Black Betty

~ Song

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lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:Kensington Music Ltd.
Folkways Music Publ. Co. (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
TRO (publisher) (from 1977 to present)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Caravan-palace-black-betty-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4618 [info]
Wikidata:Q2057011 [info]
referred to in medleys:Black Betty (excerpt) / Holiday (excerpt) / I Who Have Nothing (excerpt) (medley) (order: 1)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1939-04-01Looky Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Women’s Door Bells (On a Monday)medleyLead Belly3:01
1947Black Betty / Old Man / On a MondaymedleyLead Belly2:58
1964-05Black BettycoverBob Dylan & Eric Von Schmidt1:22
1989-05-09Black Betty (live, 1989-05-09: Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy)cover and liveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds?:??
1990-05-16Black Betty (live, 1990-05-16: Gothenburg, Sweden)cover and liveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds2:55
1990-08-28Black Betty (live, 1990-08-28: Pukkelpop Festival, Hechtel, Belgium)cover and liveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds2:59
1993-06-06Medley: Black Betty / Armageddon It (live, 1993-06-06: Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, UK)cover, live and medleyDef Leppard6:56
1996-07-04Black Betty (live, 1996-07-04: Quart Festivall, Odderøya, Kristiansand, Norway)cover and liveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds3:11
2000Black BettycoverThomas Stabenow, Johannes Enders, Falk Willis, Lee Konitz?:??
2007-03-20Black Betty (live, 2007-03-20: Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada)cover and liveMeat Loaf5:09
2015-06 – 2016-04Black BettycoverSari Schorr4:51
Bam a Lam (Cousin Cole edit)coverRam Jam?:??
Black Betty (part of “New York: A Mix Odyssey” DJ-mix)coverRam Jam2:59
Black BettycoverRam Jam5:28
Black BettycoverRam Jam1:40
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverTom Jones3:11
Black BettycoverMinistry and Co-Conspirators3:29
Black BettyBig City Rock3:33
Black BettyLead Belly1:54
Black BettycoverMelvins1:47
Black BettycoverThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion?:??
Black BettycoverNick Cave & the Bad Seeds2:33
Black BettyRam Jam3:56
Black BettycoverSOiL2:42
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:56
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:31
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:56
Black BettycoverRam Jam4:06
Black BettycoverRam Jam4:00
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:56
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:56
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:32
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:30
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:29
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:29
Black Betty (part of “Get Dancin'” DJ‐mix)coverRam Jam2:24
Black BettyRam Jam3:55
Black BettyDef Leppard7:00
Black BettycoverLeo Moracchioli3:18
Black Betty (surround sound)Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds2:35
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black Betty (single version)coverRam Jam2:31
Black BettycoverStomping Nick and His Blues Grenade3:27
Black BettycoverThrottlerod3:48
Black BettycoverSOiL2:38
Black BettycoverSOiL2:34
Black BettycoverMekong Delta2:52
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:59
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black Betty (part of “Clubplanet Party Mix” DJ-mix)coverRam Jam3:43
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black Betty (part of “Jimmy Z prestens… 4PLAY: Anthems, Vol. 1” DJ‐mix)coverRam Jam3:02
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:13
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:59
Black Betty (part of “FetenMix: 80 Party-Klassiker im Megamix, Vol. 2”)coverRam Jam0:57
Black Betty (part of “Popmix” dj-mix by Ben Liebrand)coverRam Jam1:42
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:56
Black Betty (part of “Les Nuits Trance, Vol° 2” DJ‐mix)coverRam Jam2:10
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverThe Flying Pickets1:58
Black BettycoverTom Jones3:18
Black Betty (DJ mix from “Deejay Parade Estate 2003”)coverTom Jones2:29
Black BettycoverMeat Loaf3:01
Black BettycoverTop of the Poppers2:36
Black BettycoverWallenberg’s Whiskey Hell3:51
Black BettyLead Belly0:58
Black Bettycover and liveMeat Loaf3:32
Black BettycoverCaravan Palace3:10
Black Bettycover and liveMeat Loaf?:??
Black BettycoverUncle Sinner2:17
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:22
Black BettycoverRam Jam4:32
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:11
Black Betty (part of “Top DJ 4” DJ-mix)coverRam Jam2:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam Band4:02
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:52
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:57
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam?:??
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:59
Black BettycoverRam Jam2:28
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:59
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:58
Black BettycoverRam Jam3:53
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