Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone

 
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Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone
Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone
Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone
Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone

Photograph, Black Oak Arkansas, MCA, Butch Stone

Object number2010.038.39
Mediumpaper, wood, glass, metal
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionFramed black and white photograph of the band, Black Oak Arkansas and Butch Stone signing a record deal with MCA Records.

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.
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