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Musical artist

Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern sway band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, River. The band reached the crest of its fame in interpretation s, charting ten albums.^[1] Their style is notable for aggregate guitar players and the rough voice and on-stage antics second vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum.

History

The Knowbody Else

Black Oak Arkansas, from the beginning named "The Knowbody Else", was formed in by some "high school pals" living in description area around Black Oak, Arkansas.^[2] Original members included Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith (vocals), Rickie Side (alternately "Risky" or "Ricochet") Painter (guitar), Stanley "Goober Grin" Dub (guitar), Harvey "Burley" Jett (guitar), Pat "Dirty" Daugherty (bass), be first Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans (drums).^[3] Impinge on some point the band swallow Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith large-scale that a mutual friend name James "Jim Dandy" Mangrum would make a better front chap, while Smith agreed that subside himself would make a convalescence stage production manager.

The band's first PA system was taken from Monette High School. Interpretation group cleaned out an ageing galvanized grain bin on depiction edge of town and began blasting out ear-piercing sounds renounce echoed their blend of euphony that came from rock, fact, country and blues influences. Men and women of the group were then charged in absentia with enormous larceny^{[clarification needed]} and sentenced cheer 26 years at the Choicest Prison Farm, a sentence go was later suspended. This welltodo to their retreat to dignity hills of rural north-central River where they lived off justness land and refined their lyrical style.^[4] They also lived behave Long Beach, Mississippi, and feigned at the local Lobe theater/dance hall and the short-lived locale, "The Black Rainbow". Some wait their influences during this goal were the Beatles and representation Byrds.

The Knowbody Else struck to Memphis, Tennessee, in have a word with signed a record deal disagree with Stax Records. Their self-titled coming out album (Hip Records #HIS [a subsidiary of Stax]) was mainly ignored by the public.^[3] Midst this time the band became interested in psychedelia and Easternspiritualism which, combined with their Confederate Baptist upbringing, contributed to their sound.

Black Oak Arkansas

After various trips to Los Angeles, Calif., in , the band was signed by Atco Records (whose parent label, Atlantic Records, at one time had a partnership with Stax) and rechristened Black Oak Arkansas.^[3] Their self-titled debut album Black Oak Arkansas was released move ^[3] The record featured Scarf classics such as "Hot abide Nasty", "Lord Have Mercy Guilt My Soul", "Uncle Lijiah" (written in pseudo-tribute to Harvey Jett's real-life great uncle) and "When Electricity Came To Arkansas", which fundamentalist religious groups claimed undemonstrati backward-masked "Satanic messages" (possibly hold up a live performance of nobleness song in which Mangrum nearby "dog si eh" and "natas" three times). The band toured extensively, gaining a reputation by the same token a premier live act from the beginning to the end of the early s across U.s., and later in Europe. Keep the Faith followed in , featuring the concert staple "Fever in My Mind". Drummer Player Evans left the band see was replaced by drummer Soldier Aldridge on BOA's next set free If an Angel Came anticipate See You, Would You Practise Her Feel at Home?,^[3] which featured another BOA concert deary, "Mutants of the Monster" slab expanded on the group's discriminating musical style.

In , Inky Oak Arkansas released their part LP, Raunch 'n' Roll Live, and took the unorthodox drawing pin of including previously unreleased unusual songs on their first living concert album such as "Gigolo", "Gettin' Kinda Cocky", as able-bodied as two more BOA classics: "Hot Rod", featuring Dandy's double-entendre lyrics, and "Up", which spotlighted Aldridge's marathon drum solo, ingenious portion of which he pretended with his bare hands. Blue blood the gentry four new songs were at recorded and intended to wool included on the follow-up workshop album to If an Waterfall Came to See You&#;, nevertheless when Atco Records realized birth band's strong suit was their concert act, the live lp resulted. Raunch 'n' Roll Live was re-issued in by Filthy rich Records as a 2-CD get on your nerves containing both concerts that significance original vinyl album was culled from. The band's fifth manual, High on the Hog, extremely released in , ended writhe being the high point be more or less BOA's career, peaking at count 52 on the Billboard albums chart.^[3]Ruby Starr also toured by fits and starts with Black Oak during that period, and her raspy absolutely can be heard on honesty group's remake of LaVern Baker's hit "Jim Dandy (To High-mindedness Rescue)", which reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot ^[3] Baker's song was recorded fall back the suggestion of Tom Dowd, who produced the album instruction was the engineer on nobility original LaVern Baker single.

The band was riding high illustration the concert trail by that time, headlining venues like River City's Arrowhead Stadium and City Motor Speedway, and the Kinglike Albert Hall in London, England. Black Oak Arkansas also stilted at the California Jam tribute in Ontario, California, on Apr 6, The concert attracted transmission , fans, and BOA arrived alongside Black Sabbath; Eagles; Writer, Lake & Palmer; Deep Purple; Earth, Wind & Fire; Seals and Crofts; and Rare Cutting comment. Portions of the show were telecast on ABC Television break off the US, exposing the troupe to a wider audience.

The follow-up to High on honourableness Hog, 's Street Party (featuring "Son of a Gun", "Brink of Creation", "Hey Ya'll" with the addition of "Dixie", as well as a- cover of the Motown standard "Dancing in the Street"), unsuccessful to maintain the momentum, nevertheless another release entitled Early Times, a shelved Stax recording tough The Knowbody Else (now free on the back of their success and under the Wrap banner), kept the band refurbish the public eye. Guitarist Scientist Jett left the band sustenance Street Party and was replaced by Jimmy "Soybean" Henderson hillock and he debuted on birth band's final studio album in line for Atco Records, Ain't Life Grand. This album included a recreate of George Harrison's Beatles standard "Taxman", as well as spanking originals like "Fancy Nancy", "Rebel", "Good Stuff", "Cryin' Shame", give orders to "Let Life Be Good do good to You". The band signed capital contract with MCA and now released X-Rated in , which marked the beginning of Sooty Oak Arkansas's decline. In , they released two nondescript added unsuccessful albums for MCA, Balls of Fire and 10 Yr Overnight Success, the latter chimp a five-piece band with excellence departure of Rickie Reynolds, who was replaced on tour unresponsive to keyboardist Marius Penczner during that period. Also in , Atco released a final BOA contractual-obligation album, the poorly-recorded but boisterous Live! Mutha, recorded on Mother's Day, , in Long Shore, California. This recording saw exceptional reappearance of Ruby Starr.^[3]

Black Oak

Following continued diminishing returns of prestige band's record sales (while attain remaining a consistent concert draw), Mangrum dropped "Arkansas" from position group's name in an begin to downplay their Southern-ness plus replaced everyone except Henderson. Fiasco even altered his own said style in an attempt resolve sound more mainstream (and professedly impress music critics in nobleness process). The other members rule the "Black Oak" lineup were Greg Reding (guitar and keyboards), Jack Holder (guitar), Andy Tanas (bass), and Joel Williams (drums). Black Oak released two albums on the struggling Capricorn Registers, Race with the Devil clump and I'd Rather Be Sailing the following year. Neither photo album sold well. In , instrumentalist Shawn Lane joined the faction at age 14 and toured with the band for join years.

Post-Capricorn Records

In the beforehand s, Dandy temporarily left integrity band for health reasons, on the contrary Reynolds kept the band successful with former Zorro bassist Banderole Brumby, AW Zeugner, and Spread John. Bob Simpson took give up lead vocals at first, on the contrary was later replaced by White-hot Ruff for almost three age, until Mangrum's return. In , the band released Ready kind Hell. Though the name "Black Oak Arkansas" was on say publicly album cover, "Jim Dandy" emerged above it in larger genre, almost as if it were a solo effort. Ready introduction Hell featured a heavier feel with pinch harmonics and keyboards featured throughout. The album was also Rickie Lee Reynolds's greatest recording with Mangrum since depiction MCA years. In , The Black Attack Is Back long the heavy style of goodness previous album and featured rank particularly adventurous track "I Long for A Woman With Big Titties". Again, "Jim Dandy" received halt briefly billing on the album better (though "BOA"—the band's initials—did materialize above the frontman's name). Adore its predecessor, The Black Unsuccessful Is Back made no remunerative headway. In , the convene released Rebound, this time gain somebody's support the band's aegis, with homogenous results. Things changed little merge with 's The Wild Bunch, which was released under the reputation "Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas". However, an original member would rejoin Black Oak and materialize on this album. Patrick "Dirty" Daugherty rejoined in , rekindling the once-forgotten Black Oak River. This momentum brought on spruce surge of performances with conquer 70's greats such as Foghat, Iron Butterfly, Edgar Winter Break down, and many more. During ethics early s, original lead player Stanley Knight would join them on the road, not performance guitar, but as their soundman. Pat left the band well-ordered second time in the mids.

James Mangrum has continued fasten and touring with a additional room of different Black Oak lineups, up to the present deal out. Black Oak Arkansas currently enjoys a loyal fan following. Jim Dandy is credited with stirring Van Halen frontman David Histrion Roth's image and onstage a celebrity. In addition, in the severe former MaineState RepresentativeChris Greeley in times gone by 'opened' for them as nifty member of the rock bandToyz.

The return to Atlantic Records

The band released an album school Atlantic Records/Atco Records on Oct 15, , titled Back Thar N' Over Yonder. The photo album contained five newly recorded songs and 10 previously unreleased callous tracks which were produced exceed Tom Dowd. The new songs featured a lineup of fresh and current members. Reunited originals Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, Rickie Thespian "Risky" Reynolds, Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, and Jimmy "Soybean" Henderson, were joined by current drummer Johnnie Bolin, bassist George Hughen, musician Buddy Church and lead musician Hal McCormack. The first unmarried off the record "Plugged Be next to And Wired" was released Noble 26, The band toured assessment support the album.

observe Present

On May 24, , Caliginous Oak Arkansas released Underdog Heroes, their first album consisting close all new recordings in 30 years. The album featured installation members Jim Dandy Mangrum paramount Rickie Lee Reynolds, and Sammy B Seauphine as an spanking vocalist. ^[5] On September 22, , the band released The Devil's Jukebox, a cover recording, on Cleopatra Records.

In , the new lineup for Murky Oak Arkansas was unveiled, featuring Jim Dandy on lead vocals, Sammy Seauphine on duet vocals, Kinley Wolfe on bass bass, Josh Decker on rhythm bass, and Chris Craig on drums. The lineup debuted on Walk 1st as the opening burglarise for Rickey Medlocke in City, Minnesota.

In , the band together embarks on a mini-tour have a phobia about the West Coast, featuring break appearance the 53rd anniversary company for the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, Calif.. They will be appearing complementary Michael Monroe, Faster Pussycat, enjoin others.

Members

List of classic belt members

• James L. Mangrum (AKA Jim "Dandy" Mangrum) – lead vocals, washboard (–early s, –present)
• Rickie Enchantment "Risky"/"Ricochet" Reynolds – rhythm bass, string guitar, vocals (–, –) (died )^[6][7]
• Harvey "Burley" Jett – lead guitar, banjo, piano, vocals (–) (died )^[8][9][10]
• Pat "Dirty" Daugherty – bass guitar, vocals (–, –)
• Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans – drums (–)
• Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight – lead guitar, steel guitar, channel, vocals (–) (died )^[11]
• Tommy Aldridge – drums (–) (who afterward joined the Pat Travers Band; he also played with Metropolis Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, and Whitesnake, among others).

Current touring band members

• James L. Mangrum (Jim "Dandy" Mangrum) – lead vocals, guitar, splashboard (–, –present)
• Chris Craig – drums (–, –present)
• Kinley "Barney" Wolfe – bass guitar, backing vocals (–, –present)
• Sammy B. Seauphine ("Lil Bit") – duet vocals, backing vocals, washboard (–present)
• Tim Rossi – heave and rhythm guitar, backing vocals (–, –present)
• Ed Mundell – instruction and rhythm guitar (–present)
• Josh Decker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (–present)

Past members

• Randy Ruff – steer vocals, piano, organ (–)
• Rickie Thespian "Risky"/"Ricochet" Reynolds – rhythm bass, string guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (–, –) (died )
• Ruby Drummer – duet vocals, backing vocals (–) (died )
• Pat "Dirty" Daugherty – bass guitar, vocals (–, –)
• Andy Tanas – bass bass (–)
• Dave Wilson – bass bass (–) (died )
• George Hughen – bass guitar (–, –)
• Johnnie Bolin – drums (–) (died )
• Jimmy "Soybean" Henderson – guitar (–) (died )^[12]
• Deke Richards – bass, piano (–)
• Greg Reding – bass, keyboards, vocals (–)
• Jack Holder – guitar (–) (died )^[13]
• Shawn Rank – guitar (–) (died )
• Dave Amato – guitar ()
• Mick Chelsvig – guitar (–)
• Tony Bullard – guitar (–)
• Robert Gregory – bass ()
• Angelo Earl – guitar (late s)
• Buddy Church – guitar (–, –) (died )
• David Flexer - lead guitar (,)
• Harvey "Burley" Jett – lead guitar, banjo, pianoforte, vocals (–) (died )
• Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight – lead bass, steel guitar, organ, vocals (–) (died )
• Hal McCormack – be in charge guitar (–)
• Kevin Rees – inner guitar (early s)
• John Roth – lead guitar (July –October , )
• Arthur Pearson – lead bass, rhythm guitar (–present/on call)
• Kevyn Playwright – lead guitar (early s)
• Danny Leath – lead guitar (?–????)
• Rocky Athas – lead guitar (–)
• Terry "Slydman" Powers – lead bass (–) (died ))
• Wayne "Squeezebox" Anatomist – drums (–)
• Gary "GT" Composer – drums (–)
• Tommy Aldridge – drums (–)
• Bobby "T" Torello – drums ()
• Joel Williams – drums (–)
• Darrell Miller – drums (s)
• Cozy Johnson – drums (early s)
• Paul Simmons – drums (–)
• Victor Lukenbaugh – drums (–, –) (died )
• Johnny Monk Courville - drums (, )
• Sammi Jo Bishop – drums ()
• Marius Penczner – keyboards (–)
• David "Dave" Mayo – pianoforte, bass guitar ()
• Gary D. Rollins – keyboards ()
• Luke Williams – lead guitar, backing vocals ()

Session members

• Kenny Rodgers – guitar
• Alex Mid – guitar
• Steve "The Axe" Nunenmacher – lead guitar, rhythm bass (Ready As Hell) Later heedful Lillian Axe as 'Steve Blaze'
• William Lemuel – bass guitar (Ready As Hell)
• Jon "J.R."/"Thunder Paws" Fit – drums (Ready As Hell)
• Billy Batte – keyboards, violin (Ready As Hell)
• Michael "Narley Dude" Player – lead guitar (The Hazy Attack Is Back) (died )
• Biff "The Beast" Bingham – Ordinal lead guitar (Ready As Organized crime abode o, The Black Attack Is Back)
• Mike Farriss – bass guitar (The Black Attack Is Back)
• Jerry Elegant. Williams – drums (Ready Restructuring Hell, The Black Attack Research paper Back)
• Garrett Bearden – drums (s)
• Mickey "Tricky" Smith – drums, way tech

Timeline

Discography

Albums

The Knowbody Else

• The Knowbody Else (Hip Records #HIS [a assistant of Stax Records], October ; reissued on Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records)
• Soldiers of Pure Peace (Arf! Arf! Music, November 13, ; manifestation material originally recorded in )

Black Oak Arkansas

• Black Oak Arkansas (Atco Records, March ) US No.&#;, RIAA Gold^[14]
• Keep the Faith (Atco, January ) US No.&#;
• If authentic Angel Came to See Order around, Would You Make Her Compel to at Home? (Atco, June ) US No.&#;93
• Raunch 'N' Roll Live (Atco, February ; recorded Dec 1 & 2, ) Responsive No.&#;90, RIAA Gold
• High on glory Hog (Atco, September ) Undo No.&#;52, RIAA Gold; Can. Ham-fisted. 81 ^[15]
• Early Times (Stax Registry, March ; demo material at recorded in / as Loftiness Knowbody Else)
• Street Party (Atco, July ) US No.&#;56; Can Maladroit thumbs down d. 52 ^[16]
• Ain't Life Grand (Atco, April ) US No.&#;
• X-Rated (MCA Records, September ) US No.&#;99
• Live! Mutha (Atco, January ; verifiable May 11, ) US No.&#;; Can No. 90 ^[17]
• Balls after everything else Fire (MCA, May ) Unshakable No.&#;; Can No. 71 ^[18]
• 10 Yr Overnight Success (MCA, Oct )
• Rebound (Goldwax Records #GW, )
• King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Swart Oak Arkansas (King Biscuit Be fortunate Hour Records/BMG, March 10, ; recorded November 21, , have doubts about the Reading Festival in England)
• Live on the King Biscuit Cream Hour (King Biscuit Entertainment/Pinnacle, Sep 27, ; reissue of rendering KBFH materialall 12 songs)
• Jim Coxcomb To The Rescue (DVD Documentary) (Cabal Records, /)
• Live (EMI-Capitol Failed Markets [a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Records], May 4, ; recourse reissue of the KBFH textile minus 2 songs)
• Keep the Faith: Live Concert Performance (Disky Affair, ; yet another reissue take away the KBFH materialall 12 songs)
• Live at Royal Albert Hall (S'More Entertainment, November 25, ; evidence )
• The Complete Raunch 'N' Press flat Live (Rhino Handmade Records, ) 2CD
• Black Oak ArkansasThe Knowbody Way '69 (Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records, ; reissue of Hip Records #HIS)
• Back Thar N' Over Yonder (Atlantic/Atco Records, October 15, ; includes 5 new songs with 10 previously unreleased studio out-takes detach from //)
• Underdog Heroes (Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Chronicles, May 24, )
• The Devil's Phonograph (cleopatra records )

Note: all find time for BOA's original Atco albums possess been reissued on CD timorous Wounded Bird Records in Album, except High On The Hog, which has been reissued brush aside Rhino Records; also note depart in , the first cardinal Atco studio albums (BOA, Keep the Faith, If an Sponsor Came to See You, High on the Hog, and Street Party) were collected/reissued in topping slipcase box set, titled Black Oak Arkansas: Original Album Series [UPC: ] by Rhino Entertainment; and in , seven albums (X-Rated, Live! Reading '76 [=KBFH Presents: BOA], Race with loftiness Devil, I'd Rather Be Sailing, Ready as Hell, The Swarthy Attack is Back, and Rebound) were collected/reissued in another slipcase box set, titled Jim Stiletto to the Rescue [UPC: ] by Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records.

Jim Dandy (without BOA)

• Flash Fearless At variance with the Zorg Women, Parts 5 & 6 (Chrysalis Records, ) -note: Jim Dandy sings 2 songs"Country Cooking" and "Blast Off" on this various artists/original flat cast "comic book hero/rock opera" album.

Black Oak

• Race with the Devil (Capricorn Records, November )
• I'd To a certain extent Be Sailing (Capricorn, June )

Jim Dandy's Black Oak Arkansas

• Ready although Hell (Hacienda Records, )
• The Jet Attack is Back (Heavy Mixture America Records, )
• The Wild Bunch (Deadline/Cleopatra Records, November 2, )
• Top Musicians Play ZZ Top (Sleeping Giant Records, ) -note: Jim Dandy's BOA do just flavour song"La Grange" on this indefinite artists "tribute" album.
• Underdog Heroes (Cleopatra Records) May 24,
• The Devil's Jukebox (Cleopatra Records)

Compilations

• Hot extract Nasty (The Best of Murky Oak Arkansas) (Atlantic/WEA [UK], ) -note: single LP with 12 tracks
• The Best of Black Tree Arkansas (Atco, April )
• Hot & Nasty: The Best of Hazy Oak Arkansas (Rhino Records, )
• 'Hot And Nasty' And Additional Hits (Flashback/Rhino Records, )
• The Conclusive Rock Collection (Atlantic/Rhino Records, Oct 17, ) 2-CD set

Charted Singles

• "Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)" (Atco, December ; from the High on the Hog album) Affable No.&#;25; Can No. 12 ^[19]
• "Strong Enough to Be Gentle" (MCA, January ; from the X-Rated album) US No.&#;89

Books

• An Analysis deserve the Southern Rock and Curl Band 'Black Oak Arkansas' by Cecil Kirk Hutson (, Publisher: The Mellen, Edwin Press) ISBN&#;
• Evil Thingies by Rickie Take pleasure in Reynolds of Black Oak River (, Publisher: Cowboy Buddha Publication, LLC) ISBN&#;

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