Record, Gold - Black Oak Arkansas, "Raunch 'N Roll"
Object number2010.038.18
Mediummetal, glass
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionGold record given to Butch Stone to commemorate selling 500,000 units of the album, "Raunch "N Roll" by the band, Black Oak Arkansas. Gold frame.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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