You know, there's a game called Rocksmith 2014. I picked it up last november, and It's a game sort of like Guitar Hero, except you are playing a REAL guitar or bass. I've never played before I got it, and now I can play about 5 songs pretty good. This song is one of them =D The game's available for PS4, XBone, and PC [And for Mac...]. A cheapo bass and the Real Tone Cable are all you need. These three things, along with time, and you can learn. It doesn't replace real lessons taught by a real professional, but damn if it isn't fun!
This song's roots go way back over 200 or 250 years. It's been added to, altered, and rearranged. For instance, Birmingham, Alabama didn't exist until 1871, but "Black Betty" is a Colonial era British soldiers nickname for his musket. The songs lyrics have different meanings and references. "Black Betty" at times could mean a British soldier's musket and at times could be a woman. This group, Ram Jam, has the definitive version of "Black Betty", but they were likely inspired by the East Texas & Louisiana blues singer, Leadbelly.
I got this from another TH-cam commenter: (Myke’s younger brother) That guy dancing in the background,far left, Myke Scavone, is the actually lead singer of the group...long dark hair, doing back ups once in a while......Bill Barlett sang that song on the recording before Myke joined the band. How do I know this? Myke is my older brother! :D The song was first made popular by Lead Belly in the 40's but it's been around long before that sung on chain gangs. Some say it is about a musket, some say it's about a whip, some say it's about a hooker. The song is that old so somewhere things got lost in the translation. I believe the location of that video was Myke's then girlfriends house( now long time wife), Margie's mom's house in New Jersey. Myke is now doing prison ministry as a prison pastor.
Fun Fact: ‘Black Betty’ is a term that’s had multiple uses thru the ages. In this song the first verse is about a musket (the child being a bullet, second verse is about whiskey, and the last verse is about an actual woman. “Blam A Lam” is an onomatopoeia for the sound a musket makes. :)
I only listened to the song when I was younger. When I saw this video, in my late 50’s, I finally realized the amazing guitar work, etc. I took it for granted in my youth. Loved your enthusiasm for this, I loved it then and appreciate now.
Just some down to earth guys, in their backyard, in their everyday casual clothes, no special effects, no auto tune, just jamming out & loving music....Loving your reactions, all the way from Canada !!! 😃
Originally a Ledbelly song. Black Betty was his gun and Ram Jam was playing in the drummer’s grandmothers back yard. Was a jam back in the day and still is a damn good jam ❣️
Bill Bartlett is the lead singer. He was previously in the Lemon Pipers and they had a hit called Green Tambourine. " (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.
@@sandyarvay1396 I think that's what he meant by "Mogan David wine" . We called it "Mad Dog" 'cause it made you want to fight. It was a fortified wine and of course,we couldn't forget Richards Wild Irish Rose. And to Bridget Law above.. EXACTLY how I remember the good old days 'cept we had to have an entire ounce. $10.00 bag would have never lasted the night... :)
Bill Bartlett wrote the second verse about an upper, and the third about a model called Betty Paige, I love his cheeky looks to camera when he sings about her! Who wouldn't want to have been at that garden party? Rock!
Black Betty was song/cadence the soldiers would sing back in the 1800's, Black Betty referring to their musket they were holding and Bam a Lam was the sound of gun shots. Lead Belly sang it and Ram Jam gave him credit for the song.
I believe you meant to say the 18th Century and not the 1800s because muskets were not used as weapons in the 1800s. However, the meaning of the lyrics has never actually been settled. The following Wikipedia link lists several supposed meanings, along with the reasonings for each. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty#Meaning_and_origin
@@mdfield1 muskets were used up to and throughput the American civil war, only fading into obsolescence as breech and magazine loading rifles became the norm in the 1870s.
The lead singer is in the background dancing. This is a remake of a Leadbelly song. The lead guitarist wrote the verses. Royalties went to the estate of Leadbelly
That’s one thing it was but it was better known as the whip used my guards in southern prisons . That’s what the meaning meant to lead belly because he spent time in southern prisons
This was made before "videos" and MTV. Who else here remembers dressing like this? Now I associate this song with Johnny Deep walking through the Miami airport in his white leisure suite in the movie Blow.✌💜🎶
I think I was 8, and heard it on the radio. You were lucky to have the 45! I've loved it from the first time I heard it, and still do. It never gets old for me. Does the ATX in your name stand for Austin, TX? If so, hey neighbor! ☮️💜☮️
Unless you were born in the 50's and old enough to actually jam out to this music live in the 60's and 70's you cannot really capture the whole essence and vibe of the era and it's music, however you can discover it and appreciate it and enjoy it's uniqueness.
Omg you just made my day !! I needed this so bad !! I am having health issues and this just made me forget all about my issues !! They wrote this about a musket gun .. rumors are also about speed the drug and Black Betty a woman .. each verse for each one .. I just love it 😊
Everybody seeing this comment on how they would have loved to be at that party..I have been to a lot of parties like this and my advice is..HAVE ONE;)!
You are so right , my friend. In my 60 plus years I've lost count . Better than a bar any time. If it ain't raining, snowing, or 120 in the shade . If you want a rush better than you've ever had , drink no more than 2 beers then hit the sauna for about 30 to 40 minutes , no more . Then run out naked at 10 below and jump in a snow bank . A female acquaintance from Gustavus, Alaska introduced me to the experience.
this is why I’m grateful I live in the country! most people that live in a house out here have at least a decent sized yard to have a bonfire/party in.
The guitarist's name is Bill Barrett. He previously played with the Lemon Pipers. The guy dancing on the left was the band's usual lead singer, but Barrett was the one who found the song and brought it to the band.
Yep. You should feel exhausted, after a proper music reaction to Ram Jam's Black Betty; possibly the best examplar of Class period Rock 'n Roll, in its purest form of fun and hard rockin' frolic!!!! Oh yeah ~
Black Betty was an ancient English military cadence from the XVIII century.... and it is about a Mosquet.... when they talk about a Child they mean its bullet, and Bangbelam was its sound when shot.
OMG !! LOVE THE WAY THIS GUY PLAYS THAT GUITAR , ITS SOOO HOT ! 🔥 🔥 MAN ! AND THAT OTHER GUY IS LIKE A GUITAR CHEERLEADER , JUST GETS YOU GOIN , MAN OH MAN ! TOUGH TOUGH TOUGH
Was originally recorded in the ‘30s as a black oppression chant from southern prisons. Black Betty in that scene was the whip. Ram Jan did add lyrics to be a lust song
I listened to this song in the 70's. I think it hit syndicated radio in 76 and was played quite a bit till 78 or so. Wolfman Jack played it on his nationally syndicated program due to the mass requests, plus it has such an upbeat beat, it had most folks up and moving.
Oh my god, that was amazing... I loved it, I like the song fine and have heard it for years but your comments made me smile so much. Thank you, and I agree. Well done indeed.
Loved watching this, Van. First time I heard this as a kid, I was like “ WTF is this crazy shit? “ I immediately loved it. I had a black girlfriend then, in HS named Louise. ( My brothers been married to her sister 25 years) I used to tease her and say this was bout her. She go” What? “ I’d tell her “ Yea, you get me high, baby” after that I’d always say that, she’d answer “ That’s no lie” God bless you, younger Brother. Thanks for bringing back a good old memory.
I used 2 drive round in 87 z28 and jam that jam............car packed full of friends.......going to the springs 2 dive n swim with case's of beer 4 the weekend
"Black Betty" was a cadence sung by black confederate soldiers during the civil war. Black Betty was a rifle made in Birmingham, Alabama. The company that made the gun made an "improved model", hence "Black Betty had a child". They hated the new rifle because it didn't shoot straight. Hence, "damned thing gone wild". Ram Jam put music to the 160 year old cadence.
for your info. (if it hasn't been said before) black Betty refers to an old military marching song. the song was about an old post civil war gun that was favored by the infantry nic named black Betty hence the "bam balam" chores. and in the opining he said "black betty had a child" is a reference to the rifle that came after that was hard to handle hence "the damn things gone wild".
I grew up in Seattle in the 60's & 70's and must have gone to a million of these first level gigs. Word always got around and off you'd go to the country or surrounding tank towns. Always held in someone's yard, field or barn. A small donation towards a keg and the band, party on! Jam sessions aftward (always bring your instrument) often crashed for the night. Great music & memories. What a blast!
This is a cover / remix ..the original came out in 1933. From Wikipedia: "The song 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.". Search for James Iron Head Baker - Black Betty (1933) if you want to hear the original.
The story goes that this video was shot in the back yard of Grandma’s house for about 20 bucks and apparently both beer and the devil’s lettuce were consumed prior to filming!!!.
John A. and Alan Lomax's 1934 book, American Ballads and Folk Songs describes the origins of "Black Betty": "Black Betty is not another Frankie, nor yet a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song." (In the text, the music notation and lyrics follow.) - Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax, American Ballads and Folk Songs. (1934; reprint, New York: Dover, 1994), 60-1 THEY RECORDED THE FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG, IN A PRISON FARM.
Black Betty was the name of American Revolutionary War muskets, the British muskets were called Brown Bessie, it had to do with the color of the wood on the musket.
That's funny when u say they gotta take it out front so they do t burn the house down .... funny stuff lol be safe stay happy and keep health love y'all ☮️
My dad had one of those live vans, bed in the back, shag carpeting throughout, what different times those were. The only thing I regret is the clothing they made us wear, bell bottoms can never come back. 🤣
Black BETTY was a muzzle-loader manufactured in BIRMINGHAM Alabama, stock painted black, carried by Confederate troops. -had a child = musket ball GONE WILD -missed target -weren't none o mine = not my shot -gone blind = shot already, not yet reloaded
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You know, there's a game called Rocksmith 2014. I picked it up last november, and It's a game sort of like Guitar Hero, except you are playing a REAL guitar or bass. I've never played before I got it, and now I can play about 5 songs pretty good. This song is one of them =D The game's available for PS4, XBone, and PC [And for Mac...]. A cheapo bass and the Real Tone Cable are all you need. These three things, along with time, and you can learn. It doesn't replace real lessons taught by a real professional, but damn if it isn't fun!
This song's roots go way back over 200 or 250 years. It's been added to, altered, and rearranged. For instance, Birmingham, Alabama didn't exist until 1871, but "Black Betty" is a Colonial era British soldiers nickname for his musket. The songs lyrics have different meanings and references. "Black Betty" at times could mean a British soldier's musket and at times could be a woman.
This group, Ram Jam, has the definitive version of "Black Betty", but they were likely inspired by the East Texas & Louisiana blues singer, Leadbelly.
I like Mr. Video too
won of the best strains of weed i ever bread I named Black Betty, it was almost as amazing as this one hit wonder!
Reaction videos suck. Worst content ever
I got this from another TH-cam commenter: (Myke’s younger brother)
That guy dancing in the background,far left, Myke Scavone, is the actually lead singer of the group...long dark hair, doing back ups once in a while......Bill Barlett sang that song on the recording before Myke joined the band. How do I know this? Myke is my older brother! :D The song was first made popular by Lead Belly in the 40's but it's been around long before that sung on chain gangs. Some say it is about a musket, some say it's about a whip, some say it's about a hooker. The song is that old so somewhere things got lost in the translation. I believe the location of that video was Myke's then girlfriends house( now long time wife), Margie's mom's house in New Jersey. Myke is now doing prison ministry as a prison pastor.
Thanks for the background story!
MVP right here! That's great insight.
great post and info, thanks!
As a Jersey guy, I'd love to go and take a selfie with that house in the backround. Awesome.
Awesome info thank you!
Oh the 70's the garage bands
I grew up with bands like this playing in our front yard in the 70’s & 80’s!! Greatest memories 🥰🎶
Bro I’m over here rolling 😂😂😂😂😂 u can’t help but to dance to this song man
Black Betty is an old work song and has been open to debate for hundreds of years. This is the best version I know of
Fun Fact: ‘Black Betty’ is a term that’s had multiple uses thru the ages. In this song the first verse is about a musket (the child being a bullet, second verse is about whiskey, and the last verse is about an actual woman. “Blam A Lam” is an onomatopoeia for the sound a musket makes. :)
THANK YOU‼️🔥🔥🔥 I really appreciate you breaking that down for me!
LFR FAMILY No problem! Keep up the amazing vids! 🔥 It’s becoming a fav part of my day; checking for new vids :)
DeaditeQueen, Thank You for that info. I learned a new word, too!
Muskets were called Brown Bess not black betty
Promaster2018 HOF you’re thinking of a Blunderbuss
If one has a soul, one cannot simply stand nor sit idly by and listen to this song. One must dance
Das da fax jack.
I only listened to the song when I was younger. When I saw this video, in my late 50’s, I finally realized the amazing guitar work, etc. I took it for granted in my youth. Loved your enthusiasm for this, I loved it then and appreciate now.
70 best music ever !
Just some down to earth guys, in their backyard, in their everyday casual clothes, no special effects, no auto tune, just jamming out & loving music....Loving your reactions, all the way from Canada !!! 😃
They spent the 200 dollars for “production of the music video” on weed to get in the zone, so down to earth may not be the most accurate description
My best friend who committed suicide last year use to sing this all the time. Hearing the song now always makes both smile and cry.
I am sorry for your loss.
Sorry bruh❤
😭😭😭😭
Sorry to hear that, man. Hopefully the more you listen to it those tears will fade and the smile will grow more frequent in his memory.
strange how powerful a memory is
Yes, Shouts out to Mr. Video! And shouts out to yourself because that's the way to do it. As you rise, raise someone else up too! YES!!!
Mr. Video is one of my favs!!!!
Originally a Ledbelly song. Black Betty was his gun and Ram Jam was playing in the drummer’s grandmothers back yard. Was a jam back in the day and still is a damn good jam ❣️
Bill Bartlett is the lead singer. He was previously in the Lemon Pipers and they had a hit called Green Tambourine. " (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.
yep...this is exactly how we looked, acted and had a good time....this. beer, mogan david wine....and a $10.00 bag of weed.....
Simpler times. Good times.
That would be a DIME bag, dear.
Don't forget M.D2020 haha
@@sandyarvay1396 I think that's what he meant by "Mogan David wine" . We called it "Mad Dog" 'cause it made you want to fight. It was a fortified wine and of course,we couldn't forget Richards Wild Irish Rose.
And to Bridget Law above.. EXACTLY how I remember the good old days 'cept we had to have an entire ounce. $10.00 bag would have never lasted the night... :)
@@ssy12335 four finger dime bag............
Bill Bartlett wrote the second verse about an upper, and the third about a model called Betty Paige, I love his cheeky looks to camera when he sings about her! Who wouldn't want to have been at that garden party? Rock!
Looks like any Sunday back in the day at my Grandparents house. Bikes too.
All my Uncles played music
I’d love to hear what the band members think of their song being reacted to 24+ times on TH-cam 👍🏼
How can anyone be down and out with the reactions of these tunes.
It makes my day...lol
I'm 72 yrs old. I blasted this song in I
1972. So happy you found it.
It was released in 1977. Bought the album newly released. Only really good song on it. Imo.
Black Betty was song/cadence the soldiers would sing back in the 1800's, Black Betty referring to their musket they were holding and Bam a Lam was the sound of gun shots. Lead Belly sang it and Ram Jam gave him credit for the song.
I believe you meant to say the 18th Century and not the 1800s because muskets were not used as weapons in the 1800s. However, the meaning of the lyrics has never actually been settled. The following Wikipedia link lists several supposed meanings, along with the reasonings for each. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty#Meaning_and_origin
Mark Field thanks for the correction. I love history and looked it up but it was vague.
Bluegrass Girl I totally understand. My wife says I’m a stickler for the facts.... to a FAULT! 😝 Regardless, I just LOVE the song Black Betty.
@@mdfield1 muskets were used up to and throughput the American civil war, only fading into obsolescence as breech and magazine loading rifles became the norm in the 1870s.
The child being the most recent gun they gave to the troops. Would buck like a wild horse....damn thing ran wild.
Been listening to this since the 70's...still love it!!
Yes! Love this tune. Black Betty was the nickname for a musket and bamalam was the sound they make. lol I'm a trivia freak. Pays off sometimes
That was 1978 when they did that song. ! was 18 years old Love this song!!
The best parties we’re outside with the band on the porch! God, I’ll never forget those days! Love Black Betty❤️👏
The lead singer is in the background dancing. This is a remake of a Leadbelly song. The lead guitarist wrote the verses. Royalties went to the estate of Leadbelly
Black Betty was an old lead belly song. It’s about a gun.
that misfires and fucks everyone’s day up
Actually Connie, the song dates back to the 19th century. Probably during Reconstruction, or even earlier like the 18th century.
That’s one thing it was but it was better known as the whip used my guards in southern prisons . That’s what the meaning meant to lead belly because he spent time in southern prisons
Watch "Original Black Betty" on TH-cam
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I'd heard it actually dates back to England. It's about their military guns.
I dated a few guys that were in bands back in the 70s 80s and it was a damn blast! Music was THE … BEST … EVER!
This was made before "videos" and MTV. Who else here remembers dressing like this? Now I associate this song with Johnny Deep walking through the Miami airport in his white leisure suite in the movie Blow.✌💜🎶
I was 6 years old when this song came out. Always loved this song on the 45 record! ;)
I think I was 8, and heard it on the radio. You were lucky to have the 45! I've loved it from the first time I heard it, and still do. It never gets old for me. Does the ATX in your name stand for Austin, TX? If so, hey neighbor! ☮️💜☮️
When I listen to this song, so do my neighbors.
Heck ya!😀👍
My neighbor listens to this song all the time, weather he likes it or not
He'll yeah!
Unless you were born in the 50's and old enough to actually jam out to this music live in the 60's and 70's you cannot really capture the whole essence and vibe of the era and it's music, however you can discover it and appreciate it and enjoy it's uniqueness.
It was ICONIC back in the day. Sigh, yeah getting old. Feh! :-)
Omg you just made my day !! I needed this so bad !! I am having health issues and this just made me forget all about my issues !! They wrote this about a musket gun .. rumors are also about speed the drug and Black Betty a woman .. each verse for each one .. I just love it 😊
SHOUTS OUT TO MR VIDEO
He's awesome
Love u guys man
Mr Video is badass.
Love me some Mr Video!! 🤗
Everybody seeing this comment on how they would have loved to be at that party..I have been to a lot of parties like this and my advice is..HAVE ONE;)!
You are so right , my friend. In my 60 plus years I've lost count . Better than a bar any time. If it ain't raining, snowing, or 120 in the shade . If you want a rush better than you've ever had , drink no more than 2 beers then hit the sauna for about 30 to 40 minutes , no more . Then run out naked at 10 below and jump in a snow bank . A female acquaintance from Gustavus, Alaska introduced me to the experience.
@@markread2580 The young people of today are missing out:) I am from scandinavia, so the but naked snow jumping is a must:)
this is why I’m grateful I live in the country! most people that live in a house out here have at least a decent sized yard to have a bonfire/party in.
I've watch 4 or 5 reaction vids to Black Betty and yours is AWESOME! love this JAM every time. 1000% blast
🤣😂🤣😭😭😭I'm CRYING! this is why we rock with you, Van!💖
This is the short version. The original was around 6 minutes of pure rock and roll jam.
There is a Black Lady in my neighborhood and I drool everytime I see her and think of this song. My god she’s a goddess
They are ready for the cookout!
The lead singer's name for this song is Bill Bartlett he also does back up vocals cause they have another singer in the band Myke Scavone
old school rock still kickin ass in the 2020...
Thanks for shouting out Mr Video !! he cracks me up too like u !! Loving you both !!
The guitarist's name is Bill Barrett. He previously played with the Lemon Pipers. The guy dancing on the left was the band's usual lead singer, but Barrett was the one who found the song and brought it to the band.
Yep. You should feel exhausted, after a proper music reaction to Ram Jam's Black Betty;
possibly the best examplar of Class period Rock 'n Roll, in its purest form of fun and hard rockin' frolic!!!!
Oh yeah ~
Black Betty was an ancient English military cadence from the XVIII century.... and it is about a Mosquet.... when they talk about a Child they mean its bullet, and Bangbelam was its sound when shot.
JimivHendrix called his guitar Black Betty
No lie. I have been jamming out to Black Betty reactions all week. Was hoping you'd through your name in the hat!
Excellent performance and Ram Jam was pretty good to.
Nice shout out to Mr. Video :)
What a banger!!!!! I’m 70 and remember it coming out lol
OMG !! LOVE THE WAY THIS GUY PLAYS THAT GUITAR , ITS SOOO HOT ! 🔥 🔥
MAN !
AND THAT OTHER GUY IS LIKE A GUITAR CHEERLEADER , JUST GETS YOU GOIN , MAN OH MAN !
TOUGH TOUGH TOUGH
Was originally recorded in the ‘30s as a black oppression chant from southern prisons. Black Betty in that scene was the whip. Ram Jan did add lyrics to be a lust song
I listened to this song in the 70's. I think it hit syndicated radio in 76 and was played quite a bit till 78 or so. Wolfman Jack played it on his nationally syndicated program due to the mass requests, plus it has such an upbeat beat, it had most folks up and moving.
You are one cool ass dude, for real. Rocking out to old man music from the 70's and 80's. Keep on rocking my man!
Oh my god, that was amazing... I loved it, I like the song fine and have heard it for years but your comments made me smile so much. Thank you, and I agree. Well done indeed.
Love Mr Video too..!!✌💜
It's about a Musket. as has been said. recorded by Leadbelly (Ironically) he got it from old railway workers. who sang it at work
I was at a lot of parties like this one back in the 70s. Good times!
Your happy face brings me up after a bad day
Loved watching this, Van. First time I heard this as a kid, I was like “ WTF is this crazy shit? “ I immediately loved it. I had a black girlfriend then, in HS named Louise. ( My brothers been married to her sister 25 years) I used to tease her and say this was bout her. She go” What? “ I’d tell her “ Yea, you get me high, baby” after that I’d always say that, she’d answer “ That’s no lie” God bless you, younger Brother. Thanks for bringing back a good old memory.
BAM A LAM WOAAAHH BLACK BETTY BAM A LAM BLACK BETTY HAD A CHILD, BAM A LAM THE DAMN THING GONE WILD
this was such a Maryland thing!! Home bands during the summer!!
11 seconds in & a pause. I think that's a new record for a Ram Jam reaction.👍Rock on
I used 2 drive round in 87 z28 and jam that jam............car packed full of friends.......going to the springs 2 dive n swim with case's of beer 4 the weekend
My man!!!!!!
What a dope music...real peace times 💯 nice trip 'Blow' soundtrack ✌
"Black Betty" was a cadence sung by black confederate soldiers during the civil war. Black Betty was a rifle made in Birmingham, Alabama. The company that made the gun made an "improved model", hence "Black Betty had a child". They hated the new rifle because it didn't shoot straight. Hence, "damned thing gone wild". Ram Jam put music to the 160 year old cadence.
for your info. (if it hasn't been said before) black Betty refers to an old military marching song. the song was about an old post civil war gun that was favored by the infantry nic named black Betty hence the "bam balam" chores. and in the opining he said "black betty had a child" is a reference to the rifle that came after that was hard to handle hence "the damn things gone wild".
I grew up in Seattle in the 60's & 70's and must have gone to a million of these first level gigs. Word always got around and off you'd go to the country or surrounding tank towns. Always held in someone's yard, field or barn. A small donation towards a keg and the band, party on! Jam sessions aftward (always bring your instrument) often crashed for the night. Great music & memories. What a blast!
I think he got it. They were in the yard because they didn't want to "burn the house down"!
They were having a backyard cookout. Barbecued ribs and guitars.
This is a cover / remix ..the original came out in 1933.
From Wikipedia: "The song 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.". Search for James Iron Head Baker - Black Betty (1933) if you want to hear the original.
LITERALLY my childhood!!😂🥰🎶
I love how everyone has to be like “Time our.” This is a classic!
Kickin’ love it!!! Regular stations wouldn’t even play this song in 1973.
You and Mr Video 2 of my go to reactors I love that I saw you givin props
I love Mr. Video! He is an original dude!
The story goes that this video was shot in the back yard of Grandma’s house for about 20 bucks and apparently both beer and the devil’s lettuce were consumed prior to filming!!!.
I knew you were going to like this when, at 10 seconds in you got "Stank Face"
Jammin in the backyard. Party time!!!
John A. and Alan Lomax's 1934 book, American Ballads and Folk Songs describes the origins of "Black Betty":
"Black Betty is not another Frankie, nor yet a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song." (In the text, the music notation and lyrics follow.)
- Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax, American Ballads and Folk Songs. (1934; reprint, New York: Dover, 1994), 60-1
THEY RECORDED THE FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG, IN A PRISON FARM.
Love this song, remember when it came out
Black Betty is what they used to call their muskets back in the Civil War
Black Betty was the name of American Revolutionary War muskets, the British muskets were called Brown Bessie, it had to do with the color of the wood on the musket.
Love to see you shouting out Mr. Video. That dude's owning quarantine this summer.
The legendary Mike Scavone on lead vocals.
Its funny cause the hype button was in time with the song and went with it as well. Creative music i love it
The lead singer's name is Myke Scavone
Make is to the left in background
Howie Arthur Blauvelt is the guy who is singing on this video. He was the bass player too.
Southern Rock jam at its finest. Thanks for the reaction.
That's funny when u say they gotta take it out front so they do t burn the house down .... funny stuff lol be safe stay happy and keep health love y'all ☮️
I love Mr. Video!!! You & he are two of my first reaction subscriptions!!!
Black Betty is a musket. And Bamalamb is when it goes off
My dad had one of those live vans, bed in the back, shag carpeting throughout, what different times those were. The only thing I regret is the clothing they made us wear, bell bottoms can never come back. 🤣
I love Mr. Video. My husband calls him his favorite over-reactor. He says it with humor and love. He’s hysterical. His Elvis reactions slay me.
Black Betty was a name for a musket!
Black BETTY was a muzzle-loader manufactured in BIRMINGHAM Alabama, stock painted black, carried by Confederate troops.
-had a child = musket ball
GONE WILD -missed target
-weren't none o mine = not my shot
-gone blind = shot already, not yet reloaded
Hype button just created a new style of guitar playing, congrats bro XD
He's singing 'Oh black Betty bam-a-lam... She's from Birmingham - way down in Ala-bam [Alabama...]