Photo: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com [CC BY-SA 3.0}. I saw them way back in 1971. Their style is punctuated by multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for (STMM47) Advert 15x12" Andy Fraser Band On Tour - Live Dates March & April 1975 at the best online prices at eBay! Sales plummeted and Black Oak went into a tailspin. CaseyRoyal vguerin if they walked into a room of 15 people or 15,000 you would get the same kick ass performance I receive every time I am fortunate enough to be near where they are playing. Black Oak Arkansas - Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) - September 21, 1973 thumbnail For Sale - $20 Buy Now Make Offer Hawaii Summer Jam - War, Billy Preston, Brownsville Station, Black Oak Arkansas, The Souther Hillman Furay Band - Honolulu International Center (Honolulu, HI) - August 31, 1974 thumbnail For Sale - $30 Buy Now Make Offer sdenny088 This great video from the legendary California Jam concert is the perfect presentation of Jim and his washboard. Check out the Tour Links section for additional Black Oak Arkansas gigs and dates. RocknJim Bands like Aerosmith and so many others opened for Jim and the gang. "It used to be a hunting and fishing lodge. Black Oak Arkansas with Brownsville Station - Dayton Hara Arena (Dayton, OH) - December 28, 1977 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now Having worn out their welcome locally, The Knowbody Else moved to a compound in North Central Arkansas, became self-sustaining (no doubt growing more than food in the rich soil) and spent lots of time practicing. strangeways setlist.fm Add Setlist. May 05, 1973 - May 06, 1973 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim. mjabtsb Black Oak Arkansas - Pershing Auditorium (Lincoln, NE) - September 29, 1972 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now Respect is due to this band who carved a path for those to follow. Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy (Live) Watch on Related: "Jim Dandy" was climbing the chart at the same time as Brownsville Station's big 1973-74 hit Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheap Trick (8/1/77 written on stub) - Dallas Convention Center Arena (Houston, TX) - November 6, 1977 Jim Dandy with the worlds most defiled washboard. In 1973, Black Oak Arkansas released their fourth LP, Raunch 'n' Roll Live, and took the rather unorthodox tack of including previously unreleased new songs on their first live concert album like "Gigolo", "Gettin' Kinda Cocky", as well as two more BOA classics: "Hot Rod", which features Dandy's sly double-entendre lyrics, and "Up", which setlist.fm Add Setlist. REO Speedwagon with special guest Kevin Cronin - Black Oak Arkansas? Artists | Show all tours. The song opened up the albums second side. The band was very solid, musically, even exceptional especially after adding now-legendary heavy metal drummer Tommy Aldridge in 1972. Twitter, Search | Showing all near location. Black Oak Arkansas is such a boss band. Have a look which song was played how often in 1978! Since the album did not sell well, the band returned to Arkansas and changed their name to Black Oak Arkansas. Black Oak Arkansas with Tranquility - Cowtown Ballroom (Kansas City, MO) - December 15, 1972 Long before Roth hit MTV with his blond mane, white spandex and flippant macho raps, Mangrum was fronting the hillbilly metal sextet Black Oak Arkansas with the identical pose. Black Oak Arkansas / The James gang / JoJo Gunne / Brownsville Station. BOA put Black Oak, Arkansas (population 272), on the map in 1973 with their Number One remake of the old LaVern Baker hit Jim Dandy. But Mangrum, the son of a cotton farmer, claims despotic management and the claustrophobia of living together drove the other band members away. No one person, business, or organization is allowed to re-publish any of our original content anywhere on the web or in print without our permission. REO Speedwagon with special guest Kevin Cronin - Black Oak Arkansas? Black Oak Arkansas / Foghat Jul 23, 1974 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States As for Jim Dandy Mangrum the spandex tights are gone. With 1973's High on the Hog, Black Oak Arkansas tightened up their sound a bit and scored a hit single with their version of LaVern Baker's "Jim Dandy." . Just one of those perfectly named tunes. 4 Oct 1973 5 Oct 1973 6 Oct 1973 Mnchen, Circus Krone, "Rock meets Classic" (Gemini Suite) - GERMANY . Jerry Lee Lewis Black Oak Arkansas - The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) - February 8, 1974 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now In an era of limited media nobody seeing Black Oak for the first time could have guessed what they were in for. This video hails from the legendary California Jam concert of 1974. With his long blonde hair, slim build, tight as hell pants that defined his religion; Jim Dandy Mangrum set the mold for the persona of late 1970s rock stars like David Lee Roth and the eventual hair band movement of the 1980s. The great Black Oak Arkansas song Hot and Nasty, was originally released on their debut album in 1971. Date: Venue: City: . Jim Dandy Mangrum and Pat Dirty Daugherty. Venues; 1972. Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Psalm - Jackson County Expo (Medford, OR) - November 23, 1977 thumbnail For Sale - $14 Buy Now Tommy1966 Search Clear search text. Jim Dandy looked possessed, grinning widely and with eyes ablaze. Thus, in 1973, Black Oak released Raunch & Roll Live, which perfectly captured the band's onstage energy and sound. California Jam - Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas, The Eagles, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, Earth, Wind And Fire, Rare Earth & Seals And Crofts - Ontario Motor Speedway (Ontario, CA) - April 6, 1974 . Defining the sound of Black Oak Arkansas beyond Jim Dandy Mangrums legendary voice were a band of musicians that lit it up on a nightly basis. Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center in Salem, VA, USA, Aquarius Theater in West Hollywood, CA, USA, Wollman Skating Rink in New York, NY, USA, Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, VA, USA, Winterland Arena in San Francisco, CA, USA, Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, MN, USA, Portland Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR, USA, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, TN, USA, Melody Skateland in Indianapolis, IN, USA, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh in Plattsburgh, NY, USA. . The song also appeared as the sixth track on their Raunch n Roll Live album released in 1973. It was from this speck on the map that some high school buddies got together to form a rock group, The Knowbody Else. None found for listed artists. Coming in at No 8 on our Top 10 Black Oak Arkansas list is the great track "Jim Dandy.". Their story began in a tiny hamlet in the flatlands of Northeast Arkansas. Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Millionaire At Midnight - Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) - January 6, 1978 thumbnail For Sale - $12 Buy Now Upcoming Shows | Black Oak Arkansas with Foghat - Selland Arena (Fresno, CA) - December 29, 1975 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Black Oak Arkansas scheduled in 2023. Black Oak Arkansas signed with Atlantic Records in 1970 and released their debut album under their new name in 1971. Articles View Hits 5735079. Sardis Lake Music Festival - Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas, Judge Parker, Big Bang, Gary And The Grinders, Bounty Hunter - Sardis Lake Campground (Sardis Lake, MS) - July 3, 1993 On bass, the band featuredPat Dirty Daugherty. | There was nothing like catching a live Black Oak Arkansas show. + Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas, ELP, Eagles, Rare Earth, Earth, Wind & Fire . For those of a certain age, "Black Oak Arkansas" conjures up visions of a band, rather than a town. Lincoln Chase Twitter, Search | Arkansas Country: USA Years Active: 1970-present Style: Southern Rock Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. | JSchaef00 For that the members were charged with grand larceny and received a sentence, soon suspended, of 26 years in prison! Backstage Passes | He'll get another chance April 27 when the band plays the Moose Lodge in Godfrey. The group included most of the lineup that would later become famous as Black Oak Arkansas: guitarists Ricky Ricochet Reynolds, Stanley Goober Grin Knight and Harvey Burley Jett and bassist Pat Dirty Daugherty. Black Oak Arkansas - Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) - November 20, 1974 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now This was one of those great party songs that never actually became a popular party song. The Bob Seger System. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You let it slip right through your fingers, didnt ya? The local kids, though, pestered him for tales of the big time. Black Oak Arkansas with Tranquility - Cowtown Ballroom (Kansas City, MO) - December 15, 1972 Steve_Haynie Black Oak Arkansas - Indianapolis Convention Center (Indianapolis, IN) - December 18, 1974 Stanley Goober Grin Knight, a founding member of the band, succumbed to cancer in 2013. Find information on all of Black Oak Arkansass upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. This muddy bluesy and grungy rock is extremely fun to listen to, and almost reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd except way more southern and raw. Black Oak Arkansas with Spooky Tooth - Georgia Tech Coliseum (Atlanta, GA) - November 22, 1973 thumbnail For Sale - $20 Buy Now Make Offer So Joo in So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil, Norje Havsbad in Norje, Blekinge County, Sweden, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS, USA, Medina Entertainment Complex in Medina, MN, USA. When I started scooting across the stage with my scrub board, it was because I saw Chuck Berry do it with his guitar. . Show all. Donate | Setlists; Artists . MrJoshua 'California Jam I' - Huge festival show that saw an attendance of up to 250,000! Black Oak Arkansas with Molly Hatchet - T.H. Peach Tree Celebration - Three Dog Night, Faces And Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, Bloodrock, Poco, Savoy Brown, Goose Creek Symphony, Black Oak Arkansas, Tower Of Power, The Dillards, Bertha, Wishbone Ash, The Fabulous Rhinestones, Alice Cooper, Rory Gallagher, Black Oak Arkansas, It's A Beautiful Day, REO Speedwagon, The Raunch N Roll Festival - The Eagles, Black Oak Arkansas, Spooky Tooth, Backwater, Black Oak Arkansas with Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show, Black Oak Arkansas with Brownsville Station & Stories, Black Oak Arkansas with The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band, Black Oak Arkansas with Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show (back of ticket), California Jam - Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas, The Eagles, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, Earth, Wind And Fire, Rare Earth & Seals And Crofts, August Jam - The Allman Brothers Band, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, Black Oak Arkansas, Foghat, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils & Grinderswitch, Hawaii Summer Jam - War, Billy Preston, Brownsville Station, Black Oak Arkansas, The Souther Hillman Furay Band, Hawaii Summer Jam Coupon - War, Billy Preston, Brownsville Station, Black Oak Arkansas, The Souther Hillman Furay Band, Black Oak Arkansas with James Montgomery Band, Black Oak Arkansas with Jo Jo Gunne (back of ticket), Black Oak Arkansas, Todd Rungren And Utopia, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ruby Starr And Grey Ghost, Black Oak Arkansas, Foghat & Montrose (back of stub), Black Oak Arkansas Featuring Jim Dandy, Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost, Electric Light Orchestra, Leo Sayer, Black Oak Arkansas, Summer Jam - Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East, The Climax Blues Band, The Little River Band, The Atlanta Rhythm Section with Black Oak Arkansas & Tony Joe White, Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Ram Jam (ad), Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Ram Jam, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas & Lake, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas & Cheap Trick, Blue Oyster Cult with Black Oak Arkansas & Millionaire At Midnight, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheap Trick (8/1/77 written on stub), Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Psalm, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, The Motors, Black Oak Arkansas with Brownsville Station, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak Arkansas, Millionaire At Midnight, Blue Oyster Cult with Black Oak Arkansas & Gibralter, REO Speedwagon with Black Oak Arkansas & No Dice, REO Speedwagon with Black Oak Arkansas & No Dice (back of ticket), Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Mother's Finest, Black Oak Arkansas (unconfirmed), Summer Jam I - Van Halen, U.K., Black Oak Arkansas, Missouri, Rick Derringer & Kansas, Black Oak Arkansas with Alvin Lee & Ten Years After, Tampa Jam 1 - Atlanta Rythym Section, Seals And Crofts, Black Oak Arkansas, Alvin Lee and Ten Years After, Joe Cocker, Wet Wille, The Cooper Brothers, Black Oak Arkansas or Blackfoot with Legs Diamond, St. Pat's Jam - The Gregg Allman Band, The Guess Who, Jim Dandy, Crusin', Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas with Medieval Steel, Sardis Lake Music Festival - Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas, Judge Parker, Big Bang, Gary And The Grinders, Bounty Hunter, Look for Black Oak Arkansas tickets for sale. 1973 (49) 1972 (42) 1971 (48) 1970 (31) Tours. Modest frame homes on the back streets are tidy, the abode of those working on surrounding farms and nearby industry. In 1971 a sound came roaring out of rural Arkansas, of all places, that featured soaring guitars, flashy drum and bass work and, above all, howling, roaring, guttural vocals. Black Oak Arkansas 1974 album Street Party featured one of their all time big hits Hey Yall. The album served as the follow-up to the bands most successful album of their career High On The Hog. The Arkansas Jam - Black Oak Arkansas - T.H. Black Oak Arkansas with Brownsville Station & Stories - Mobile Municipal Auditorium (Mobile, AL) - December 27, 1973 Updated Black Oak Arkansas Greg Snyder has been following Black Oak Arkansas ever since he first saw them in concert 37 years ago. Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Mother's Finest, Black Oak Arkansas (unconfirmed) - Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, NC) - July 5, 1978 Joecephus and The George Jonestown Massacre Blue Oyster Cult with Black Oak Arkansas - Omaha Auditorium Arena (Omaha, NE) - October 26, 1977 The bands twin lead guitar sound echoed the styles of The Allman Brothers Band and Thin Lizzy. Black Oak Arkansas - Municipal Auditorium (San Antonio, TX) - June 16, 1973 Autographs | Subsequent mid-70s albums failed to perform. In 1983 he resettled in Black Oak with his third wife, Nancy, and his three children. We are blessed to have him here to continue to entertain us. setlist.fm Add Setlist. All photos used are either public domain creative commons photos or licensed officially from Shutterstock under license with ClassicRockHistory.com. Adapted from the forthcoming "Sittin' On A Mountaintop: The Rise and Fall of Black Oak Arkansas" Summer 1979. Black Oak Arkansas by Years. Site Search | Flyers/Setlists | David Lee Roth used to say there was a little Van Halen in everybody. For a 70-minute performance, the band was paid $4,500, plus "60 percent gross box office receipts after eleven. BOAFan Humble Pie with Black Oak Arkansas - Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) - May 29, 1973 Had their hair been cut the band could easily have passed as Confederate soldiers after hard campaigning. Paul McCartney Summer Jam - Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East, The Climax Blues Band, The Little River Band - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 26, 1977 Foghat with Black Oak Arkansas - Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA) - October 10, 1975 The resulting album, Back Thar N Over Yonder, is a solid effort and has received support from the bands loyal core of fans. Summer Jam - Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East, The Climax Blues Band, The Little River Band - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 26, 1977 thumbnail For Sale - $16 Buy Now None found for listed artists. Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Ram Jam - Pittsburgh Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) - September 30, 1977 Join Songkick Robin Trower, Black Oak Arkansas, Ram Jam (ad) - Pittsburgh Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) - September 30, 1977 MistBate1965 Search Year . Black Oak Arkansas - The Civic Center (Charleston, WV) - October 5, 1975 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Esc4p3 Humble Pie Apr 21, 1972 - Apr 22, 1972 San Francisco, California, United States It was the live albums opening track that simply defined how special the song was. St. Pat's Jam - The Gregg Allman Band, The Guess Who, Jim Dandy, Crusin' - Sandy Creek Entertainment Park (Montgomery, AL) - March 19, 1983 Outdoors In The Country. Twitter, Search | From 1977 on, the band went through many personnel changes which actually is quite an understatement. Visits since 1996. Black Oak Arkansas, Foghat, Kansas - Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - August 17, 1974 Mountain with Mylon & Black Oak Arkansas - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ) - December 30, 1971 Humble Pie with Black Oak Arkansas - Aquarius Theatre (Boston, MA) - March 16, 1972 Black Oak Arkansas with The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band - Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN) - February 2, 1974 thumbnail For Sale - $16 Buy Now I could sit right down now and be old Pops Dandy if I wanted to., Instead, Mangrum, with original BOA guitarist Rick Reynolds, has formed a new version of the band and released The Black Attack Is Back. Black Oak Arkansas with White Eyes - Cowtown Ballroom (Kansas City, MO) - June 9, 1972 rocker129 Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. Black Oak Arkansas with Foghat - Utica Memorial Auditorium (Utica, NY) - October 1, 1975 Alice Cooper, Black Oak Arkansas, Black Sabbath - Manhattan College - Gaelic Park (Bronx, NY) - July 28, 1971 The band is actually named after the little southern town that they hail from and they are sure to put on a good show to represent where they come from. By 1974 the band was headlining stadium concerts across America and even appeared on the legendary California Jam rock festival that drew more than 250,000 people and featured Deep Purple, The Eagles, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Earth Wind and Fire as well as Black Oak Arkansas. Gentle Giant, Black Oak Arkansas (HL - replaced Sabbath when they cancelled) CANCELLED: Aug 26 1972: Louisville: Louisville Gardens? Do yourself a favor and check B.O.A. Contractually, Aldridge had played with Black Oak long enough to become an equal partner in the bands finances, which were substantial, complex and sophisticated. Hot Rod, was released on theRaunch N Roll Live album. 1973 Paramount Northwest Theater: Seattle . It was a record that defined what made Black Oak Arkansas such an important band in defining the raw sound of early 1970s American classic rock and the shift away from the British Invasion sound of the 1960s. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, IA, USA, Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum in Florence, AL, USA, Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN, USA, Alexander's Sunset Inn in Browns Mills, NJ, USA, Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, TN, USA, Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX, USA, Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN, USA, West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, FL, USA, Jim Norick Arena in Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
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