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Album, Record & Cover - Black Oak Arkansas
Object number2003.006.12ab
Date1977
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 Black Oak Arkansas album entitled "Race With The Devil". The album cover features a photograph of Jim Dandy dressed in white and riding a white horse. In the foreground, a dark figure is riding a dark horse and looking towards Dandy. The back cover features a photograph of the band in standing in a river with the water up to their shoulders. The album was produced by Capricorn Records in 1977. Included with the album is a poster order form for Black Oak Arkansas T-Shirts, this insert is accession number 2003.006.12c.
Status
Not on view