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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.
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.
Black Oak Arkansas, originally named "The Knowbody Else", was formed in 1963 by some "high school pals" living in the area around Black Oak, Arkansas. [2] Original members included Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith (vocals), Rickie Lee (alternately "Risky" or "Ricochet") Reynolds (guitar), Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight (guitar), Harvey "Burley" Jett (guitar), Pat "Dirty" Daugherty (bass), and Wayne ...
b/w "Jim Dandy" - - - - Len Barry Sings with the Dovells "Hearts Are Trump" b/w "Little White House" Original release on Cameo - - - - "Let's Do It Again" b/w "Happy Days" - - - - Non-album singles 1965 "Lip Sync" b/w "At the Hop '65" 84 - - - 1-2-3 "1-2-3" b/w "Bullseye" 2 3 7 3 1966 "Like a Baby" b/w "Happiness (Is a Girl Like You)" 27 10 31 ...
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
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York , James began his musical career in his teenage years.
In 1961, 19-year-old Robert Allen Zimmerman dropped out of college in his native Minnesota, made a pilgrimage to New York City to meet his folk music idol Woody Guthrie, and decided to become, in ...
"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.