Black Oak Arkansas - Hey Ya'll - Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina 1974

Charlotte Motor Speedway 1974
North Carolina
August Jam

[@StRochRecords]

Take me back to the 60's and 70's. I remember Black Oak at the Warehouse in New Orleans, many, many times. The greatest. There was nothing like Jim Dandy at the time. Its sad we have to get old. These were the best of times. Take Me Back.

[@joehall1868]

David Lee Roth of Van Halen TOTALLY stole Jim Dandy's look, act, everything.

[@joeytodd795]

@@joehall1868 literally everything

[@EvergreenAcupuncture]

I saw Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group and Climax Blues Band at the Warehouse, 1976. Great show!

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

You didn't happen to see The Allmans Brothers there did you? The Warehouse had some wild shows from the sounds of it. Cheers

[@paulross9287]

@@joehall1868 Geez, even his face!

[@garycordell6108]

I got to see black oak in 1974 with Montrose and foghat it was my first concert I wish we had more concerts like that again thanks for the fun

[@petechau9616]

Was Sammy Hagar singing lead for Montrose?

[@joehall1868]

Saw the same line-up in Chicago in 1975. Aragon Ballroom.

[@joehall1868]

@@petechau9616 He was when I saw them . 1975.

[@charleshuntley2750]

This was a great concert.therecforv7 days in august sun an shower's had a blast sold t shirts charles huntley

[@don66hotrod94]

April 23, 1974 Green Bay, WI Montrose w/Sammy Hagar, REO Speedwagon and headliners....the incredible Black Oak Arkansas. Jim Dandy proudly introduced "Hotrod" and proclaimed, "I ain't talking about no car, neither. The crowd went nuts and my religious date almost died. LOL Great times! Thanks BOA!

[@moonie2465]

Give me a HELL YEAH if you love the 70's

[@gingerelvira6587]

Graduated in 73, In 74 I was driving a 70 Olds 442, It was beautiful , fast, and Fun. Those were the good days for Sure. Today's all about being PC. bunch of crap. Country's 50% mexican, and were All circleing the drain.

[@Sammy-mp9xn]

HELL YEAH ✌

[@billdozer3674]

Hell yeah 🇺🇸🎸🥁👍👍

[@tamelaingram1260]

Hell Yea.😀👏💘

[@jameslord9938]

Hell yea👨‍👨‍👦😁

[@mdgarciab]

I was there with my aunt. I was 14 years old and will never ever forget this concert

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

I was 16 Best3DaysOfMyLife

[@bbb8997]

I was there,18 yrs old,kick ass

[@markwithers7790]

August Jam...!!!

[@doogalloonni]

I may be old, but I got to see great bands like this!

[@dennisandbettygoinggoinggo5212]

I was at this concert Billed as "Peachtree Celebration" Tickets $5.00 Gate price $10.00! A good time was had by all.

[@michaelwatkins1415]

Tommy the drummer is one the baddest of all time... He knew and knows his roots... amen

[@spellsforsale6871]

Jim Dandy influenced all hair metal! I can't get enough of this video!

[@miked6497]

That drummer and bass player are tight as hell and right in the pocket !

[@retarteddwarf2182]

These guys are in the top 10 for underrated and forgotten southern rock bands. What an act! Thank you for posting this...

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Think I saw them in late 70’s @ a live rock n’ roll venue in Tulsa where new & upcoming bands would “get their feet wet”, can still picture them, wild memory haha. Guys from my HS had a band and could play just like “Kansas” could

[@HeatherRichardson-g3p]

They are my favorite southern rock band but that might have a thing or two to do with me growing up at the lake of the Ozarks in the 1970s , they actually played the rodeo grounds in camdenton the town I lived in , believe it was 1973 . I was eight years old I don't really have much memory of it but dad listened to them. Alot . Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot would be my other two . I can't say I'm much of a Skynyrd fan other than maybe give me back my bullets and needle and the spoon.

[@travismurray3775]

@@onazram1, what would you consider them to be?🤣

[@travismurray3775]

@@onazram1, they are from Arkansas. You can’t get much “Southern “ than that

[@Pamela_In_Chains]

Hey yalllllllll I’m from Arkansas 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JohnDixon-m2l]

I seen black oak Arkansas on 3 different times and liked them.don't give up.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@markhopkins222]

I don't give a flying fuck what anyone says or thinks. The music in the 70's was the best . Album comes out ,Band tours throw in a bunch festival and the ladies never wore bras. It was the best time ever. Plus no freaking cell phones an ticket prices were dirt cheap

[@Rickswars]

Also most of the bands wrote their own music and lyrics.

[@JohnDixon-m2l]

Spread your legs and say ahhh rock and roll is all about I'm not ashamed,nor will I apologize!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ get over it 😤🙏😭🙏😭 🙏

[@NoirL.A.]

i was only a kid in the 70's but i agree overall it was the best decade for music.

[@sjames304]

110%

[@pamelawelch3443]

Hey y’all I’m from Arkansas 🤟

[@alhajbouchialgeria9826]

Once Upon a Time there was life and humans appreciated it.

[@richardharris8399]

I raised my kids right and made them listen to Black Oak.

[@lindahandley5267]

Yep, they pretty much had to listen to what we did and the funny thing is, when they got into theirs teens and even now, love it. I, in turn, loved a lot of their 80's hair bands. It's nice when you and your kids like the same music!

[@mikesteel3634]

Wow ! Father of the year 🤔

[@KovuFPS]

One of the guitarists was my neighbor! He got methed out on drugs and got evicted!

[@Pray-4-Me]

🚭

[@RicardoRamirez-du5pn]

Damm right, this and Hee Haw. They can tell you all the guest stars of that show. Now it's time for the grand kids, ha ha ha ha ha, take that my lovely wife.

[@madalyn_2091]

I’m 16, living in Charlotte, and dreaming about what an incredible time the 70s would have been to grow up in. Unfortunately kids my age seem to have forgotten the greats

[@styluss1979]

I grew up here in Charlotte and my 7th grade social studies teacher (1982) told me about this specific concert. Aside from that, Charlotte has a very rich history of our own talent. You seem interested, talk to folks between the ages of 45-77. They have great stories.

[@alleninge5968]

I was there in 74 and feel your pain. They were great times!!

[@terryfraser6585]

Man it was the best 4 Rock culture.

[@kevinrudisill1087]

This was Black Oak at the top of their game

[@davidaustin7697]

My Dad was there watching this! So cool to know that! Love from N.C.

[@mikeallen3518]

I was there. It was two weeks before I shipped out to army basic training in August 74. I remember the long traffic jam getting in to get a parking space and I remember Black Oak opening with this tune during their performance. BOA was the best band there for sure. I seen BOA again about one week after I got out of the army in 77 down at Myrtle Beach. Good times back in those days and no one cared if you were democrat or republican.

[@tomshaw661]

i was there

[@markkerr3037]

Tommy Aldridge, one of the greatest rock drummers of all time.

[@netrioter]

Not really..he used this band to elevate himself... Landed Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon fired him for Carmine Appice.who is far superior.. but wanted Tommy because he wasn't known. He's a second tier drummer..always will be...like Lars. Good but not great

[@Malama_Ki]

@@netrioter you must’ve smoked too much... Tommy went on to have a stellar career and is still going hard at 70; while these guys make sure their customers milkshakes are frothy and your tank is full, that is if their hepatitis allows them to leave the trailer park.... Second tier my ass

[@TheGravygun]

@@Malama_Ki I couldn't agree more

[@jamesbowen8960]

Dork Aldridge was the best talent in that group. He was phenomenal.

[@chrisyates8115]

If not the best!!

[@wolfgang548]

Tommy Aldridge. One of the true drumming legends.

[@lukemanify]

yeah

[@patrickmccutcheon8860]

lukemanify If you agree with something, hit the thumbs up.

[@tmont007]

"The Dork" as the band called Aldridge on an album cover is indeed a legend. People always bring up Bonham, Peart, Moon et al in most discussions about greatest this or that when it comes to drummers. Tommy is a pure Rock drummer with power, groove, feel, flash and technical ability that even some of the aforementioned didn't have as much of in all categories, yet still get the accolades Aldridge doesn't. The Dork was way above the class of musicians BOA had to offer. Not that they were bad, just not in the same stratosphere as he is. He was the piece that really helped vault BOA into super stardom, like Peart did with Rush ( not comparing BOA to Rush). Jim Dandy's schtick was only going to get them so far. "Hey Ya'll" is still my favorite BOA tune. Followed by "Hot and Nasty". Aldridge did that so much better than Wayne Evans.

[@redalrt4]

I thought that was him. He was at his best on Pat Travers' "Go for What You Know" live LP. Saw him live with Ozzy and Jake E. Lee back in the 80s. Played a solo with his hands...crazy talented.

[@alexkx8599]

Also played in the most successful variant line-up of Whitesnake.

[@markpierson5695]

RIP Rickie Lee Reynolds. Going to miss you and your music!

[@davewhitman5392]

They need to do concerts like this again. No big screen monitors, no stupid laser show special fx.. no 4 million dollar stage setups. Just the band, a million grungy people and a shit load of marshall stacks. That's a concert!

[@MaryEnnismcats77756]

For sure!! And the inside concerts..blankets and whiskey and some smoke..etc..on the floor,dancing!!

[@GulfCoastPeoplesChoice]

They are coming to Pensacola on April 3, 2015, performing at Gene's Lounge.

[@B4iGo2it]

GulfCoast PeoplesChoice now you tell me! j/k

[@kathyraymelles.80]

Yes they do!

[@heathercampbell1722]

No cell phones!! Just livin' the music.

[@eddievanlingen1935]

David Lee Roth got all his moves from Jim dandy Mangrum What a great frontman Jim was

[@stovepipe9er]

I have a feeling Axl Rose was taking notes too

[@Malama_Ki]

Tommy Aldridge, what a career!! Still going strong!! LEGEND

[@kerbygator]

The guy's played in so many legendary bands .

[@lisataylor7178]

BLACK OAK A. MY. LOVE HEY. YALL BEST BAND EVER LOVE YOU 💘..my Band when we where living to the fullest...

[@orlygrorlygr6636]

I was there. 21 at the time. What a trip. We bought tickets ahead of time anwe went in the back gate and as soon as I entered this guy handed me a bottle and said you have to try this so I took a big swig. It was shrooms, haha. I had a good time. A really good time!!! Thank God for youth!!

[@garymullins7431]

I was there too.19 years old and flying on a hit of 4 way window pane.What a great day.

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

@@garymullins7431 I,Was,Trippen On,Yellow Sunshine,Acid,,,BOA,Rocked,,My,,Hillbilly,,Ass

[@morganstorey6380]

Unquestionably the Golden Age of Rock and Roll.

[@dkjazzz]

I can't tell ya how many times I saw these guys back in the 70's always a great time. Loved these boys!!

[@stephenlewis2792]

I'm steve lewis from Laurens, SC The 1974 August Jam was the best concert ever. I hear now that it was a one day concert. Don't know if I was just that stoned or what, I was there for 3 days. I was 17 at the time.

[@bigdaddycrash]

Perfect whiskey drinkin' music!

[@tvs3497]

Somewhere in that mass of humanity am I, up from Gastonia for the show - strutting my 20 year old self around and checking out the girls & freaks - lots of freaks - smoking, tripping. I also made it to Rockingham Speedway in '72 for BOA, James Gang, Alice Cooper and others. Some wild days that seemed to never end. But, time waits for no man. It's all but a faded memory now.

[@alexkx8599]

It is AMAZING an fascinating that those acts played such HUGE venues! So BOA did it more than once?!!!

[@tvs3497]

@@alexkx8599 Sure, festivals from coast to coast for much of the 70s. I can't explain it, just sharing my experiences. Rock was big business in those days, tickets cheap for the entertainment value you got, not so much anymore - too corporate controlled.

[@dscheidt1]

It was the most fascinating 3 days of music, sex, drugs, and Rock and Roll. 9 of us traveled there in a rented Winnebago, after dropping some acid in Indianapolis, and drove there, got in free after telling the guys at the gate we were the roadies for the Eagles (who didn't show up) we plugged into the stage for the entire concert, sold about 250 hits of acid and had the time of our lives. Glad you were there too !

[@KrazeeClark]

Up from the Gashouse? Greetings from Concord. : )

[@ebizzychris1780]

I was there. August Jam!! It was crazy. They tore the speedway up!! Great times!!

[@kande6916]

BOA and Jim Dandy, true southern rock pioneers and must not be forgotten!!!!

[@jamesbowen8960]

David Lee Roth ripped off Jim Dandy's stage mannerisms!

[@joeytacey743]

Rest in peace Stanley knight... Jimmy Henderson... and Ricky Reynolds...BOA was the greatest

[@don66hotrod94]

And now, Harvey Jett as well.

[@mikeallen3518]

I went to this concert about two weeks before shipping off to army basic training. I was 17 and went just to see Black Oak Arkansas. They stole the show as I knew they would. Great memories for me and many others there.

[@dougtacey]

I was there..and I will never forget it...rip jimmy henderson

[@corazonmanosypies2]

The Great Tommy Aldridge on drums!!!

[@buddycrawford9184]

I was at this concert 45 years ago I was 18 sure miss those days

[@808TheDuck]

Hard to believe how time just fly's by!

[@MrRRMan03]

I was at this show.Lasted a few days. Both the guys I went with are dead now. We had no idea just how good we had it in those days.

[@jimcraghead3664]

I was there. Maybe still.

[@Ray-lq8dg]

It was One day Dude Aug 10th, I was there,Go Goggle it

[@jbass69goat84]

Although I lived only a few miles from the speedway, I was unable to make it. My question is to anyone that was there. Was '74 the year that a security guard was killed and ZZ Top donated $10,000 dollars to his family? This concert was born from what started as Big WAYS 61 radio concerts called BWB # whatever (Big WAYS Birthday concerts) and finally Memorial Stadium could never dream of holding the crowd.

[@lmstastny4679]

Jim Craghead meee tooo

[@lmstastny4679]

Ray I drove from Naples

[@halbunner8899]

Who here in 2021 is missing Southern fried Rock? 😁👍👍🙏

[@kathylafayette3765]

Me

[@chipgalloway8770]

Parents should have never allowed me to go!

[@jed1166]

Even a native, lifelong California resident misses it! Most authentic rock ever! LS, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, BOA, Outlaws, et al…

[@kathyraymelles.80]

I'm still here. Long time fan

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

MeTooDIxieFried

[@Zoesophia824]

Looking for me in the audience. At the time, I had no idea what an epic three days this would become. The musicians, what an all star cast.

[@3373-g8z]

My uncle went to this show. I didn't live in Charlotte yet, I was a South Blvd kid, 82-87, then we moved to another part of town. BUT MAN, were there some great concerts that came through that town, mainly the Old Coliseum, Park center, and Memorial stadium. As a kid from the middle of nowhere, BFE country in Pennsyvania, I loved Charlotte back then, there was literally NO TRAFFIC till 87-88. Some of the coolest people, a Mecca if Martial arts and musicians. Reliable music had a battle of the bands that could've went on to become a great tradition, but the store folded not long after Metal did. God do I miss that time and that place! Charlotte fuckin Rocked!

[@styluss1979]

I remember when going out South Blvd to where it crosses Arrowood and that seemed like the boondocks. Native Charlottean here.

[@Chaomhainn]

The more I see these old presentations the more I long for these ! This one here Hey Ya'll , Black Oak Arkansas at their rise ! Tommy Aldridge banging the beat , Jim Dandy doing his front man thing . The Black Oak boys band just a hammering home Mid States good old rock 'n' roll ! You can't go wrong with that .

[@kathyraymelles.80]

That voice with those 8 octaves !

[@markdwelchforcongress4456]

Ozark Mt Daredevils, BOA,. Allman Brothers, ELP and a dozen more. I was there - and boy the stories we could tell !!

[@lindamelchor3695]

If it wasn't for Jim Dandy, thee wouldn't have been a David Lee Roth. Jim created the moves!

[@michaelrfitzgerald3982]

and the look

[@chriskiefer7493]

Yeah. He's the douche that we should all blame for David Lee Roth. This is horrible stuff.

[@chrishellams1755]

Frank Melchor Or jesses James Dupree from jakyl

[@bigroy38]

There wouldn’t have been any wild-eyed Southern boy rasslers,either.

[@trextrextrex]

@@chriskiefer7493 And what are you doing here?

[@Pamela_In_Chains]

Yeehaw 😂 I’m from Arkansas 🤘💕

[@joeconner2231]

No matter what taste you had in music during that era, it all sounded great when it was played live!

[@retirednavy8720]

I miss the 60s and 70s. Life was fun and the music was great. What the hell happened?

[@SarainaHancock]

70s were the BEST !!

[@Dave-lq2le]

Bought "On Time" when I was a kid and what a great album it is!! Little did I know how great Grand Funk was going to be!!

[@mudzou812]

I was at this concert It was awesome

[@marksatterfield3100]

Jr. in high school. I was there. August Jam was an outdoor concert held on Saturday, August 10, 1974, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. The concert promoter was Kaleidoscope Productions and it was sponsored by radio stations WAYS and WROQ. The concert featured The Allman Brothers Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Foghat, Black Oak Arkansas, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, PFM, Grinderswitch. The Eagles were booked to play, but canceled. It was the largest concert ever held in the state of North Carolina and one of the largest in the U.S. at that time, with an estimated attendance in excess of 300,000.

[@alrobbo2542]

Saw Black Oak in Liverpool UK 23rd May 1974. Support band for Black Sabbath, However they blew Sabbath off the stage. Incredible Band. Great Night.

[@lindagreaney5136]

I’ll bet!

[@a.s.h.2363]

Saw BOA April 6th, 1974 in SoCal !

[@sheilacseymour8658]

I was there close to the stage! ❤️ the 70’s!

[@nuzzynuzzfuts5824]

I was there and had a blast!

[@BoboTurk]

My late mother told me once about vaguely remembering going to the Charlotte Motorspeedway and BOA being her favorite band from the lineup. She was 19! This is a pretty decent soundboard recording. I'd love to get a copy!

[@mbt1955]

This song is from their 'Street Party" LP. It has August Jam footage and crowd noise added. Artists included Allman Brothers, Emerson, Lake & Palmer along with many southern rock bands. Eagles were slated but were a no-show. I was there and it was an experience. BOA was a great boogie band.The drummer (Tommy Aldridge) played with Ozzy, Pat Travers still plays in WhiteSnake. Hope this helps.Take care.

[@ronaldnock9666]

One of my favorite bands!

[@lookingforonetruechristian7396]

I was 18 and there with my girlfriend in the stands. A guy in front of us was shooting up. The smell of pot everywhere. The bands were amazing especially ELP at the end with fireworks. It was all an eye opener for two kids who had grown up in very conservative families. She and I broke up not too long afterwards. I think of her often even now though it has been 47 years gone by.

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

TheBathroomsWureAShootingGalleryLynardSkynardShoodHaveBeenThereAlso

[@genoqueen6370]

@@chrisstalnaker7746 Yes!!! LYNYRD SKYNYRD would have been The headliner August Jam 74.

[@chuckjoines1528]

I was there too!!! In the walkway between the grandstands and the track. People kept riding the fence until it was just a roll of wire. ELP with their quad stacks was the greatest audible experience ever! Couldn't do it now but it was great at the time!!! Glad I was able to experience the event.

[@rodentcafeteria]

Tommy Aldridge still kickin' ass to this very day!

[@joerico9461]

Tommy Aldridge drums was rocking back then Whitesnake got one kick-ass drummer

[@elderrider9298]

This was one of the first band i started listening to in the early 70s thanks to my brother and his buddys

[@Ray-lq8dg]

Could have sworn it was 1975, and Yes I was there, It was August Jam...

[@rogerdalemckinney2889]

Come on y'all I just built the time machine we are going back to the 70s

[@wbfojnewton1]

why the hell we spend so much money on mars.....please take me with you.

[@mikeallen3518]

I keep coming back here as this tune and and time never gets old. BOA tore it up on this day! I know cause I was there.

[@Jo.885]

I was there. I don't remember much of the 70's, but I remember this. There with my bestie, Starla and my boyfriend (at the time), Frankie. Good times were had by all.

[@jamesdorazio3545]

Love how the band jammed & the crowds reaction

[@michaelditmore8113]

I was there, slammed my thumb in the car door when we got there. I self medicated for the duration, only time I got to see Black Oak. Acidic fog for 70's concerts was a blast

[@chuckselvage3157]

I like their mix of rock n roll,blues, country,etc I guess that makes the proper ingredients for southern rock. And Jim Dandy is a great frontman. Great entertainment.

[@islandpalm148]

The August Jam! We camped in the infield. A very thorough event before I went off to college. Closed in quad by ELP and followed lastly by the Allman Brothers.

[@MaryEnnismcats77756]

I saw them in Columbia Missouri in the 70's,,small place and i was on the floor right up front..Loved it!!

[@carolsenor2850]

Blue Note

[@skipthompson2290]

I was at that festival. The Allmond Brothers were the Headliners. They hit the stage around 4:30 am

[@kayredburn930]

BLACK OAK FOREVER .CANT STOP LISTENING TO THEM. THEY ARE SO GOOD.

[@rickyhino2367]

I was at this concert, so high that I didn't remember much .

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

We,All ,Had,A,GoodTime,Hay,I,Remember,That

[@Bbmbc0077]

I was 18 year old and it was mind blowing! Nothing compares to it c

[@redmolly2061]

August Jam baby, 1974 I was there

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

Hope,There,Be,AnotherJam There,Again

[@petechau9616]

If this was the show I attended Emerson Lake and Palmer and Marshall Tucker played also. ELP totally kicked ass that night.

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

oooWhatLUCKYMANheWas

[@realtuffdude]

Saw them at the Golden West Ballroom, Norwalk, California....wish I remember the year. With George Lynch...the Boyz and Randy Rhoades...Quiet Riot opening.

[@louisekelley2843]

I may be 57 but I am still there in my mind...it was a dandy

[@dave4590]

Now we're 65, hopefully. Saw these guys open for Skynard at Winterland SF 1973.

[@neilclayton8259]

I was at the event a fun and crazy time !

[@MrDayday86]

If you was here at this concert. how I envy you right now. I love sum Jim Dandy. I wasn't born until 1986.

[@honda8770]

My dad was born in 55, he tells me stories all the times about going to BoA concerts and Wet willy concerts. If only I had a time machine

[@barbararussell9568]

We arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway around 9 pm... There were fewer than 1000 people on site.I fell asleep in the grandstand around 1 am. When I woke up, the infield and a large portion of the stands were filled. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were outstanding..! By the way, the concert was labeled "August Jam". Jim Dandy to the rescue.... Jerry R

[@philwright2480]

One of my favorites by them..great jam

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Hey Y’all!! 👋 I grew up in the south & have a slight drawl 😂 .Love this song & views of the crowds~highway traffic brings back some fun~crazy memories of live outdoor stadium concerts. Have one of their vinyls, Tommy Aldridge is a fantastic drummer & these guys kicked major butt!! ✊

[@warrensegura1241]

Tommy Aldridge, a true Legend

[@johnness2457]

I remember seeing boa in the early 70s..twice. fun times

[@tarpackwolfheel]

I was there! Greatest 12 plus hrs of music. Mini Woodstock. Gates opened 5ish on Friday August 9th. Camped out. Music started at noon on Saturday the 10th and went until after midnight!

[@DrewBlanton1959]

70's Rock N Roll at its FINEST!!!! GO JIM DANDY GO!!!

[@TheRoseCityRockers]

First time I saw BOA was on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert with my parents and grand parents sitting in the room. They thought I was going to hell! lol

[@markwithers7790]

August Jam...!!!!! I have cloudy but fond memories of it... Also there was Emerson, Lake and Palmer if memory serves me right..!!!! What days those was....

[@virginiapenland5380]

I was at this concert with 2 of my brothers. AWESOME!

[@darlenedrummer7834]

WOW ! I JUST DISCOVERED " BLACK OAK ARKANSAS" TODAY ! 🎸❤🇺🇸

[@roadmaster1ful]

I miss shows like this. It was truly the best time to go to concerts!

[@larkincollins1116]

Saw them twice, once with Rush...loved them, and loved this video...I was in eighth grade at the time of this show, and it totally captures the awesome decadence of speedway concerts in the mid '70s...staggering around, getting into fights, throwing up, usually in front of beautiful girls who were completely grossed out by your drunk teenage presence...what's not to love? 😁

[@terryburleyson1208]

I was there................and loved every second of it

[@alexkx8599]

Was it not scary for all sorts of reasons? It looks overcast...

[@chrisstalnaker7746]

@@alexkx8599 U,,Sure,,U ,,Cuda,Been,,Trippen

[@eddiefranco1780]

i was there at 15 yrs old

[@martinhainer4504]

Black oak always outdid themselves live...studio was great but in live performances they had that rare ability to sound better and the crowds loved every second...pure energy

[@stovepipe9er]

Some bands are like that. Too me, if an act doesn’t sound good live, they’re fakery and studio production.

[@steveo3021]

I was at that concert, it was awesome.

[@beatles1000]

Great times. Wouldn’t trade with any youngster. Wonderful time to be young. I was 18.

[@jamesdorazio3545]

I went to see them in '72 at Rockingham Raceway NC for the Peachtree Festival. What a weekend! Everything worked out almost perfect & nothing bad happened. Everyone was good to each other. Must be Southern Hospitality.