Cover of the Leadbelly Classic written based on a Chain Gang Chant they sung while laying Railroad Tracks in the South. A Black Betty was a Musket that never fired Straight!
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time.
this is a cover of a military cadence from prior to civil war, where "Black Betty" was many things: in the first verse she is a musket that was very inaccurate due to lack of rifling, so the child (bullet) went wild (off target) and gone blind (the heavy smoke blocking vision after firing the weapon), 2nd verse is alcoholic drink of available for cheap to give to soldiers, and 3rd verse is an actual woman who "serviced" the soldiers at a local "men's club" in Alabama. "Bam a lam" is the reference sound of the musket firing and the beat of the singing cadence
This is a song that was originally a marching cadence tune...from the revolutionary war I believe. Black Betty refers to a what a particular musket was commonly called The "child" is its replacement and "bam A lam" is the sound of its firing. The song even calls black Betty a " thing and not a person.
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time.
One of the greatest songs of all time. Also please review anything and i mean anything by Angelina Jordan. Over 200 songs of her out there. She is best artist either male or female i have ever encounted in my 70+ years.
there is a Aussie band called Spiderbait that does a version of this that is also good not the same as Ram Jam ( in Australia we call pedophiles' Rock Spiders the guys in the band are young hence Spiderbait)
Here ya go Brits used muskets with brown stocks and called them the Brown Bess Americans were producing muskets as fast as they could using black walnut so much darker stock they called the Black Betty. Muskets of the mass production so poorly aligned it was if the shot (bam-a-lam) of Black Betty's "child's had been fired by a blind man. No one wanted to sit they had missed so badly ('tweren't one of mine). But production techniques got better and Black Betty became rock steady and always ready. Marching cadence created. Later, black chain gangs picked up on it and related some sexuality to it. In the 40's, Soul artist named Ledbelly recorded it put to music. Three decades later, The song we know was born.
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time. Also,yes,it is about a civil war musket. NOT about some woman.
bam a lam, sound of a gun have a child/fire ammo, black betty a girl and a gun, and bottle of whiskey, a whip, all depend on mode and tone of voice. Ill say in this version it`s mostly a gun and a girl. Original version whiskey and a slave whip.
This is a certified Left Lane Classic. A speed ticket- guaranteed song.
Eyes closed can’t see vis
Literally how grew up in the 70’s bands rocking in my front yard! 😂🥰🎶Phenomenal memories!!!
Hold on to your seat!!!!? You will love this rocking and rolling song
The studio asked how much money they needed to shoot the video & they said $500.00. They spent it all on beer and shot it in their backyard.
Right on both counts - 70s and the backyard !!!!!!!!
This song is such a banger!
Cover of the Leadbelly Classic written based on a Chain Gang Chant they sung while laying Railroad Tracks in the South. A Black Betty was a Musket that never fired Straight!
Certainly is👍
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time.
this is a cover of a military cadence from prior to civil war, where "Black Betty" was many things: in the first verse she is a musket that was very inaccurate due to lack of rifling, so the child (bullet) went wild (off target) and gone blind (the heavy smoke blocking vision after firing the weapon), 2nd verse is alcoholic drink of available for cheap to give to soldiers, and 3rd verse is an actual woman who "serviced" the soldiers at a local "men's club" in Alabama. "Bam a lam" is the reference sound of the musket firing and the beat of the singing cadence
it's all about a girl lol
Not even close Johnny! The musket was a Brown Betty. Total misinformation from you!
@@MikeyBranco2007and he has written this in every black Betty reaction video I've watched! Lmao!😂😂😂
The union rifle in the civil war was a rifled musket called a Brown Bess, the unrifled confederate musket was called a Black Betty.
This is a song that was originally a marching cadence tune...from the revolutionary war I believe. Black Betty refers to a what a particular musket was commonly called
The "child" is its replacement and "bam A lam" is the sound of its firing.
The song even calls black Betty a " thing and not a person.
Of course. Girls on motorcycles in back
This video was filmed in 1977.
so funny for this to go viral almost 50 years later!
except for the glasses, that guy could be me, that's what I looked like in 1976! hehe
The production costs of this video was $10, a big bag of weed, and mama's cookin'
You forgot the case of beer
"My church claps" 😉 facts lol
He knew that guitar better than what the good lord gave him.. Or dare I say than any lady that came his way 😬😁
There's a man that likes music.
Southern rock is a love letter remixed to the blues.
The Original was recorded in 1927 by an actual Chain Gang by John Lomax.
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time.
One of the greatest songs of all time. Also please review anything and i mean anything by Angelina Jordan. Over 200 songs of her out there. She is best artist either male or female i have ever encounted in my 70+ years.
Got church written all over it: Cool comment
there is a longer version
The singer looks just like my friend. 😂😂😂
Before listening to Black Betty You HAVE to smoke some Ganga !!🤑
The Original and Leadbelly's version is also on You Tube.
Ram Jam video cost them $20.00 to make. Thats it
plus drugs and alcohol
there is a Aussie band called Spiderbait that does a version of this that is also good not the same as Ram Jam ( in Australia we call pedophiles' Rock Spiders the guys in the band are young hence Spiderbait)
Boy can he play guitar 🤣
Here ya go
Brits used muskets with brown stocks and called them the Brown Bess
Americans were producing muskets as fast as they could using black walnut so much darker stock they called the Black Betty.
Muskets of the mass production so poorly aligned it was if the shot (bam-a-lam) of Black Betty's "child's had been fired by a blind man. No one wanted to sit they had missed so badly ('tweren't one of mine).
But production techniques got better and Black Betty became rock steady and always ready.
Marching cadence created.
Later, black chain gangs picked up on it and related some sexuality to it.
In the 40's, Soul artist named Ledbelly recorded it put to music.
Three decades later, The song we know was born.
Its the the metro dome your clapping to.
Its helps musicians stay on beat. 😂😂
Its about a woman.No musket involved. This is not a garage band..playing is professional.
No,the song was written and first recorded by James "Iron Head" Baker in 1933.The recording was made in the field at Central State Farm, a state prison farm in Sugar Land, Texas, and featured convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group performing a cappella. Baker was 63 years old at the time.
Also,yes,it is about a civil war musket. NOT about some woman.
@@xScooterAZx the current song is though
1968!
bam a lam, sound of a gun have a child/fire ammo, black betty a girl and a gun, and bottle of whiskey, a whip, all depend on mode and tone of voice.
Ill say in this version it`s mostly a gun and a girl.
Original version whiskey and a slave whip.
Original Black Betty
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Black Betty is a riffel....
It's a few things depending on the verse.
rifle
They changed the meaning of this song from a gun to black woman he was infatuated with.
Damn shame this band was a one hit wonder. Can you imagine an entire record jamming with songs like this?
Great clapping be great if it was in time to the music 😂😂😂😂
The ONLY thing wrong with this song... Its not longer
70's Music ROCKS
You keep talking about church and you talk like that????? May God forgive you…