#QuickSidenote The newly assembled Ram Jam did not record “Black Betty.” The Starstruck master was cut, edited, & rebranded as Ram Jam. Aside from Bill Bartlett, none of the guys in the video even played on the single. #RamJam #Starstruck #BlackBetty #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Sensing potential, Kasenetz & Katz stepped into the picture... They brought Bill Bartlett to NYC, bought the Starstruck master, and built a new group… Ram Jam. Their debut album dropped in 1977 with “Black Betty” as its breakout single. #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote I never get tired of reminding people that Bill Bartlett, guitarist for The Lemon Pipers, went on to front what would become the NYC rock group Ram Jam... Also US #OneHitWonder honorees. #BillBartlett #RamJam #BlackBetty #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote The newly assembled Ram Jam did not record “Black Betty.” The Starstruck master was cut, edited, and rebranded as Ram Jam. Aside from Bartlett, none of the guys in the video even played on the single. #RamJam #Starstruck #BlackBetty #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Sensing potential, Kasenetz & Katz stepped back into the picture... They brought Bill Bartlett to NYC, bought the Starstruck master, and built a new group… Ram Jam. Their debut album dropped in 1977 with “Black Betty” as its breakout single. #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly At the heart of Ram Jam was Ohio guitarist Bill Bartlett. Before Ram Jam, Bartlett had earned US #OneHitWonder honors as a member of The Lemon Pipers, who hit #1 in 1968 with the bubblegum psychedelia anthem “Green Tambourine.” #TheLemonPipers #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending September 3, 1977, “Black Betty” by the NYC rock group Ram Jam peaked at #18 on the US #Billboard #Top40. Their rock revival of the folk spiritual spent 8 weeks on the chart, and earned the group US #OneHitWonder honors. #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Despite the backlash, “Black Betty” became a high-octane classic rock staple, known for its stomping beat and barn-burning guitar. #BlackBetty #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly The newly assembled Ram Jam did not record “Black Betty.” The Starstruck master was cut, edited and rebranded as Ram Jam. Aside from Bartlett, none of the guys in the video even played on the single. #RamJam #Starstruck #BlackBetty #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Sensing potential, Kasenetz & Katz stepped back into the picture... They brought Bill Bartlett to NYC, bought the Starstruck master, and built a new group… Ram Jam. Their debut album dropped in 1977 with “Black Betty” as its breakout single. #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly At the heart of Ram Jam was Ohio guitarist Bill Bartlett. Before Ram Jam, Bartlett had earned US #OneHitWonder honors as a member of The Lemon Pipers, who hit #1 in 1968 with the bubblegum psychedelia anthem “Green Tambourine.” #TheLemonPipers #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending July 23, 1977, NYC rock group Ram Jam earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their revival of the folk spiritual “Black Betty” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #RamJam #BillBartlett #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly I never get tired of reminding people that Bill Bartlett, guitarist for The Lemon Pipers, went on to front what would become the NYC rock group Ram Jam... Also US #OneHitWonder honorees. #BillBartlett #RamJam #BlackBetty #OneHitWondered #MusicSky