Black Oak Arkansas
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Biography
[Edit]Southern rock veterans Black Oak Arkansas never quite achieved the level of success enjoyed by contemporaries like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers, but have remained a cult band thanks to their raw, primitive energy and the testosterone-fueled antics of lead vocalist/showman James "Big Jim Dandy" Mangrum. Named for Mangrum's hometown, Black Oak Arkansas eventually built up a solid following through incessant touring and enjoyed a run of ten charting albums between 1971 and 1976. The band also found itself with a Top 30 single in their raunchy cover of a LaVern Baker R&B hit called "Jim Dandy to the Rescue," which became Mangrum's signature song. When album sales dried up, Mangrum re-formed the band with more musically skilled veteran players and continued to tour, although the group's glory days were past.
Black Oak Arkansas dates back to the mid-'60s, when a group of young, long-haired misfits headed by Jim Mangrum, unable to find work, turned to rock & roll. However, the group was unable to purchase equipment and ended up being arrested for grand larceny after stealing items from the local school in order to get money. They were nearly run out of town and went to live in the nearby hills, locating and borrowing equipment where they could. The band moved to New Orleans in 1969 and called itself Knowbody Else, with a lineup of vocalist Mangrum; guitarists Ricky "Ricochet" Reynolds, Stanley "Goober" Knight, and Harvey "Burley" Jett; bassist Pat Daugherty; and drummer Wayne Evans. Knowbody Else recorded a self-titled album for Stax, which went nowhere; rethinking their approach, the band became interested in psychedelia and Eastern spirituality, which they filtered through their Southern Baptist upbringing. Changing their name to Black Oak Arkansas, the band secured a deal with Atlantic after several trips to Los Angeles and released its self-titled debut in 1971. While it wasn't a hit, the band toured extensively, building a reputation as a raw, incendiary live act that made up for occasional musical deficiencies with energy and the explicit sexuality of Mangrum, who flaunted his body at every opportunity and became known for such antics as miming sex with the washboard he used for musical accompaniment.
The band's second album, Keep the Faith, was a noticeable improvement, as the band had honed its sound and material through numerous live gigs; If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home? followed the same year, featuring new drummer Tommy Aldridge, but it was 1973's Raunch 'N' Roll Live that established the group as a commercial force. That year, High on the Hog became their most commercially successful album, reaching number 52 on the charts. It was buoyed by the Top 30 cover version of "Jim Dandy to the Rescue," which featured female vocalist Ruby Starr trading innuendoes with Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. Several more albums followed before the group parted ways with Atlantic in 1976; Jett left the band in 1975 and was replaced by Starr cohort James Henderson. Lineup shifts were rampant as the group switched to MCA; Aldridge left and was replaced by Joel Williams, while the guitar/bass axis was gutted and rebuilt around Greg Reding, Jack Holder, and bassist Andy Tanas. This lineup released Race With the Devil in 1977, after the band had one last taste of success with the "Strong Enough to Be Gentle" single. Following several lackluster, straightforward Southern rock albums, the band called it quits in 1980. After recovering from a heart attack, Mangrum reunited with Reynolds in 1984 for a solo album, Ready as Hell; The Black Attack Is Back followed two years later. In 1999, BOA reunited to release The Wild Bunch.
Title: Street Party (2006 Remastered LP Version)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: If an Angel Came to See You.... (2006 Remastered LP Version)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Ready As Hell (Jim Dandy)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Ain't Life Grand (2006 Remastered LP Version)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Hot and Nasty: The Best of Black Oak Arkansas
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Keep the Faith (2006 Remastered LP Version)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: The Clearmountain Pause - Single
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Back Thar n' Over Yonder (Deluxe Version)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Southern Rock Best (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Back Thar n' Over Yonder
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Definitive Rock: Black Oak Arkansas
Artist: Black Oak Arkansas
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Collections
Title: 70's Mixtape Vol. 3 & 4 (Re-Recorded)
Genre: Rock
Title: Raised On Classic Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Lynyrd Skynyrd Family & Southern Rock Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: Southern Rock Madness
Genre: Rock
Title: Flower Power (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: Red Hot Summer Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Blues After Hours
Genre: Country
Title: Rock Covers Rock!
Genre: Rock
Title: Music Inspired by Halloween & Horror Movies
Genre: Pop
Title: 7 Hours of Super Hits of the '70s (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Pop
Title: Covered In Classic Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Mega Rock Madness
Genre: Rock
Title: This Is Mullet Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Rock! Best of the 70s Live!
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Classic Rock Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock N' Southern Rebels
Genre: Rock
Title: The Roots of Drive-By Truckers
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Thanksgiving
Genre:
Title: American Patriotic Classics
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Rock - 40 Top Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Rock Gems
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Rock Outlaws
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Memorial Day
Genre: Country
Title: Killer Halloween Songs of All Time
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Classics In Concert
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Country Number 1 Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Covered In Classic Rock - Rock Legends
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Rock Greats
Genre: Rock
Title: Legends of Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Classic Rock Covers Classic Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Southern Rock Outlaw Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Hits of the '70s Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: American Patriotic Classics
Genre: Pop
Title: This Is Rock Anthems
Genre: Rock
Title: Dazed And Confused
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Super Hits Of The Seventies - Have A Nice Day, Volume 12
Genre: Rock
Title: Guitar Rock - The Early 70'S: The Hard Stuff
Genre: Rock
Title: 100% Rock Vol. 2 (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Rock # 121: Southern Rock Uprising
Genre: Rock
Title: Time Blues (Blues Collection Vol. 25)
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: Southern Rock Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Title: Southern Rock Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk, World Music, Country, Pop, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: 70's Mixtape Vol. 3 & 4 - Music Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: Indie/Pop/Folk Compilation (December 2017)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist