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Album, "Black Oak Arkansas" - Black Oak Arkansas
Object number1995.007.02ab
Date1971
MediumPaper, Ink, Vinyl
Dimensions12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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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.
A self-titled Black Oak Arkansas album. The album cover features a photograph of the band around an old truck surrounded by a border of road maps. The back cover features arched photographs of the members of the band placed upon a white colored Arkansas state map as well as song lists. The album was produced by ATCO Records and Atlantic Recording Corporation in 1971.
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