SongEra: Jim Crow

Black Betty

Name: Black Betty
Description: African American a cappella work song, first formally recorded in 1933 among Texas prison laborers; often mis-credited to Lead Belly.

c. 1933(Approximate date)· Traditional (artist)

Artist: Traditional
Genre: work song

African American a cappella work song, first formally recorded in 1933 among Texas prison laborers; often mis-credited to Lead Belly.

Sources & citations

1.en.wikipedia.orgwikipedia
2.songswithearlierhistories.comwebsite
3.classicrockhistory.comwebsite