I just saw a video of you reacting to a clip of this on TikTok then came to the video

Legend has it, the band went to their manager for money to shoot a music video. They took the money and bought weed and booze and then shot the video in their back yard!!

"He probably don't even sing." I about laughed myself out of my chair waiting for you to hear him!

No matter what kind of mood I'm in, this song gets me smiling!!

Southern Rock...testament that music bonds humanity❤

I hope the members of Ram Jam who are still around have been watching all these reaction videos for the last year or so, to see how many people absolutely love this song from the first time they hear it.

5:48 -- Unbelievably, 'Black Betty' only reached 18 in the singles charts. It was a one hit wonder.

Legend has it, their producer gave them a $500 budget to make this video, so they spent $450 on beer and then recorded it in their backyard. LOVE THIS SONG!!!

This song didnt even hit the top ten in the charts, yet its so good. Just goes to prove how good the music, and how fierce the competition in the charts was back then.

I am a 71 year old lady, who loves your reaction videos you crack me up!

One of the best tunes EVER Good in the 70s Good now It doesn’t stop 😂

I absolutely adore your reaction!! We boomers entered teen years with incredible music. Didn't give a shit about what a color a singer or a band was - we simply loved great music like "Black Betty".

We had the best music back in our day. Love this song!

One of the BEST songs…….EVER!

OMG at the top of the list of your best reactions. 🤣😂🤣😂 Had me cracking up when you felt it in your soul and jumped out of your chair!

That is the same look I had on my face when I heard this song over 50 years!

Their only hit. Came out in 77, remake of an 1850 work song, 46 years later, we're still jammin to it.

When I saw Ram Jam - Black Betty, I clicked so fast 👍🥊✨💥

I realize watching this reaction is that you have to understand what was going on in the 60s & 70s, was a kind of renaissance of blues from the 20s through to the 50s which was almost exclusively Black american music, and the basis of rock and roll. A generation of really cool musicians arose who embrace this music! It was raw it was real and it was true!

Awwww soooooo cute that you finally discovered Black Betty and you loved it!! I was just grinning from ear to ear watching your reactions to it. Sometimes my handyman and I pump it up real loud when we’re working on something! 😂

"Black Betty" was Ram Jam's only big hit in 1977. But it is one of the most fun & energetic songs. Just some dudes hanging out in someone's back yard & jamming out. Love it! "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.

I graduated HS in 1977, and this was a huge song back then! ❤

Best driving song ever!!! Top down, foot to the floor, music loud enough to shake windows in the houses you're blowing by, pure bliss. Also instant speeding tickets but so worth it.

UNITY. Love my peeps when we're one. From the 70"s myself so this is my soul. We were all doin' it ALL together as one. Love you bro. You rock!

You can’t help but smile & chuckle. Love the 70’s

Best reaction I've seen to date on this song from any creator!!! I bow to you sir lmfao 😂😂😂 🙋🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️❤️❤️❤️🤣

This song was first recorded in 1933 by blues musician James Baker, aka Iron Head Baker. Lead Belly released a recording of it in 1939. The song itself likely goes back to the 1700/1800’s. It's a cover of a military cadence from prior to civil war, where "Black Betty" was many things, and this song covers a few of the meanings. 1st verse: She is a musket that was called the "Black Betty" that was very inaccurate due to lack of rifling, so the child (bullet) went wild (off target) and gone blind (the heavy smoke blocking vision after firing the weapon). "Bam a lam" is a reference to the sound of the musket firing and the beat of the singing cadence. 2nd verse: "Black Betty" is a term for a bottle of whisky. This dates back to London as far back as the 1700’s. An old term for being drunk is to have been "Kissing Black Betty" (kissing a bottle of whiskey). It was often also use to refer to the cheap alcoholic drink given to soldiers. 3rd verse: "Black Betty" is an actual woman who "serviced" the soldiers at a local "men's club" in Alabama. Ram Jam only lasted around two years and this was their "hit." Despite the song being attributed to and released by James Baker (Iron Head Baker, 1933) and Lead Belly (1939) , the NAACP and C.O.R.E. called for a boycott saying the song was offensive.

Dude this is one of those songs that will stay in your brain for days and weeks to come 😂.

Oh, Black Betty is a classic BANGER! Everyone flips when they react to it and you didn't disappoint! If you don't like this song... something is wrong. I've yet to see anyone not LOVE it.

Spectacular Reaction!!! Just knew you'd love this one!!! A hidden gem!!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🥁🎧🎤🎙🎹🤘🤘🤘

That hit the charts in the 70's

Ram Jam and Black Betty was a one hit wonder. When this came out you heard it at everyone house. It was all over the radio. Amazing song then and still.

I love your reaction to all songs! Found out my cancer is back yesterday & trying not bawl. You have made me so happy just watching this. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Legend has it, the producer gave Ram Jam a $500 budget to make the video, so they spent $450 of it on beer and weed and then recorded it in their back yard.

I was 13 yrs young...school dance...and we danced on the tables to this. Now I am 60 yrs old but still remember that night...what a night it was!

LOL!! 🎉Ram Jam!! got this man! twerking!!! 10 SECONDS IN!!…..😂this made my whole damn year!!. I’m really glad you like this because it is an amazing song by amazing man!!. Thank you so much for doing a reaction.!..❤️💜❤️💜

Lmfao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 AB Kreator 🤣 I love you, I haven't laughed so hard in so long darling thank you, you probably broke this 60yr old woman's Rib from laughing so much 😄 I loved it, I love you, Thank You Sir and I hope you have a blessed evening 🙏

This such an iconic song that I just assumed everyone had heard it, so it has been very surprising to me that there are actually a lot of people who haven't heard it yet. So happy people are discovering it.

1. How could this band not have another hit? 2. How has no other band taken this on and made it 10 minutes long?! This song is awesome in all ways. Great reaction! 🙂❤🤘

AB I swear i love you so much … you bring pure enjoyment to my life with your reactions and your faces😂 thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

You are just too funny! I'm so happy when I see young people enjoying music from the seventies! It makes me glad that I lived through it the first time around! Happy that you are experiencing it for the first time! Ram Jam did make one album that I'm aware of, but basically this was their one hit! Loved your reaction to this song! I'm also glad you played it twice!

I feel so damn old, it's amazing to me how many haven't heard this or at the very least heard bits of it. This is still my get up and go jam today 😊🤙💯

You are awesome! Thanks for being so animated. I consider this to be a hugely overlooked rock classic. Glad you found it! 8-)

The single greatest one hit wonder of all time, in my never to be humble opinion. I LOVE this song.‼🍻🇺🇸

You don't have to do any cardio, just listen to RamJam perform Black Betty 😂

That guitar speaks to my soul, and everything that he sings, I believe 😁

If you want more of the vibe, listen to the full song, they cut the bridge and longer guitar solo for the video. Love your reaction AB

We had the BEST music in the 70's. This song ALWAYS makes me RAM JAM!! lol

🇦🇺🦘hi this is a Aussie band and loved them ❤ 😊.

Please make sure to look up all versions of this song. I believe it was first recorded in the 1930’s. It is awesome to hear the progression of the song over the years.

If you went on Stage with this song today 2023, the whole stadium will boil over😂

That’s the 70’s, lol!!🔥🔥Awesome song!👏👏👏

one of my ALL TIME favs, I was 20 when it came out and 40 yrs later I still rock to it... we had GREAT music back in our day.. unfortunately this was a one hit wonder for Ram Jam, they broke up afterwards.

The song was part of the soundtrack for the movie “Blow”.

omg you just made this old lady's heart light and laugh so deep. TY

Your reaction was priceless. Good times and rock and roll

This is what we are talking about when we say we liked our old music better. Keep searching there are hundreds of these gems.

Your reaction was great - kept me laughing lol A one hit wonder but man was it an amazing one. Thanks Ab

Your reaction to this gave me such a serotonin boost. Glad you discovered this gem 😊

Your first time. Where have you been hiding? Plenty of people have reacted to this great performance.

AB I frikkin love you!!! Lol you said geetar 😂 this is one of the baddest joints from my childhood! Spiderbait did a cover of this song and it was fire but no one else can cover this song or most without ruining the vibes. Thanks for all you do

You are the only reactor that I've seen, play it back. I love that! So many more should do it to really get the full effect of the song. Good job and good reaction.

Love watching these about songs I grew up listening to as a kid in the 70s. 😊

Back in the 70's we were HIGH on Acid. I'm up and stumping the floor. Oooo BLACK BETTY😊

This was their one hit. It was HUGE when I was in college for a music major. On the weekend gigs at the local bars, all the guitarists were working on that tap section in the bridge. This always got played in backyard parties and frat hangouts. Still sounds as fresh as it did when it was first released in '77. Seriously, GenJones and early GenX hit the jackpot for music. We got 60s, 70s, and 80s genres. Still love it all. Just wanna say your reaction was about how we reacted too :D

I haven’t laughed this hard in a reaction in a long time! That dance was gold my man!!!!!!

At 61, I can still sing every word to this song! Loved it in 77 and I love it now! Ram Jam rocks!!!

Classic masterpiece…. Oh yeah… ‘Black Betty’. ❤️❤️❤️

Played this all the time while in the military. Everyone loved it.

If this doesn't get your heart pumping... nothing will!

Born in '55...rocked it thru the 60s and 70s. Everybody jealous cause we had the best in every category!!

Videos like this are the cure to racism, and vice versa with white america genuinely appreciating black culture. Appreciate, dont hate. Rock on my man.

Time to rock the 🏠.

Great reaction to this video, loved it. Interesting fact about this song. It was originally written as a prison work song in the 40's, Ram Jam bought the rights to it and added there own twist to it. The song is about a civil war musket, they called Black Betty. And Bam-a-Lam is what it sounded like when firing.

1:45 "Oh, hold up you angel fingers" 😂😂😂 Amazing review, amigo! Sending love from Sweden!

I knew you would love this!! I know it's on Playlist already!! Lmao 😂

You are the funniest reactionist on KZfaq 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you kill me everytime 👍👍👍good work

THIS performance and song was SO good. Hard to believe they are a "one-hit wonder".

2024 and people are still listening to music from the 70s and the 80s😊

You're hooked now! You're gonna wanna hear it 10, 000 times. I do.

I love this song & your reaction is gold

When my youngest daughter was a baby in diapers and had her “bottle belly” I would shake her belly and sing Wooh Fat Belly to this song

😊I’m a end boomer 1958. This is the music I grew up on! Rock kill’en it. Nope not their only Fire Song, they are good.

Love the guy in the white pants. The only instuments he can play are his hands clapping together, but he's a master at it.

lol this reaction made my whole week, this was fantastic!

I am new to your channel but have binged watched a lot of your videos. I love your reviews!!! But you haven't seen chilling on a guitar until you see Eddie Van Halen guitar solo Eruption!!! It will change your life. Keep up the great work!!

It was only #18 in America. It was top 10 in England.... LOVE your reaction!!! I'm 73 white woman 💜

Never heard anyone complain about this song. Actually, it made top 2 in Ireland, that's the highest but sold 600 000 albums in UK.

The ONLY bad thing about this song is the length. I could listen to hours and still want more.

Loved your dance, dude. 😊Also, next time you play this, pay attention to that bass. He's for sure fire.

The original recording of black betty was recorded around 1933 so what you are hearing is a revised version.

i said one more video before bed. JACKPOT!! In tears, so funny! That is HOW one should react to this song! Just started "Youre in!"

Love your reaction 😂😂😂 Yes, Ram Jam was awesome… this was when music was genuine talent (no auto tune even existed back then).

Best reaction ever!!! Unfortunately, they were a one hit wonder.

In the 90s I had a black (primer) Chevy II Nova station wagon...named her Black Betty

This song was written by a black blues man years earlier. I had a chance to hear it .

your journey with ram jam will be a short one. they were really just a 1 hit wonder.

Omg laughing my ass off! Dude you’re the best!!!

I get a kick out of seeing this younger generation finally finding this. It was #1 during most of 1977. I'm 76 now and our AM radio station here played the hell out of this. In musical terms it was called an Earwig, because if you only heard it once on Monday, it was in your head all week.

Southern Rock needs to make a comeback.. That was when music was real.