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Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums. [ 1 ] Their style is notable for multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum .
As of 2011, Mangrum continues to record and tour with a series of different Black Oak Arkansas lineups. [ citation needed ] The band released Back Thar N' Over Yonder on Atlantic Records in 2013, which featured a 2013 reunion of former band members as well as unreleased tracks from the heyday of the band in the 1970s.
Tommy Aldridge (born August 15, 1950) [1] is an American heavy metal and hard rock drummer. He is noted for his work with numerous bands and artists since the 1970s, such as Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Vinnie Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen.
Starr toured with Black Oak Arkansas for several years at the height of their success. She was featured in their 1973 Top 30 single " Jim Dandy (To The Rescue)". In 1974, she began touring on her own again as 'Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost' (members: Gary Levin, Marius Penczner, David Mayo, and Joel Williams) and released an eponymous album in 1975 ...
August Jam was an outdoor concert held on Saturday, August 10, 1974, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.The concert promoter was Kaleidoscope Productions and it was sponsored by radio stations WAYS and WROQ.
Rickie Lee Reynolds, guitarist for rock band Black Oak Arkansas, died on Sunday morning. He was 72. Reynolds’ daughter, Amber Lee, confirmed the news of his death on Facebook, as did current ...
On AllMusic, Donald A. Guarisco wrote "["Jim Dandy"] is definitely High on the Hog ' s undisputed highlight, but the other tracks surrounding it also have plenty to offer. . Although they were too eccentric a band to fit a strict "Southern rock" label à la Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas did have an ability to dish up both country and rock sounds with style.
Black Oak Arkansas is the eponymous debut studio album by American Southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas, released in 1971. [1] Track listing