire life !
Can you imagine everyday in the world at everytime when this track is on radio ? can you imagine the money for the band ? oh yeah i hope have a chance to make just one hit wonder !
One hit better never being a hit at all
It's actually an old chain gang song, so it predates the blues. Here's a recording by the great Leadbelly: ruclips.net/video/SJUSGuNxt-4/видео.html
@@yllepluff Yes i know that , today is the same , singer copy another singer when copied anothder singer lol
Leadbelly sang this song back in the 1930’s.
WRONG. He just said "Black Betty bamalam" over and over.
Great song from 1977. Bill Bartlett was the lead singer/guitarist here. Love the song, made even better, here, by your joyous reaction....such a pleasure to see you grooving along! You made me happy, thanks so much! Subscribed, of course. Looking forward to enjoying more of your good energy!
Went to my twin nephews school talent show 7 years ago when they were 12 years old and they stood on that stage and rocked Black Betty and then later in the finale AC/DC Thunderstruck. I was at the front of the stage filming with tears in my eyes, rocking out 🤘
Your pause cracked me up!😂 Such a fun song! Loved the reaction!♥️
They don't look like they sound do they? It reminds me of partying in the back yard back in the day and someone turned on the camera, I love it.
"G-R-O-O-V-Y'" man. Totally, totally Cool. Clearly understand where the term "Rock n' Roll" comes from l. Thank you for playing this song. Buenos Noches Amigo. Buenos Noches. God bless you.
I've always loved this song. On Fridays after work I like to play this to get the weekend going.
I remember going to see Foreigner in concert when I was 22. Ram Jam opened for them and this was the first song they played. I remember nothing else about the concert except a guy in our group kept saying, "Don't step on him, he's alive". Too much Southern Comfort before the concert. 😊
Best one hit wonder EVER.... My dad looked exactly like the lead singer back in the 60ies.... :D
Lol i think all our dads did 😂
Grateful to my parents for raising me with all kinds of music. Love this song to this day!!
This song was originally released in 1939 by Lead Belly. There were earlier recordings by other artists. Ram Jam added two verses to the songs and never collected a cent for their version. The 1978 Ran Jam song was banned from certain radio markets but today is heard everywhere.
There is a longer version, with a longer instrumental section, but in my opinion this short, sweet version is much better. It’s like the perfect song, exactly the right length for its content. Without seeing the time counting down on the screen, you might not realize how short it is. I also think that they were a little bit ahead of the game as far as that song goes. Several artists in the late 80s and early 90s, such as the Black Crowes had a similar style, while this came out in 1977.
Full album version here: ruclips.net/video/4cn_woPvjQI/видео.html
Gotta disagree that the shorter "radio edit" version is better tho. The solo section that was cut out on the radio edit version after the 2nd verse, to me at least, just adds so much more to it when it's there to be heard as intended.
But I ain't mad at ya tho. 🙂
He wasn't the usual singer, that was the one dancing about at the back. but Bill Bartlett was born to sing this song. I'ts supposed to be a an unreliable musket, firing wild, or blind shots, bam a lam but I think it's really about a woman, what do you think? Check out Leadbelly, think it was a cover of his version. But Ram Jam is the one to get you dancing!
100% accurate about Black Betty.............
The first verse was by Leadbelly BUT he took it from a old folk song. That verse there a lot of different possible meanings to Black Betty including a bottle of whiskey, a whip, or a penitentiary transfer wagon and some say an old rifle. The 2nd and 3rd verses were written by Bill Bartlett and an interview he did over the phone with a fan, he states Black Betty was Betty Paige the pinup model (who wore a lot of Black). The interview: ruclips.net/video/m7rCvRSJjak/видео.html
GO RAMS!
The bullwhip used at Angola and Parchman was called Black Betty also. Since Leadbelly sang it first, that sounds pretty authentic.
@@timothymyers6827 My point was about the 2nd and 3rd verse of the song, yes the 1st verse might have been about a Musket (rifle), BUT it doesn't take away from Bill Bartlett (the singer) writing those other lines that added to the original song. Go to the link, listen to what he says, he even says he not sure what the 1st verse is, but he wrote the last 2 verses about Betty Paige
What about the moonshine still theory?
From Wikipedia
The band consisted of Bill Bartlett (guitar and lead vocals) born 1946 in South Harrow, London, England, Howie Arthur Blauvelt (bass), Pete Charles (drums), and Myke Scavone (lead vocals).[3] Jimmy Santoro, who toured with the band in support of their debut album, joined on guitar for the follow-up album. Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group the Lemon Pipers, while Blauvelt played with Billy Joel in several bands: the Echoes (also renamed the Lost Souls and then the Commandos), the Hassles and El Primo.[3] The band was originally known as 'Creekside Killshack'.
History
Early days
Bill Bartlett went on from the Lemon Pipers to form a group called Starstruck. Starstruck originally included Steve Walmsley (bass) and Bob Nave (organ) from the Lemon Pipers. Walmsley left the band and was replaced by David Goldflies (who later played for years with Dickey Betts and Great Southern, and the Allman Brothers). While in Starstruck, Bartlett took Lead Belly's 59 second long "Black Betty" and arranged, recorded and released it on the group's own TruckStar label.[3] "Black Betty" became a regional hit, then was picked up by producers in New York who formed a group around Bartlett called Ram Jam. They re-released the song, and it became a hit nationally. The Ram Jam "recording" was actually the same one originally recorded by Starstruck (albeit significantly edited to rearrange the song structure), the band at that time composed of Bartlett (lead guitar and vocals), Tom Kurtz (rhythm guitar and vocals), David Goldflies (bass), and David Fleeman (drums). The rest of the tracks on the first studio album containing "Black Betty" were played by the Ram Jam lineup. Even though the song was credited to Huddie Ledbetter, the NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality called for a boycott due to the lyrics.[3][4][5]
The boycott failed, however, and "Black Betty" reached number 18 on the singles chart in 1977 in the U.S., top ten in the UK Singles Chart and Australia, and number 46 in Canada, while the Ram Jam album reached the U.S. top 40. It was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching number 4. In Canada, the album reached number 33.[6]
This was amazing to see you hear this for the very first time. So many classics you have ahead of you to enjoy, keep filming them and enjoy!
love how your smile slowly spreads, mirrors my experience with the song as well
As far as I know this was their only hit. I think this song was around 1974-75
It's definitely a catchy tune! You'll find yourself singing now!!
Yep I've heard this years ago & it's a fav. on a playlist if mine and YES it sticks in my mind for days and I find myself humming it often lol
Yup me and my mates would sing this crazy song in high school
I love this song, even if the video makes it look like a yard sale came to life and just ROCKED OUT!!! That song is straight fire!!!
I can't believe you haven't heard this. It's a great song. Every one loves black Betty!
I enjoyed your reaction to this song and I couldn't help but laugh when you started hearing the lyrics, the shock on your face then the reaction to feeling the beat and song.
Hey Adogg!!! Always loved this song! If your feet don’t start moving, you dead! 😂🤣
*just watched your reaction ~ your face when they started singing?? PRICELESS 😂😂❤️*
Great reaction all around Adogg ~ here to the end baby, as always ❤️😊
I had to pause this when Adogg did, had to wipe the tears from my eyes due to his reaction, was laughing my A$$ off, priceless!
There are so many songs from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s that will blow your mind. That was a huge roller skating song!!!
Your shocked expression from the jump made this video sooooo worth the watch! 🥰
Yes! Love this song.💖 This song will always get you moving.💯🎶😎
Old school rock n roll.
I _LOVE_ hearing you, as a member of the next generation, finds out the best of my generation, and Black Betty is one hell of a jam. 1:10 oh hell yeah, he's dancing and feeling the vibe. 2:00 Oh My WTF just happened?!?! Hell yeah. 12 seconds stunned silence in appreciation of this awesome vibe. 3:28 sheer joy at the flow. 4:38 disbelief at the bridge that takes an epic song to zOMG next level. 4:45 Heck with it, I just have to dance, this is TOO GOOD! 5:00 Even More Joy. Love ya Adogg.
Yours is the best reaction !! I love this song I grew up in the 70’s and this blasted on my radio every day
Glad you love it like I do !!! I subbed to your channel you’re great 👍🏽
The whole track is like 7 minutes. This was back when bands would put out these songs that would have long long long music stretches. This video is the beginning and the end.
Love Black Betty, wish it was longer. One hit song from the band if I remember right.It was shot in his backyard.. Damn Child went wild
yea but what a HIT!
I really enjoyed watching this video, and liked your reaction! Classic rock is where it’s at, glad I discovered your channel tonight! ❤️😊👍
Mate, I’m from the UK, south London. Around 30 years ago we would be jumping in clubs to deep house, hip hop etc- and DJs would slam this tune in and the place would lift off.
Amazing reaction. 👍🏴
I love this song!! I'm so glad somebody suggested this one. Love your reaction, it was so good👍✌💖
imagine being a child and you come home early from school turn on the radio and Bam, Ram Jam are playing for the first time. one of life moments that stay with you for LIfe... great to see the same reaction 40 years later, funny...
Loved your reaction! 😄 Had this 45 as a kid and named our family dog after this song, too. Couldn't wait to take it to "Bring your Record to Music class Fridays," when we got to bring a favorite record to class and share it with everyone. It was my favorite thing ever in elementary school. My old school marm music teacher was always bracing herself for the music I brought to class on Fridays. This one was no exception. I don't think she dug it. 🤣 Unfortunately, "Bring your Record to Music Class Fridays" permanently ended after I shared Nazareth's Hair of the Dog with the class.
I laughed so hard at your silent reaction!!!! 🤣🤣
I think this is my favorite song to watch reactions to!😂🎶Grew up with bands in our front yard! Such fantastic memories!
Reaction at 2:02 - 2:26 took me all the way out 🤣☠️. Hahaha! I heard this song about 30,000 times and just did not give a damn the last 15 years, but this makes me see it through totally new eyes. THANK YOU! I forgot how cool those days were. Was good music and all kinds of it. I’m an old white lady, not cool at all, and no idea what kids like now, but I’m subscribing. Made my night watching this.
Great reaction champion the lead singing-guitarist in this film clip was usually the keyboard player and this was the only ram jam song that he sang and played guitar in, I would love to see him on a piano if guitar was his second instrument, he died age 44 from a heart attack
Check out Leadbellys version ☮️💜
Sadly you won't find any more songs by Ram Jam. This was a one hit wonder. Another one hit winder that was awesome is Spirit in the Sky, it has some amazing vocals and instrumentation.
There are two albums by Ram Jam. Here is a best of released by my brother Myke Scavone, the Lead singer. ruclips.net/video/4cn_woPvjQI/видео.html&ab_channel=RamJamVEVO
Your statement is untrue. Ram Jam had two full length albums. One released in 1977-self titled & the other 1978-Portrait of the Artist Ram Jam.
I named my '81 Yamaha Virago after this song. She was a beautiful black cruiser, always ready to go for a ride..
I miss her...
the back yard is the appropriate place to film a video for a song like this lmao it just goes off .. one of my all time favorite songs
Oh boy lol… you gonna love this haha… I’m ready 🙌🔥💯
HOLY COW THIS WAS A BLAST FROM THE PAST! I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME OUT! NICE MAN
a lot of great bands from the 60''s 70's and onwards ,, these were American bands from the south ,, and anything that America did we felt it here in Canada ,, it just resonated here and made us just jump ,, we just loved it ,, they were great , like so many others of those times ,, I'm now 72 yrs old and still remember those hey days ,, great time to be alive , great music and great party times ,, fun ,
I grew up listening to classic rock so I’ve heard this so many times since I was a kid but hearing it with fresh ears by watching your video made me appreciate it even more!! 🤣 awesome work dude 👍😎keep up the good work and appreciate your enthusiasm and honesty!!
Loved your reaction of complete shock! Great!
Everyone likes this song. Great reaction. 🔥😊
First recording of this song, which is an African work song was by an American folk/ blues singer/ songwriter by the name of Lead Belly in 1939
"Black Betty" (Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources claim it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material.
Your reaction made my day. So heartfelt!!!
Priceless reaction but real reaction, love it !!!
That whole album is awesome Adogg !!!!! New subscriber too. Just love to see newer generation finding old gems that rocked in the past but obscured and drowned out by today's radio. Sense of history is lost.
Bruh, the smile on your face when the instruments hit, then the silence when he starts singing. 🤣🤣🤣
Of all the reactions to this song yours was the best! Black Betty was a musket gun that sometimes didn't shoot straight. Great song, too bad they didn't do anything else. There is a longer version on the album. You made my day!
There are times when the Stars align, the Universe smiles, and everything comes together _Just So,_ and we are blessed with things like this.
Tell me, have you discovered Little Feat?
Loved your reaction !!
Love this song
Man that song does that to everyone right from the start it is One Great Song!!!
There's a longer a version of this song if you're interested in listening to it 😍
Bill Bartlett (lead guitar and vocals), Tom Kurtz (rhythm guitar and vocals), David Goldflies (bass), and David Fleeman (drums).
I believe that song came out April of 1977. I was 22 when it hit the radio, do the math I am an old man now, still like that rock and roll.
It's always great to see and listen to Musicians playing instruments ❤❤