The frantic 1977 smash hit “Black Betty” by Ram Jam was a cover of a Leadbelly prison work song — the bluesman told John Lomax the “BAMBALAM” simulated the prisoner’s axes hitting trees, and Black Betty was the foreman’s whip (or maybe the prison wagon).

This Bluescentric Brand ladies Black Patti vinyl record t-shirt is available in relaxed fit sizes up to 2XL. The material is a 4.2 oz 100% airlume combed and ringspun cotton with side seams. Heather colors are 52/48, Athletic Heather is 90/10, Heather Prism colors are 99/1.

Black Patti Records was founded & went defunct the same year, 1927 -- like a flash in the pan. 

But some-55 tracks that Black Patti recorded until the end of August 1927 uniquely captured a growing & changing new musical style -- part Americana, part vaudevillian, and part of a rollicking style that was spreading quickly through black American communities.

It would come to be known as “The Blues”. Don’t expect to come across a Black Patti in your time crate digging for gold — only a few were pressed back in the 20s, and only a couple are known to have survived into the modern world. 

The print on this shirt features a carefully scanned & restored vinyl record label of the ultra-rare Black Patti Records number 8030 -- a folksy rendition of “Stack O’ Lee Blues”. 

Weight 0.38 lbs
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