Black Oak Arkansas

Black Oak Arkansas
Jim "Dandy" Mangrum in 1973
Background information
Also known as	The Knowbody Else (1963–1970) Black Oak (1977-c.1984)
Origin	Black Oak, Arkansas, United States
Genres	Southern rock, country rock, boogie rock, hard rock
Years active	1963 (1963)–present
Labels	Cleopatra Records
Website	blackoakarkansas.net

Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band became popular in the 1970s.

Albums

• Black Oak Arkansas (Atco Records, March, 1971) US No. 127, RIAA Gold
• Keep the Faith (Atco, January, 1972) US No. 103
• If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home? (Atco, June, 1972) US No. 93
• Raunch 'N' Roll Live (Atco, February, 1973; recorded December 1 & 2, 1972) US No. 90, RIAA Gold
• High on the Hog (Atco, September, 1973) US No. 52, RIAA Gold
• Early Times (Stax Records, March, 1974; demo material originally recorded in 1968/1969 as The Knowbody Else)
• Street Party (Atco, July, 1974) US No. 56
• Ain't Life Grand (Atco, April, 1975) US No. 145
• X-Rated (MCA Records, September, 1975) US No. 99
• Live! Mutha (Atco, January, 1976; recorded May 11, 1975) US No. 194
• Balls of Fire (MCA, May, 1976) US No. 173
• 10 Yr Overnight Success (MCA, October, 1976)
• Rebound (Goldwax Records #GW-5003, 1991)
• King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Black Oak Arkansas (King Biscuit Flower Hour Records/BMG, March 10, 1998; recorded November 21, 1976)
• Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour (King Biscuit Entertainment/Pinnacle, September 27, 1999; reissue of the KBFH material...all 12 songs)
• Live (EMI-Capitol Special Markets [a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Records], May 4, 2000; another reissue of the KBFH material minus 2 songs)
• Keep the Faith: Live Concert Performance (Disky Communications, 2001; yet another reissue of the KBFH material...all 12 songs)
• Live at Royal Albert Hall (S'More Entertainment, November 25, 2005; recorded 1975)
• The Complete Raunch 'N' Roll Live (Rhino Handmade Records, 2007) 2CD
• Black Oak Arkansas...The Knowbody Else '69 (Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records, 2008; reissue of Hip Records #HIS-7003)
• Back Thar N' Over Yonder (Atlantic/Atco Records, October 15, 2013; includes 5 new songs with 10 previously unreleased studio out-takes from 1972/1973/1974)
• Underdog Heroes (Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records, May 24, 2019)

References

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