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"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker on December 21, 1955. [1] It reached the top of the R&B chart [ 2 ] and #17 on the pop charts in the United States.
Baker's song was recorded at the suggestion of Tom Dowd, who produced the album and was the engineer on the original LaVern Baker single. The band was riding high on the concert trail by this time, headlining venues like Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium and Charlotte Motor Speedway , and the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
Jim "Dandy" Mangrum - lead vocals, washboard; Rickie "Ricochet" Reynolds - 12-string rhythm guitar, vocals; Harvey "Burley" Jett - lead guitar, banjo, piano, vocals Stanley "Goober" Knight - lead and steel guitar, organ, vocals
Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958). Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B showcased her alluring vocals and set the stage for the rock and roll surge of the Fifties". [ 2 ]
High on the Hog is the fourth studio album by American southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas, released in 1973 by Atco Records. [2] It is known for its cover of the LaVern Baker song "Jim Dandy", which reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [citation needed] High on the Hog remains the group's most successful release.
Lincoln R. Chase (June 29, 1926 – October 6, 1980) was an American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were "Such a Night", "Jim Dandy", and several of Shirley Ellis' hits in the early 1960s including "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song".
Black Oak Arkansas: Underdog Heroes was released May 24, 2019, under Cleopatra Records featuring Sammy B. Seauphine (who has been in the band since 2014 and is Jim Dandy's business partner) and Shawn Lane. Their latest release was a new cover album called The Devil's Jukebox with Cleopatra Records in 2023. Featuring Sammy B. Seauphine, Tim ...
Frontman Liam Gallagher wrote a number of songs for Oasis starting in 2000, including singles "Songbird" and "I'm Outta Time". After joining the band in 1999, guitarist Gem Archer wrote and co-wrote six songs for Oasis – four album tracks and two B-sides. Andy Bell replaced original Oasis bassist Paul McGuigan in 1999 and wrote five songs for ...