Album, Record - Black Oak Arkansas "High on the Hog"
Object number2010.009.01
Date1973
Mediumvinyl, paper, ink
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band’s hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The original band members included Ronnie “Chicky Hawk” Smith, Rickie Lee “Ricochet” Reynolds, Stanley “Goober Grin” Knight, Harvey “Burley” Jett, Pat “Dirty” Daughtery, and Wayne “Squeezebox” Evans, with James “Jim Dandy” Mangrum being added later. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s with ten chart topping albums released in that decade. Their albums include Black Oak Arkansas, Keep the Faith, If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home, and High on the Hog.
The cover is water colored pen and ink sketch of the Black Oak Arkansas band members riding on the back of a sow with piglets stamped "High On The Hog". Songs are listed on back of album cover. Album cover opens to photos of band members with a black and white sketch of a kicking hog. 33 RPM LP has a yellow ATCO label and is numbered SD 7035.
Status
On view