Black Oak Arkansas (album)
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Black Oak Arkansas is the 1971 eponymous debut album by Black Oak Arkansas
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Black Oak Arkansas
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 with ten charting albums released in that decade...
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Track listing
All selections written by Black Oak Arkansas, except where noted.- "Uncle Lijiah" (3:17)
- "Memories at the Window" (3:05)
- "The Hills of Arkansas" (3:45)
- "I Could Love You" (6:10)
- "Hot and Nasty" (2:55) (Black Oak Arkansas, Endsley)
- "Singing the BluesSinging the Blues"Singing the Blues" is a popular song written by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The best-known recording was released in October 1956 by Guy Mitchell and spent nine weeks at #1 on the U.S...
" (2:17) (Melvin EndsleyMelvin EndsleyMelvin Endsley was a musician, singer, and songwriter best known for writing the song "Singing the Blues", along with over 400 songs recorded by hundreds of artists since 1956. Some of the artists that have recorded his songs include Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Andy Williams, Paul McCartney,...
) - "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul" (6:15)
- "When Electricity Came to Arkansas" (4:26)
Personnel
- Jim "Dandy" Mangrum: Lead Vocals, WashboardWashboardA washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its originally subsidiary use as a musical instrument....
- Rickie "Ricochet" Reynolds: 12 String Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Pat "Dirty" Daugherty: Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Vocals - Harvey "Burley" Jett: Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
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, Vocals - Stanley "Goober" Knight: LeadLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
& Steel GuitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
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, Vocals - Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans: Drums
Production
- Published by Far Fetched Music (ASCAP).
- Produced by Lee Dorman and Mike Pinera.
- Executive Producers: Sheldon Krechman, Lee Weisel.
- Recorded at Paramamount Recording Studios and *Gold Star Recording Studios, Hollywood, Calif.
- Engineers: Brian Bruderlin, *Stan Ross.
- Remixed by Jay Senter and Doc Siegel.
- Cover design and photos by Eve Babitz.