<P> In 1977 , the rock band Ram Jam -- which included former Starstruck and Lemon Pipers guitarist Bill Bartlett -- re-released an edit of the Starstruck recording of the song with producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz under Epic Records . The song became an instant hit with listeners , as it reached number 18 on the singles charts in the United States and the top ten in the UK and Australia . At the same time , the lyrics caused civil rights groups NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality to call for a boycott . </P>
<P> In 1977 , the rock band Ram Jam -- which included former Starstruck and Lemon Pipers guitarist Bill Bartlett -- re-released an edit of the Starstruck recording of the song with producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz under Epic Records . The song became an instant hit with listeners , as it reached number 18 on the singles charts in the United States and the top ten in the UK and Australia . At the same time , the lyrics caused civil rights groups NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality to call for a boycott . </P>
when was black betty by ram jam recorded
when was black betty by ram jam recorded
1977
1977