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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.
The field holler of an African American chain gang being recorded by Alan Lomax in 1934.. James "Iron Head" Baker (March 18, 1884 – February 23, 1944) [1] [2] and Moses "Clear Rock" Platt (around 1867 – after 1939) [3] [4] were African American traditional folk singers imprisoned in the Central State Prison Farm in Sugar Land, Texas.
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).
The band decided to put out the compilation after discovering newer fans had not been aware of Spiderbait before "Black Betty". "We'd talk to these excited kids who didn't know our previous albums," recalls Kram. "It was like Tonight Alright was our debut album in some ways". [2]
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.
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Because I'm Awesome is the second studio album by the American punk band The Dollyrots.It was released on March 13, 2007 on Blackheart Records.. Tracks featured in TV shows include "Because I'm Awesome", featured on Ugly Betty and "Watch Me Go (Kissed Me, Killed Me)", featured on The Simple Life.