Mary Colurso | MColurso@AL.com, Lynyrd Skynyrd handbill (with Wet Willie). The bikers keep us alive, Black Oak has got diehard fans that never forget. Here are several documents that caught our eye in the Peace Concerts collection. Graye, who lives in Morris, also posts items on an auction site, Gottahaverockandroll.com. [1] Original members included Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith (vocals), Rickie Lee (alternately "Risky" or "Ricochet") Reynolds (guitar), Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight (guitar), Harvey "Burley" Jett (guitar), Pat "Dirty" Daugherty (bass), and Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans (drums). Black Oak Arkansas currently enjoys a loyal fan following. Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN, USA, Exhibition Auditorium in Regina, SA, Canada, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, AB, Canada, Kinsmen Field House in Edmonton, AB, Canada, PNE Garden Auditorium in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Little John's Farm in Reading, England, UK, Stadion in Rottweil, Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany, Liseberg in Gothenburg, Vstra Gtaland County, Sweden, Mid-America Fairgrounds in Topeka, KS, USA. See all 146 Events. As a bonus, the archive also includes documents from Dingler's years with Southeastern Attractions, an entertainment booking agency he co-founded in the 1960s. It was just me until Rickie Lee came back from California. [5], Black Oak-era guitarist Jack Holder (born Richard Jackson Holder Jr. on August 26, 1952) died from cancer on January 13, 2015, at the age of 62. Black Oak Arkansas - Alabama State Fair Grandstand (Birmingham, AL) - July 17, 1973 thumbnail For Sale - $18 Buy Now. Twenty Five years in music industry (40 if you count teenage xerox fanzines). Both men had their own bands, until one day when Jim pointed out that they were the only worthwhile components of either group. Supporting The Faces, with The Pig Light Show and If), November 11-15, 1970 Whisky-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA (2 shows each night, supporting Alice Cooper (on 11th), with Ashton Gardner and Dyke & The Glass Family), November 19-22, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (2 shows each night, supporting Love & The James Gang, with Sugarloaf), November 25-26, 1970 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (supporting Savoy Brown, with Quatermass), November 27, 1970 Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Cactus & Steel Mill), November 28, 1970 Century's Paramus Theater, Paramus, NJ, December 5, 1970 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Yes, East of Eden, & Stray), December 12, 1970 KB Hall, Copenhagen, DEN (supported by Daisy), December 13, 1970 Amsterdam Concert Hall, Amsterdam, NED, December 14, 1970 Mercator Hall, Duisburg, GER, December 18, 1970 Pan-South Sports Hall, Wanne-Eickel, GER, December 19-20, 1970 L'Olympia, Paris, FRA (supported by Freedom), January 7, 1971 City Hall, Hull, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air (who cancelled)), January 8, 1971 Town Hall, Birmingham, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 9, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 11, 1971 Guildhall, Southampton, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 14, 1971 Oval Hall, Sheffield, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 15, 1971 Empire Theater, Edinburgh, Scotland (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 16, 1971 Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 18, 1971 City Hall, Newcastle, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 19, 1971 Albert Hall, Nottingham, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 20, 1971 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 23, 1971 Leeds University, Leeds, England (supported by Freedom and Curved Air), January 29, 1971 Wellington, New Zealand (cancelled), January 31, 1971 Myponga Festival Site, Myponga, Australia (Myponga Pop Festival, with Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Bla, Chain, Company Caine, The Coney Island Jug Band, Daddy Cool, Desiderata, Fanny Adams, Fraternity, Hippo, John Graham & Margaret RoadKnight, The Sons of the Vegetal Mother, Spectrum, Steve Foster & Blackfire, Storyville, Sunshine, Uncle Jack, and War Machine), February 6, 1971 De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, February 17, 1971 Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by Sun Mash, Dirt Road, and Phoenix), February 18, 1971 Union Catholic High School, Scotch Plains, NJ (supported by Everyman), February 19-20, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows 8.00 & 11.30, supported by The J. Geils Band & Sir Lord Baltimore), February 22, 1971 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA (supporting Mountain), February 23-24, 1971 Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, CA (supporting Grand Funk Railroad, with Ten Years After), February 26, 1971 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (supporting Mountain), February 27, 1971 Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO (supporting Mountain), February 28, 1971 Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB (supported by Salt), March 1, 1971 Overton Park Shell, Memphis, TN, March 2, 1971 Carmichael Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC (supporting Fleetwood Mac), March 4, 1971 Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac), March 5, 1971 Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac), March 6, 1971 Pirates World, Dania, FL (supporting Fleetwood Mac), March 7, 1971 Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD (supporting Fleetwood Mac), March 8, 1971 Virginia Beach Dome, Virginia Beach, VA (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore), March 9, 1971 Century's Paramus Theatre, Paramus, NJ (2 shows 6.30 & 9.00, supported by Spider), March 11, 1971 William & Mary College Blow Gym, Williamsburg, VA (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore), March 12-13, 1971 Fox Theater, Hackensack, NJ (cancelled), March 12-13, 1971 Eastown Theatre, Detroit, MI (supporting Fleetwood Mac, with Sir Lord Baltimore), March 15, 1971 Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore), March 16, 1971 Kansas City Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO (supported by The J. Geils Band), March 17, 1971 Fillmore Market, Toronto, ON, March 19, 1971 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (cancelled), March 24, 1971 Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK (supporting Mountain), March 25, 1971 Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS (supporting Mountain), March 26, 1971 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX, March 27, 1971 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA (supported by Seatrain and Melting Pot), March 28, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (supporting Mountain), March 29, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (supporting Mountain), March 30, 1971 Rock Pile, Hempstead, NY (supported by Sir Lord Baltimore and Dust), March 31, 1971 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (2 shows, supporting Mountain), April 1, 1971 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supporting Mountain), April 2, 1971 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supporting Mountain, with Humble Pie), April 4, 1971 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA (supported by Humble Pie), April 14, 1971 KB Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 15, 1971 Fyns Forum, Odense, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 16, 1971 Vejilby Risskov Hall, Aarhus, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 17, 1971 Holstebro Hall, Holstebro, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 18, 1971 Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 20, 1971 Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 21, 1971 Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 22, 1971 Njaard Hall, Oslo, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift and Salen), April 23, 1971 Konsertpaleet, Bergen, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 24, 1971 Sandnes Pier, Sandnes, Norway (supported by Jonathan Swift), April 26, 1971 Royal Albert Hall, London, England (supported by Jonathan Swift), July 1, 1971 St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, MN (supported by Bloodrock), July 2, 1971 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (supported by Brewer & Shipley and Sweathog), July 4, 1971 Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI (Outdoor Rock Fest, with The Amboy Dukes, The Seigal-Schwall Band, Alex Taylor, Brownsville Station, The Blues Project, The J. Geils Band, and Savage Grace), July 7, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA, July 10, 1971 Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL, July 11, 1971 Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, AL, July 14, 1971 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (supported by King Crimson), July 15, 1971 Howard Stein's Capitol Theater, Rye, NY (2 shows, supported by Yes and Humble Pie), July 16, 1971 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI (cancelled), July 17, 1971 Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton, NH, July 18, 1971 Borough Of York Stadium, Toronto, ON ('Beggar's Banquet Dance' festival show, with 3 Dog Night, Humble Pie, Grease Band, Yes, and The Guess Who), July 19, 1971 Ottawa Auditorium, Ottawa, ON (supported by Yes and Alice Cooper), July 20, 1971 State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA (supported by Black Oak Arkansas), July 24, 1971 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (2 shows), July 28, 1971 Gaelic Park, Bronx, NY (supported by Black Oak Arkansas & Alice Cooper), July 30, 1971 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, RI (supported by Black Oak Arkansas), August 3, 1971 Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL (supported by Sweat Hog), August 6, 1971 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, August 8, 1971 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Alice Cooper, Edgar Winter's White Trash, and Humble Pie), August 12, 1971 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by Mountain Bus), August 13, 1971 Union Square Park, New York, NY (supported by Ultra Violet, The Mark Markham Group, and Eleven), August 14, 1971 Ungano's Ritz, New York, NY (supported by Sweat Hog), August 15, 1971 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY, August 16, 1971 Place Des Nations, Montreal, QC, August 17, 1971 Hampton Beach Ballroom, Hampton, NH, August 21, 1971 Ungano's Ritz, New York, NY, August 31, 1971 Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Miami, FL, September 4, 1971 Rhein Peninsula, Speyer, Germany (British Rock Meeting, with Beggars Opera, Bul, Curved Air, Deep Purple, East of Eden, The Faces, Fairport Convention, Family, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, The Groundhogs, Hardin & York, Jerusalem, Juicy Lucy, Mick Abrahams, Osibisa, and Rory Gallagher), September 5, 1971 Weiner Stadthalle Hall D, Vienna, Austria (British Superstar 48 Hours Festival, with Ashton, Gardner, & Dyke, Beggars Opera, Curved Air, Deep Purple, East of Eden, The Faces, Fairport Convention, Family, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, Hardin & York, Juicy Lucy, The Mick Abrahams Band, Osibisa, Rory Gallagher, Stone the Crows, and The Groundhogs), September 7, 1971 Favorita Park, Palmero, Italy (Palmero Pop Festival, with Amanda, Aum Kaivalya, Bill Coleman, Bobby Solo, Clan Free, Claudio Rocchi, Colosseum, Delirium, Doreen Beatty, The Dutch Swing College Band, Edith Peters, Fausto Leali, The Fholks, Fred Bongusto, The House Band, I Rovers, The Jimmy Smith Trio, Livin' Blues, Machine Gun Blue, Mack Porter, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Minnie Minoprio, Nuova Idea, Omega, Patrizia Meoni, Percussion, Plode, Rosanna Fratello, The Russell Wickham Jazz Band, Sal Genovese & The Enzo Randisi Trio, Sergio Denis, The Spontaneous Music Ensemble & Julie Driscoll, Stephane Grappelli, Stormy Six, The Pebbles, The Players, The Smithfields, The Stars of Faith, The Turtles, Toad, Tucky Buzzard, Up With People, and Yigal Bashan), September 10, 1971 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (supporting Led Zeppelin), September 11, 1971 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY (supporting Led Zeppelin), September 18, 1971 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, September 20, 1971 Overton Park Shell, Memphis, TN, September 23, 1971 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL (supported by Mountain Bus), September 25, 1971 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (supported by Stoneground & Sweathog), September 26, 1971 Convention Hall, San Diego, CA, September 27, 1971 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, September 28, 1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash & Sweathog), October 1-2, 1971 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (supported by Edgar Winter's White Trash & Sweathog), October 5, 1971 Whiskey a Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1971 Forum, Inglewood, CA (Unconfirmed), October 8, 1971 Seattle Arena, Seattle, WA, October 9, 1971 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, October 10 1971 H.I.C. The band's manager at the time, Benny Ashburn, signed the document. The opening act was Lynyrd Skynyrd but they are not on the ticket stub . The band was paid "$2,500 against 60 percent of gross, whichever is greater. at City Park Stadium . (It runs Aug. 18-120 at the Gardendale Civic Center.) This feature originally appeared in Classic Rock 125. According to thecontract for the show, signed by Lindsey Buckingham, the band was paid a flat fee of $2,750, Graye said. We do the weekend warrior thing, mainly, says second-generation Black Oakster Hal McCormack. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Black Oak Arkansas scheduled in 2023. Postponed until February 21st), February 9, 1972 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (Cancelled. Patrick "Dirty" Daugherty rejoined in 1995, rekindling the once-forgotten Black Oak Arkansas. The name was put on the map when local musician "Jim Dandy" Mangrum and a friend formed a rock group that took the moniker of Mangrum's hometown. Their style is punctuated by multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. Or why not treat yourself? The contract forthis concert, on Nov. 23, 1973, in Columbus, Ga., shows that the Charlie Daniels Band was paid $1,250. 10 Yr. Arguably, Black Oak's best and most consistent release is Raunch 'N' Roll Live. Peace Concerts did many shows with Charlie Daniels in the 1970s, at venues throughout the Southeast. Search Clear search . James Mangrum has continued recording and touring with a series of different Black Oak lineups, up to the present day. We played there for over a year every night. Facebook "We are looking very much forward to doing it again," the letter says. Donate | . Black Oak is in Craighead County, about 17 miles east of Jonesboro. There was a big main house in the middle that had a caf and stuff in it and it had four or five cabins all around it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. They had bats in there. [1] The Eagles were booked to play, but canceled. Probably in a dry county,' Graye said. setlist.fm Add Setlist. And thats when the trouble started. My mom and dad are still alive and they still live there, on Main Street, right across the street from the post office, Jim beams. ", Cover letter for Alllman Brothers contract. . Have a look which song was played how often in 1978! Heres how it works. Thered be 4,000-5,000 people out there, all getting high and weaving blankets with their babies and their monkeys, and it was just a big carnival.. Also, "Artists shall be free to engage the services of supporting musicians of their choice without regard to race, color or creed. I dont know how Richard did all this, basically, from (ages) 26 to 30. And when they give me my money back, Ill be big again.. Shari Graye also has a receipt for Harris' backstage perks as an opening act for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils: a flower arrangement and a fruit basket. 2021 (1) 2019 (1) 2017 (4) 2016 (4) 2015 (3) 2014 (11 . Black Oak Arkansas Concert Setlists & Tour Dates. Shania Twain. Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. 1975. "These guys loved to party.". Their style is punctuated by multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. For the town, see, Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 18:20, Learn how and when to remove this template message. We were the first ones to have the three guitars, the first to mix up rock, country, and rhythm and blues. The Alllman Brothers had a heavy tour schedule in 1970, just a year after the band was formed, and Birmingham was one of the show dates. Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. It was way out there in the Ozarks. I didnt want to be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. July 1, 1970 Marquay Club, Torquay, ENG (supported by Adolphus Rebirth and Blue Blood) July 4, 1970 Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, ENG July 5, 1970 East Sea Hall, Kiel, GER (Progressive Pop Festival, with Hardin & York, The Groundhogs, Frumpy, Sphinx, Tush, Tomorrow's Gift, and Beautique In Corporation) . However, an original member would rejoin Black Oak and appear on this album. [ WikiPedia] Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. See all 10 Events. If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home? And I could have gotten the elephants to stomp on their village, but I didnt. All rights reserved (About Us). There was nothing to do. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Dingler moved on to the tent rental business and started Great American Tent Co. in Gardendale. This led to their retreat to the hills of rural north-central Arkansas where they lived off the land and refined their musical style. . Wed also have girls that would snatch food from their moms fridge and bring it over to us because they thought we were hungry. Black Oak released two albums on the struggling Capricorn Records, Race with the Devil in 1977 and I'd Rather Be Sailing the following year. Ah yes, the infamous Black Oak compound. We got a major agent in New York who was gonna book us, and Iron Butterfly were doing a farewell tour at the time, they were going to break up.