Kit, Press - Black Oak Arkansas

 
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Kit, Press - Black Oak Arkansas
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Kit, Press - Black Oak Arkansas

Object number2003.006.19a-d
Date1988
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionFour page press kit titled "Black Oak Arkansas 1899 North American Tour". Large black and white photo copy of Jim Dandy Mangrum and smaller photo of Rickie Lee Reynolds.
    Page 2 states that it is part of the contract and the items included in rider state hotel, food and drink requirements. At bottom of document there are two names that are whited out and hand written are the names Johnny Bolan durms and Narley Dude guitar.
    Page 3 is a cut and paste photo copy of Rolling Stones headline issue September 11, 1986. Top photo is of Jim Dandy today (1986) standing by Black Oak, Arkansas population sign stating Population 272. Below is photo of band in 1976 and article on band and noting its HIT: Jim Dandy.
    Page 4 is a black and white photo copy of band members and names. In bottom corner of photo copy is STI, Southern Talent International.

    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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