Black Oak Arkansas

Black Oak Arkansas
Jim "Dandy" Mangrum in 1973
Jim "Dandy" Mangrum in 1973
Background information
Also known asThe Knowbody Else (1963–1970)
Black Oak (1977-c.1984)
OriginBlack Oak, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres
Years active1963 (1963)–present
LabelsCleopatra Records

Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums.[1] Their style is punctuated by multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum.

  1. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".