likely 1973 or 1974
"ABC-TV In Concert"; likely Civic Center, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.
(Some of the band members may not be correct):
Jim Dandy Mangrum- lead vocals, scrub board
Rick Reynolds - guitar
Pat Daugherty - bass, vocals
Harvey Jett - lead guitar, vocals
Stanley Knight - lead guitar, vocals
Tommy Aldridge - drums
Ruby Starr - backing vocals
Taper: bpthree
Taping Gear: FM broadcast> Pioneer TX-9100 > Akai GX-220 reel @ 3 3/4 IPS w/ Teac AN-60 Dolby
Lineage: Scotch 200 reel> Akai GX-220 reel playback w/ Teac AN-60 dolby> TASCAM CDRW-700> Trade CD-R> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> (flac) Trader's Little Helper level 6 (align on sector boundaries)
Quality: ex-
Length: 15:55 minutes
Set List:
01. Hot n' Nasty (3:56m; with show intros spoken over the beginning)
02. Dance To The Music (2:27m)
03. Up> Tommy Aldridge Drum solo> Up (9:31m)
Band information: Between 1972 and 1977, Black Oak Arkansas blasted its way around the world with a guitar-heavy brand of swamp rock. This show, recorded shortly after the band released its popular live album, came with the momentum of a much ballyhooed appearance at California Jam in front of 600,000 crazy fans.
A cross between Lynyrd Skynyrd and Thin Lizzy (with a touch of the Allmans thrown in for good, guitar-dueling measure), Black Oak Arkansas was spearheaded by their controversial front man, Jim Dandy Mangrum. Jim Dandy, as he was called, got the name at age 10 when his father nicknamed him from the 1950s LaVern Baker song "Jim Dandy To The Rescue." Black Oak Arkansas would later have a #1 single with their own re-make of the song, after Mangrum got a personal call from Elvis Presley himself who recommended they cut it.
Songs such as "Hot and Nasty," "Hot Rod," "Hey Y'all" and the aforementioned remake of "Jim Dandy" dominated the band's song list and have remained among their best loved songs.
The group started to wane in the late 1970s due mainly to the rigors of the road and the band's inability to remain innovative within an industry that was embracing disco and corporate rock. They continued throughout the '80s, leaving Atlantic Records for a short-lived career on MCA. Since that period, Mangrum has broken the band up and reformed it a number of times, remaining the figurehead. Sadly, backing vocalist Ruby Starr, who sang on the band's version of "Jim Dandy To The Rescue" died of a brain tumor in 1995.
This show, recorded at Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom, exudes sweat and energy and is not to be missed if you are a fan of BOA and their vivacious blend of hard southern rock.
Show description & comments follow: This show comes from a great but short lived series that ran on ABC-TV circa 1973-75. Since this is way before stereo TV, you could watch the visual portion on TV, and they would simulcast on certain FM stations the stereo sound. While the sound and mixes are primitive by today's standards, they weren't too bad for the times. I'm happy to have what I have, and pissed that I missed a lot of them too. I think the show was broadcast on Friday nights, but I could be wrong on that. -bpthree
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2 comments:
BOA!
Magic!
I'll be keeping the faith with this one!
Thanks Dave.
Thanks..while I agree with the comparison to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Bros, it's significant to note that Black Oak Arkansas was making albums at least a couple years before Lynyrd Skynrd. So even if Skynyrd had more and longer lasting success, Black Oak Arkansas was first to have success with hard rock southern style, and David Lee Roth got some of his stage moves by copying Jim Dandy.
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