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Bill Bartlett was the guitarist w/ the Lemon Pipers and played Green Tambourine.

He's also a cool dude to take this guy's call and fill in some blanks. 250 million + views. Amazing.

1 posted on 01/15/2022 7:41:57 PM PST by FLNittany
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Always wondered what was up with that song.


2 posted on 01/15/2022 7:45:03 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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Ram Jam?


3 posted on 01/15/2022 7:46:52 PM PST by rlmorel (Nothing can foster principles of freedom more effectively than the imposition of tyranny.)
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Tom Jones cover of Black Betty on Youtube
5 posted on 01/15/2022 7:55:10 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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Ah, yes, back when rock was unapologetic and didn’t feel it needed to weigh in on all the injustice of the world. That was then, and it was great.


8 posted on 01/15/2022 8:02:07 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: FLNittany

Bkmk


9 posted on 01/15/2022 8:02:41 PM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.)
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Actually the band members say that this video is not what it appears to be. It was edited together from various footage. Not all of it was even for this song. I don’t remember the details. It is a well made video though.


10 posted on 01/15/2022 8:03:43 PM PST by Revel
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I’d always heard it was a Civil War march song about a gun.


11 posted on 01/15/2022 8:05:47 PM PST by P.O.E.
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Here is a video with details on the video you posted. The video is not even showing Ram Jam.

The Story of Black Betty by Ram Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7rCvRSJjak


13 posted on 01/15/2022 8:09:14 PM PST by Revel
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252 million views. There is hope.


16 posted on 01/15/2022 8:13:14 PM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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Ben Andrews plays Black Betty. Just a fragment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEKgp1HIKiML

Gone too soon.

20 posted on 01/15/2022 8:48:10 PM PST by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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check this dudes reaction to the song- first time he’s heard it supposedly-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHc5hoBGCPg


21 posted on 01/15/2022 9:17:32 PM PST by Bob434
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My favorite version is in Kung Pow - Enter the Fist.


22 posted on 01/15/2022 9:42:05 PM PST by Conan the Librarian (Conan the Sailing Librarian)
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I don't know - I kind of prefer this version.
25 posted on 01/15/2022 11:47:18 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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The original "Black Betty" from 1933. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tiCEVl_9-MM
31 posted on 01/16/2022 3:53:13 AM PST by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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Nice time capsule from the summer of 1977.


32 posted on 01/16/2022 4:50:37 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 40 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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Was originally a Leadbelly song. The things you learn.


41 posted on 01/16/2022 10:13:08 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 39 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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Wish we had more threads on obscure songs from the past. Why can't we have more of them?

I was just listening to to the Carpenters "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and it blew my mind.

Karen was channeling David Bowie in the most peculiar way.

I so wish I was married to her back then, I would have given her more protein pills and kept her with us a bit longer.

Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

43 posted on 01/16/2022 10:17:56 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 39 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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