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It hit #25 on the pop chart and featured Jim Mangrum (who had already been using "Jim Dandy" as a stage name before they covered the song) and female vocalist Ruby Starr trading off vocals. It was the first single from their 1973 album High on the Hog , the band's most commercially successful album.
James Mangrum (born March 30, 1948), better known as Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, is an American singer. He is the lead singer and frontman of the Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas, in which he is the sole remaining original member. He is noted for his raspy voice, long hair, and wild stage antics.
"Go, Jimmy, Go" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by Jimmy Clanton. It reached #5 on the U.S. pop chart on July 12, 1959, #19 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #1 in Canada. [1] [2] It was featured on Clanton's 1961 album My Best to You. [3] The song ranked #33 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960. [4]
Jim Dandy may refer to: "Jim Dandy" (song) by LaVern Baker, American rhythm and blues singer; Jim "Dandy" Mangrum (born 1948), vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas; Jim Dandy Stakes, an American Thoroughbred horse race; Jim Dandy (horse), the upset winner of the 1930 Travers Stakes, after whom the Jim Dandy Stakes is named; Jim Dandy Stable
Again, "Jim Dandy" received top billing on the album cover (though "BOA"—the band's initials—did appear above the frontman's name). Like its predecessor, The Black Attack Is Back made no commercial headway. In 1992, the band released Rebound, this time under the band's aegis, with similar results.
Year Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated Chart position Album US UK [5] AU Can; 1964 "Don't Come Back" b/w "Jim Dandy"Len Barry Sings with the Dovells
Dandy is a nickname which may refer to: Johnny Dolan (1849 or 1850–1876), New York City murderer and reputed gang leader; Dandy Livingstone (born 1943), Jamaican reggae artist; Alfred Lowth (1817–1907), English cricketer; Jim "Dandy" Mangrum (born 1948), lead singer of the American Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas
"Dandy" was only released in Britain and America on the Face to Face album. However, it was released as a single in continental Europe, where it charted, reaching #1 in Germany, #2 in Belgium #3 in the Netherlands and #6 in Austria. In some countries, (such as Norway) "Dandy" was flipped with "Party Line" (also from Face to Face) as the A-side.