Is Ram Jam a one hit wonder?

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1. Is Ram Jam a one hit wonder?
2. Who originally did the song Black Betty?
3. What does Ram Jam mean?
4. Where is the group ram jam from?
5. Did Bartlett sing Black Betty?
6. Who sings Black Velvet?
7. Who has covered Black Betty?
8. Is Black Betty about a gun?
9. Is anyone from Ram Jam still alive?
10. What happened to the Lemon Pipers?
11. What country singer did black velvet?
12. Did ZZ Top Do Black Betty?
13. Who sang Black Betty Bambalam?
14. How much money can a hit song make?

Is Ram Jam a one hit wonder?

Still, the single has become a classic rock one-hit wonder. Ram Jam's only single that made it to the charts.

Who originally did the song Black Betty?

The song was first recorded in the field by US musicologists John and Alan Lomax in December 1933, performed a cappella by the convict James "Iron Head" Baker and a group at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). Baker was 63 years old at the time of the recording.

What does Ram Jam mean?

informal US. In "ram-jam full": tightly packed, crammed full. Also as adjective: = "ram-jam full". Although the earliest quotations are from the United States, there is also significant early evidence for northern English regional use, as well as some later use in the Caribbean.

Where is the group ram jam from?

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Did Bartlett sing Black Betty?

Epic Records wanted only Bartlett to sing its version of "Black Betty." Bartlett agreed and that was the end of Star Struck. "Epic Records pretty much created the version you hear now, and it took off like hot cakes," said Bartlett. Bartlett acknowledges that "Black Betty" was his 15 minutes of fame.

Who sings Black Velvet?

Alannah Myles Black Velvet/Künstler

Who has covered Black Betty?

Covers of Black Betty by Ram Jam

• Black Betty by Caravan Palace (2016) ...
• Black Betty by Big City Rock (2007) ...
• Black Betty by Ministry (2008) ...
• Black Betty by Spiderbait (2004) ...
• Black Betty by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (2011) ...
• Black Betty by Tom Jones (2002) ...
• Black Betty by Die Hoerer feat. ...
• Black Betty by Melvins (2011)

Is Black Betty about a gun?

Now going back to the British, it is also said that 'Black Betty' was a nickname for a certain type of musket, i.e. an old-timey gun with black paint. And in that regard, the phrase “bam-ba-lam”, as recited in the lyrics, is said to be intended to imitate the sound of gunfire.

Is anyone from Ram Jam still alive?

Is anyone from Ram Jam still alive? Howie Blauvelt died in 1993 at age 44 from a heart attack, and Pete Charles (full name Peter Charles Picardio) died in 2002 at age 49 from unknown causes. Scavone continues to write and record original music with the Doughboys.

What happened to the Lemon Pipers?

Dissolution. The band left the Buddah label in 1969 and later dissolved. Bartlett, Walmsley and Nave formed Starstruck, whose recording of a Lead Belly song, "Black Betty", was reworked by Super K Productions producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz, and released in 1977 under the name of Ram Jam, featuring Bartlett.

What country singer did black velvet?

Alannah Myles Black Velvet/Künstler

Did ZZ Top Do Black Betty?

ZZ Top - Black Betty.

Who sang Black Betty Bambalam?

Ram Jam Black Betty/Künstler

How much money can a hit song make?

An average hit song on the radio today will earn the songwriter $600-800,000 in performance royalties. For example, The Black Eyed Peas song "Boom Boom Pow" has had 6.3 million single sales and 3.15 million album sales to date which equates to $860,000 in songwriting royalties.