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"Black Betty" 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 say it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian rock band Spiderbait.The band decided to put out the compilation after discovering newer fans had not been aware of Spiderbait before "Black Betty".
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.
The first track on the album, the single "Black Betty", is Ram Jam's best known song. It went to #7 on the UK singles chart in September 1977. The album reached No. 34 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. The band was re-christened "American Ram Jam" for the UK market to avoid confusion with a UK band bearing the same name.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
The Black Keys: The Black Keys 3-Song Pack: December 27, 2011: November 27, 2012 "Gold on the Ceiling" Drop D - Lead; E Standard - Bass November 27, 2012 "Just Got to Be" 2006: E Standard - Lead; Capo Required - Rhythm: November 27, 2012 "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Öyster Cult: 1976 E Standard: Blue Öyster Cult 3-Song Pack: January 17, 2012
Individual songs are usually priced at either US$1.99/€1.49/£0.99, or US$1.00/€0.75/£0.59, with a few exceptions priced at £1.19 or £1.49/€1.99; [16] all are available for download through PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Wii's online service unless otherwise noted on the list below.
In 2004, the group's cover version of the 1930s Lead Belly song "Black Betty" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. They have five top 20 albums: The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake (1995), Ivy and the Big Apples (1996), Grand Slam (1999), Tonight Alright (2004), and Greatest Hits (2005).