Southern Rock legends Black Oak Arkansas return with their first
full-length album of all new recordings in more than 30 years! Founding
members Jim “Dandy” Mangrum (vocals) and Rickie Lee Reynolds (guitar)
have been keeping the spirit of BOA alive and their songwriting
partnership makes this album an essential release in the band's much
heralded catalog!
“Underdog Heroes” includes a
very special recording of virtuoso guitarist Shawn Lane, regarded by
many as one of the fastest guitar players to ever live, and a member of
the BOA clan since 1978 until his passing in 2003!
Available from Purple Pyramid Records on both CD and a special limited edition GOLD vinyl pressing (only 300 made)!
Underdog Heroes
Track List:
1. Don't Let It Show
2. Underdog Heroes
3. Channeling Spirits
4. Ruby's Heartbreaker
5. The Wrong Side Of Midnight
6. The Devil's Daughter feat. Sammy B. Seauphine
7. Arkansas Medicine Man
8. Do Unto Others feat. Shawn Lane
9. You Told Me You Loved Me
10. Love 4 Rent
11. The 12 Bar Blues
12. Johnnie Won't Be Good
Track List:
1. Don't Let It Show
2. Underdog Heroes
3. Channeling Spirits
4. Ruby's Heartbreaker
5. The Wrong Side Of Midnight
6. The Devil's Daughter feat. Sammy B. Seauphine
7. Arkansas Medicine Man
8. Do Unto Others feat. Shawn Lane
9. You Told Me You Loved Me
10. Love 4 Rent
11. The 12 Bar Blues
12. Johnnie Won't Be Good
A WEE HISTORY OF BLACK OAK ARKANSAS…
In the year 1963, some
high school pals decided to get together to form a group because of
their love of music. After 53 years, several dozen albums… three of
which became gold, one of which became platinum, and one gold single
from a song known as “Jim Dandy To The Rescue,” which was told to them
to record by none other than Elvis Presley himself (!), this group of
friends still manages to stay together. (After talking to Elvis about
this song, Black Oak Arkansas was told the following week by their
producer Tom Dowd and by their label president Ahmet Ertegun that these
two industry giants were also about to ask BOA about recording that same
tune! Ahmet himself only personally signed 5 groups to recording
contracts in his long, long recording history… and Black Oak Arkansas
had the honor of being number 5!) Many testimonials and awards have been
presented to this band by everyone from Bill Graham, (who founded and
ran Winterland Ballroom and both the Fillmore East and West), to Wolfman
Jack from the Midnight Special; from First Lady Betty Ford to President
Bill Clinton!
In their long musical history, the BOA boys have
shared a stage with the likes of James Gang, Kiss, The Who, The Rolling
Stones, Bob Segar, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Black
Sabbath, Foghat, Bad Company, Bruce Springsteen, Boston, Iron Butterfly,
Grand Funk Railroad, B.B. King, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, The Outlaws,
Deep Purple, 38 Special, Marshall Tucker, Buddy Miles, Billy Preston,
Jerry Lee Lewis, BTO, Robin Trower, Humble Pie, Earth, Wind and Fire,
The Eagles, Blackfoot, Credence Clearwater, Johnnie Winter, Edgar
Winter, Rick Derringer, Steppenwolf, Allman Bros., The Doobie Brothers, Z
Z Top, Chuck Berry, Lynyrd Skynyrd , Charlie Daniels, James Brown,
Steely Dan, J. Geils Band, Cheech and Chong, Steve Martin, Danny Thomas,
Evel Knievel , and the list goes on and on and on! Warner Bros.
released a DVD on the early years of the band, and then charged forth
with another release of a Black Oak Arkansas DVD live at Royal Albert
Hall in London! BOA has donated many hundreds of thousands of dollars to
charities in their career, and both the mayor of Little Rock and the
governor of the State of Arkansas even declared a “Black Oak Arkansas
Day” on October 6th. There is now a permanent display in the Arkansas
State Museum and the Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas dedicated
to the band.Black Oak Arkansas continue to tour around the US to enthusiastic audiences!
Buy the vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/
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