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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
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".
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 ]
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
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.
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 ...