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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.
"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.
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 ...
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
The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York . The race is open to horses age three over one and one-eighth miles on the dirt.
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 ]
Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6 is a comic book hero idea put to music with Alice Cooper, Elkie Brooks, Black Oak Arkansas' Jim Dandy, the Who's John Entwistle and Keith Moon, Justin Hayward, Carmine Appice, Eddie Jobson, Nicky Hopkins, Kenney Jones, Thunderthighs, Bill Bruford, James Dewar and many others. [1] [2] [3]