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Ram Jam were an American 1970s rock band, best known for their 1977 Top 20 hit “Black Betty” (a cover of an old Leadbelly tune).

The band members were Bill Bartlett (guitar), Pete Charles (drums), Myke Scavone (lead singer), and Howie Arthur Blauvett (bass). Jimmy Santoro, who toured with the band in support of their debut album joined on guitar for the follow-up album. Bill Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group The Lemon Pipers, while Blauvett played with Billy Joel in two bands, The Hassles and El Primo.

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1	Black Betty	2,840
2	Keep your hands on the wheel full track	35
3	Let It All Out full track	32
4	Right on the money full track	30
5	High Steppin' full track	29
6	Hey Boogie Woman full track	28
7	404 full track	26
8	Turnpike full track	24
8	Black Betty - Original Version	24
10	Just like me full track	23
11	Overloaded full track	22
12	Too bad on your birthday full track	21
12	Wanna find love full track	21
14	Saturday night full track	20
15	Hurricane ride full track	19

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cwitalgel wrote:
yesterday evening

guitar solo is outstanding mmmmmmmm

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cwitalgel wrote:
yesterday evening

black betty is amazing, good drinking song

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darnarxz wrote:
last month

Black Betty isn't even their best song. Poor guys...

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davy1988 wrote:
last month

Black Betty is by far their best!

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kyrios69 wrote:
last month

'rock'n'roll in your soul' <3

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LeonorSantiago wrote:
December 2009

Black Betty :)

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tanebadox wrote:
December 2009

@ Thanatophobia Haha, true thing.. poor guys

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JohnnyDepp2000 wrote:
October 2009

THe Black Betty is the best, but the others...mhm, i think no!!!

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pesik wrote:
September 2009

yeah Black Betty is superhit, classic rock'n'roll stuff

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Thanatophobia wrote:
August 2009

Look at those plays, poor guys XD

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meddelhed wrote:
August 2009

Spiderbait's cover is pretty damn fuckin awful.

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soin2u wrote:
July 2009

awesome!!! I love them since I first listened to in high shcool ! the best band ever !

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enelys wrote:
July 2009

I am so in love with that song! Black Betty <3

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unicornpants wrote:
July 2009

LMAO Black Betty has like 2,000 plays then everything else has like 20 plays XD wow ahah

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RoyStorey wrote:
July 2009

'Ram Jam' is playing at the Gilman this week. What the...?

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mathcore16 wrote:
July 2009

lol, kind of a one hit wonder eh

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hobglo-fm wrote:
February 2009

The version sucks...

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Adam_Sandler wrote:
February 2009

Spiderbait's cover is preety good too.

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kimmy81 wrote:
January 2009

My favourite rock song. Excellent!!

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Kokosnusskopf wrote:
November 2008

ich sach nur bester song aus blow.

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