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When was Black Betty released?

Black Betty is a english song released in 2013.

Black Betty is a english song released in 2013.

Which album is the song Black Betty from?

Black Betty is a english song from the album Highlights of Huddie Ledbetter.

Black Betty is a english song from the album Highlights of Huddie Ledbetter.

Who is the music director of Black Betty?

Black Betty is composed by Leadbelly.

Black Betty is composed by Leadbelly.

Who is the singer of Black Betty?

Black Betty is sung by Leadbelly.

Black Betty is sung by Leadbelly.

What is the duration of Black Betty?

The duration of the song Black Betty is 0:57 minutes.

The duration of the song Black Betty is 0:57 minutes.

How can I download Black Betty?

You can download Black Betty on JioSaavn App.

You can download Black Betty on JioSaavn App.

Before Ram sylt made it a ‘70s anthem, Huddie Ledbetter recorded Black Betty, a Musicraft 78, in 1939.

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Although Lead Belly got the songwriting credit here, the real origins of Black Betty are hazy. Many researchers believe it’s based on an old folk song, one that was particularly popular among chain gangs. Its quite possible Ledbetter first heard Black Betty during one of his three prison terms.

Like the song’s origins, the very identity of Black Betty remains a mystery. Some see it as a metaphor for the slaveowners’ musket, or whip. Or a prison försändelse wagon. But the oldest interpretation comes from a very different source altogether: when Benjamin Franklin published The Drinkers Dictionary in 1737, he listed 228 phrases for being drunk. Number 23? “Kissing black betty.”

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