Size: 178.2 MB
Time: 76:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Blues Country Rock / Sthn' Rock
Art: Front
1. Plugged In and Wired (2013 Reunion) [4:14]
2. Sweet Delta Water (2013 Reunion) [4:08]
3. 15 Million Light Years Away (2013 Reunion) [6:26]
4. I Ain't Poor (2013 Reunion) [4:12]
5. I Shall Be Released (2013 Reunion) [4:59]
6. Gigilo (1972 Studio Recording) [3:02]
7. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [1972 Studio Recording] [3:15]
8. Hot Rod (1972 Studio Recording) [3:09]
9. The Snake (1974 Studio Recording) [2:34]
10. Legal I.D. (1974 Studio Recording) [3:25]
11. Jim Dandy (1973 Remastered Studio Vocal) [2:45]
12. Dance To the Music (1973 Studio Recording) [2:20]
13. Evil Lady (1972 Studio Vesion) [2:40]
14. Summer Swing (1973 Studio Version) [2:55]
15. UP, UP, UP (1972 Studio Version) [6:25]
16. G Wiz (2013 Instrumental) [5:26]
17. Gettin Kinda Cocky (1972 Studio Version) [2:41]
18. Arby's [I Want a Woman with] Big Titties (1974 Studio Version) [8:12]
19. Keep the Faith (1971 Demo) [3:49]
Southern rock veterans Black Oak Arkansas never quite achieved the level of success enjoyed by contemporaries like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers, but have remained a cult band thanks to their raw, primitive energy and the testosterone-fueled antics of lead vocalist/showman James "Big Jim Dandy" Mangrum. Named for Mangrum's hometown, Black Oak Arkansas eventually built up a solid following through incessant touring and enjoyed a run of ten charting albums between 1971 and 1976. The band also found itself with a Top 30 single in their raunchy cover of a LaVern Baker R&B hit called "Jim Dandy to the Rescue," which became Mangrum's signature song. When album sales dried up, Mangrum re-formed the band with more musically skilled veteran players and continued to tour, although the group's glory days were past.
Black Oak Arkansas dates back to the mid-'60s, when a group of young, long-haired misfits headed by Jim Mangrum, unable to find work, turned to rock & roll. However, the group was unable to purchase equipment and ended up being arrested for grand larceny after stealing items from the local school in order to get money. They were nearly run out of town and went to live in the nearby hills, locating and borrowing equipment where they could. The band moved to New Orleans in 1969 and called itself Knowbody Else, with a lineup of vocalist Mangrum; guitarists Ricky "Ricochet" Reynolds, Stanley "Goober" Knight, and Harvey "Burley" Jett; bassist Pat Daugherty; and drummer Wayne Evans. Knowbody Else recorded a self-titled album for Stax, which went nowhere; rethinking their approach, the band became interested in psychedelia and Eastern spirituality, which they filtered through their Southern Baptist upbringing. Changing their name to Black Oak Arkansas, the band secured a deal with Atlantic after several trips to Los Angeles and released its self-titled debut in 1971. While it wasn't a hit, the band toured extensively, building a reputation as a raw, incendiary live act that made up for occasional musical deficiencies with energy and the explicit sexuality of Mangrum, who flaunted his body at every opportunity and became known for such antics as miming sex with the washboard he used for musical accompaniment.
Black Oak Arkansas dates back to the mid-'60s, when a group of young, long-haired misfits headed by Jim Mangrum, unable to find work, turned to rock & roll. However, the group was unable to purchase equipment and ended up being arrested for grand larceny after stealing items from the local school in order to get money. They were nearly run out of town and went to live in the nearby hills, locating and borrowing equipment where they could. The band moved to New Orleans in 1969 and called itself Knowbody Else, with a lineup of vocalist Mangrum; guitarists Ricky "Ricochet" Reynolds, Stanley "Goober" Knight, and Harvey "Burley" Jett; bassist Pat Daugherty; and drummer Wayne Evans. Knowbody Else recorded a self-titled album for Stax, which went nowhere; rethinking their approach, the band became interested in psychedelia and Eastern spirituality, which they filtered through their Southern Baptist upbringing. Changing their name to Black Oak Arkansas, the band secured a deal with Atlantic after several trips to Los Angeles and released its self-titled debut in 1971. While it wasn't a hit, the band toured extensively, building a reputation as a raw, incendiary live act that made up for occasional musical deficiencies with energy and the explicit sexuality of Mangrum, who flaunted his body at every opportunity and became known for such antics as miming sex with the washboard he used for musical accompaniment.
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