Black Oak Arkansas / Ruby Starr - Lord Have Mercy on My Soul ( Halls of Karma )

[@chrisschneider7031]

Back when late night TV was worth staying up for, I miss midnight special

[@greasycock455]

ever lovin' Rock on you.

[@lindagreaney5136]

I miss this late night show too

[@michaelmcfarland1716]

Midnight Special, American Bandstand, Soul Train. All greatly missed.

[@freakbennett2263]

Ditto, jűs sāyīn !😎✌😎!

[@paulross9287]

I was always out partying, and saw virtually none of them. Thankfully these recordings are available.

[@billyshane3804]

Jim Dandy - Champion & Legend Ruby Starr - RIP God bless your beautiful soul

[@MsSmitty9]

They get my vote For the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame

[@land7776]

lord

[@dougthePogingguitarist]

agree

[@Davidbellika]

Fayetteville 1972

[@sallylittleshell9877]

Anyone besides me love coming to youtube to walk down memory lane? The 70's was truly the best time to grow up. So much happened in the 70's, so many of lifes ....firsts LOL? Spent the weekend with BOA ( jim) when i was only 14, he was a gentleman, said he would give me a shotgun if i ate a corndog for him. Cant buy memories like that. He has an awesome sense of humor.

[@wackedoutonweed]

That's me. Love KZbin. My first concert was Thanksgiving 1974. Black Oak headlined a great show and Jim Dandy laid it down. There were four of us. One of our buddies was black with big earth, wind and fire fro. We rolled about six joints and stuck them all in his fro. We got inside and sparked up. What a great show. The opener was Montrose with Sammy Hagar. Then Foghat who was awesome. But Jim Dandy was incredible!

[@allenparker2374]

Sally LittleShell Hey how are you ?

[@doggeelikesit9849]

Thats extra cool!

[@scottwoodham6098]

I seen these guys I'm 90 now still have a mind good rest my case

[@mgunde]

I take a walk down the lane now and then, I'm 69 and still love the heck out of this band.

[@randygodsey5690]

Saw boa in 73 at richmond va. Still have tx stub. 4.50 on the floor! Brownsville station opened. Tommy Aldridge inspired me to play drums. A magical time in life...i was 12!

[@skullfoot]

What an awesome memory and experience. When rock was real!!!

[@chrisskalski7292]

A truly original song that has stood the test of time.

[@olly8]

Damn straight it has!! 🤘✌🏼

[@rickmcdaniel9685]

Black oak always stole the show Rock on Black Oak

[@PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

David Lee Roth owes Jim Dandy a check for the look and image, and death metal owes him for the Cookie Monster voice. Love this song. It's like a mash-up of the Hollies' "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress" with "Fire" by the Crazy World Of Arther Brown.

[@grumpyolddude439]

Axl Rose copied him top to bottom

[@amoruzz]

Jim influenced Diamond Dave and others. A real pioneer. An enigmatic figure.

[@sandraclowdus6549]

you have?, no soul???. This is a true son of a fire & brimstone preacher man. Now ,,listen to him.

[@MichaelPorter-j2x]

Just watched a Jim Dandy interview where he said David Lee Roth came to see him perform at whiskey, gogo and asked if he could super 8 film him at the time. No video cameras and Jim Dandy was fine with it and he is fine with David Lee Roth taking ideas from him because he said he took ideas from other people,said DLR what is one of his favorite performers Mr. Dan is an awful cool guy

[@EdwardPuckett-eh6zl]

His voice was different but I loved his energy.

[@old56timer]

I wish I could go back to those days and stay.

[@josephyniguez3607]

old56timer me too I was born 1974

[@old56timer]

Those were good times, And alot simpler.

[@sharongrrr]

Me too. I'd be a bit smarter and not get caught, but yeah I'd stay. :)

[@__-yu2mz]

Im 16 and I kinda do too. fuck this femanist/BLM shit that is going on right now...

[@agnostic47]

A world without fcuking smartphones. Imagine how great that would be. And REAL music.

[@scottmitchle2557]

I seen black oak a coulle different times. Met dandy once. Him and his entire band very approachable. Ruby Star absolutely beautiful

[@ZSOSER69]

Thank you for posting this. Black Oak was like one big party, and with Ruby it cant get any better. RIP Ruby.

[@TananBaboo]

From 13 years in the future, amen!

[@donblackwell8143]

Black Oak Arkansas Rocks ! I saw them several times in the early 70's At their concert in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum I grabbed a Electra-Voice RE-10 microphone off the stage.. still have it 50 yrs later and it works perfect !! The devil musta of had me that night !!

[@CamCorder55]

18 y/o and this is one of my favorite songs of all time💯🥵

[@DonMiller-dr5nl]

JD. Mangrum. Ms Ruby starr. They don't make um like that anymore...❤ Rock and rolls finest..

[@martymartin904]

Wow, listened to them when i was 11 or 12, bought every record and eight track I could get , had a deed to one square inch of the BOA compound.. finally met him, sat down with him, had a drink,and talked to him for twenty minutes or so. This was in elk city Oklahoma in the early 80's, what a cool dude, thanks Jim Dandy, your one of a kind..\m/

[@williamkozlik8216]

I'm 61 I saw them March 1975 when my brother came home from the nam this was my first concert growing up redneck back then my parents listened to country my brother took me to see them rock and roll rednecks love these guys

[@Hamigal]

Still very meaningful in todays crazy age. Thanks James for this song.

[@markrobbins4923]

From the hills of Arkansas..to North Carolina..to the California Jam..up and down every coast, with stops every where in between..50 yrs. later.this brother & his family continues to influence what todays music should be about..

[@irmafound]

I just discovered this great band! I knew them vaguely when I was maybe 10 years old. Now that rock is in such bad shape, I am raking through the "oldies" from the 70s in search of what I missed. Too bad that so many great musicians make such great music and end up struggling financially. Here there are 47,000 plays of this video alone - probably 10 times as many illegal downloads. For all he gave us, I just hope Jim Dandy has a comfortable home in ARk. !

[@sharongrrr]

Black Oak Arkansas. My favorite band back in the day. If I was ever going to be a groupie it would have been with these guys!!!!

[@toothlessfatoveralls]

THEY STILL PLAY.....IT AINT TOO LATE.

[@sharongrrr]

toothlessfatoveralls 58 year old groupie? :)

[@Saber808]

THEY STILL get LAID! That is a fucking shoot

[@sharongrrr]

Not surprised. He's still Jim Dandy!! :)

[@jackieyoungblood0777]

I enjoyed learning about Ruby Starr or Connie. Glad She went home. I lost my brother in law to lung & brain caner. Lost a Wonderful Sister in to lung cancer & she didn't even smoke 😢😢 Ruby has got a Good Voice

[@raym4934]

Some of the best concerts of my teenage years were with this band. Loved Ruby Starr.

[@EdwardPuckett-eh6zl]

Mine to seen them 5 times in 70s even my mom rip she liked Jim dandy voice 😂

[@scottbeam9373]

Southern rocks roots finest warriors BLACK OAK ARKANSAS!

[@mariozermeno2649]

I listened to black oak so much my dad started to like them even though he didn't understand what they were singing about 😎👍

[@KowboyUSA]

When Ruby Starr was recommended listenin' in Easyriders magazine.

[@freddielee8500]

Saw Ruby in 1977. She opened for Brownsville Station. Blackfoot was her backing band.

[@unicornsteaks6769]

She was sexy!

[@jakmak1199]

Go Ruby Go !

[@margaretwentz4568]

I saw them in 76. He was wearing all white that night. I may not remember what I had for breakfast, but I sure remember that!!

[@gogoyubari366]

Ruby Starr was a great singer and so pretty!

[@lindamelchor3695]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen! Lord, have Mercy!

[@davidgregory5371]

I got to seeB.O.A. a handful of times starting in mid 90s they were one of my all time faves I even shook Jim mangrums hand he said "I tell ye I love you people from Chattanooga! THE MAIN MAN!!!!

[@HonoluluCityNews]

I was fortunate enough to meet Jim Dandy many years ago in Jonesboro Arkansas. I was working as a teenager as a lifeguard at a waterside when a white limo came in the parking lot. Jim Dandy had brought a small child (I believe it was his daughter) to the waterside for the day. I had a chance to speak with him for a while, and although it was over 20 years ago, I still remember it like it was yesterday. I still remember the gold BOA necklace that he was wearing.

[@BigPoppa-t3z]

Honolulu City News good memories

[@joejones9520]

oh man we used to go to that waterslide, wish Id been there that day! It's long gone now.

[@lindagreaney5136]

Happy days seeing him in white limo! Wish I’d been there! I live close to Jonesboro but never say their water slide bc I went to Poplar Bluff’s water slide 😋

[@RobertMann-im2pi]

I have many memories, listening to BOA,many used to say,I looked like jim Dandy,when I compared,our pics I actually actually did !!! Those were the better days !!!!

[@JimmyHinman]

David lee roth might owe jim but tina turner owes ruby for the hair and stevie nicks owes her for the moves man , what a woman

[@get1rocstartim5]

those where the days of a young life. damn 49 years ago

[@gaden002]

I first heard it on Beaker Street late one night (morning, actually) in the summer of '71 or '72. Of course, it was the long version with "When Electricity Came to Arkansas" and I was blown away. I've been a big fan ever since.

[@richardtaylor8595]

I wish there was new bands trying to make music this fantastic now. boa kicks ass.

[@dizeschultz9968]

Me and My Brother seen Ruby Star in the early 80 at 'Thirsty Whale' a bar in Chicago which is no longer there. She was Awesome!

[@billblueaec]

I have seen them 3 times in the early 70"s and late 60"s in Dothan Alabama , Great Concert Band

[@fmelchor3797]

Jim Dandy was a true original. It's amazing how many frontmen have ripped him off. Awesome concert band!!

[@MrNategriffin]

+F Melchor you mean like david lee roth?

[@fmelchor3797]

Exactly. He ripped off every move Jim Dandy Made.

[@timhuggins7069]

I really don't understand the david lee roth statement. Correct me if I'm wrong but mangrum was never never ever the athlete on stage that roth was

[@jwroberts946]

@@timhuggins7069 forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/has-david-lee-roth-ever-acknowledged-jim-dandy-influence.739013/ I actually worked as a sound man for both. Jim absolutely influenced Dave

[@lindahandley5267]

That man exuded sexiness with those skin-tight pants, long blonde hair and deep, growly voice!

[@terrioke]

Our "Connie Little" from Toledo, OH. I used to watch her perform in a garage in south Toledo when we were both kids and later, she'd invite me to sing with her years later. RIP honey..love and miss you...

[@elduath]

I did not think I would ever hear this song again! Thank you!!

[@whoohoo50]

😂 it’s a haunting moment!

[@stevemp8606]

Damn its so good to be reminded where my musical tastes have come from !!!!

[@218lisa]

couldn't agree more ,Jim has his own thing often imitated but never duplicated :)

[@chrisschneider7031]

When life was simple and when music pure and real

[@joejones9520]

the spoken word beginning is truly out of this world; how could he come up with that and deliver it so perfectly? It gives me goosebumps to hear it. You know Jim Morrison would have loved it!

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

He said in an interview he came up with it after a very intense LSD. He was stoned. Thats it,

[@joejones9520]

@@Cutter-jx3xj i know the whole story, why would you waste time dismissing it? Are you jealous? wouldnt surprise me, I think most people are the jealous types. Sad.

[@77HarleyRider]

Black Oak Arkansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet all blast loudly on my Harley!!! Not bad for a 70 year old retired Navy Chief!!!

[@scottabelli3406]

i went to school with 2 of BOA--Pat and Stanley

[@Jreb1865]

I remember listening to BOA when I was about 10 years old, with my little AM radio held up to my ear...

[@KnEpH131]

I saw these guys numerous times in Arkansas, sometimes supporting and few as headliner in Little Rock back in the 70's and early 80's. Awesome live band. It has been said that more than a few bands didn't want them to open for them, because if BoA was "ON" they could blow many bands away.

[@1dswylde]

I saw them a few times back in the day too. I'm in Arkansas.

[@madmax8949]

Barton Coliseum baby!!!

[@SelinaZollman]

I met jim actually partied couple times with him in the 70's and 90's, I was young beautiful smart ass white girl! Luv you jim!!!

[@gunsknives5395]

Back in the old days my uncle had these guys on reel to reel. I would sit and listen to them for hours and stare at the album cover with them on top of that truck.

[@melaniecravens7240]

Best times I had the privilege of seeing them. At Martin tn at. Utm. Fantastic. 70 s rocked.

[@gortbot7748]

One night in the mid 70's Black Oak played at a bar in town. Somehow I wound up on the tour bus afterwards and partied with those guys 'til dawn. It was the longest week of my life. And a good time was had by all.

[@thebruce9042]

This guy was the prototype for all those hair metal frontmen from the late 70's up through the early 90's . From Roth to Rose.

[@freddielee8500]

Saw Motley Crüe about 20+ years ago In Tulsa and for the encore Jim Dandy came on stage for a couple songs. Crowd loved it!

[@darthslater6077]

TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN MY FRIEND.

[@phillipgriffith3045]

he WAS the original

[@danklein7318]

I don't think so

[@jalan6473]

The original "David Lee Roth"...LOL Man this brings back memories!

[@evamastrianni4744]

Why does everyone say that

[@sjames304]

@@evamastrianni4744 Because if you seen enough of JD Mangrum's stage persona from the 70s, you'll notice the similarities.

[@evamastrianni4744]

@@sjames304 thank u

[@mikekeeler6362]

Yes David Lee Roth riped off Jim Dand that bending over back words is

[@williamallen7386]

Roth kicked it up a notch, but there are some similarities and he did go watch JD perform...

[@madmax8949]

Should've gone platinum!

[@bellaluna2921]

My home town Black Oak Arkansas :))

[@jackoshaw]

I saw Black Oak Arkansas in 1972....Since then, I've bee to a lot of concerts... I have to say, in my opinion, they were the best live show I've seen to date...I have a few of their albums, What they lack on Vinyl they made up on stage.... They new how to entertain. Very high energy in the days......As crazy as Jim looked, back in the day, He was a nice guy and great with the audience...

[@MrNategriffin]

saw them in 1974 in norfolk va. for some reason i'll never forget my cassette player ate my who live at leeds tape on the way to this concert.what a good looking sob he is.if mtv was around back then they would have been huge.

[@DeviateAvenger]

i'm 14,and i love this song,its amazing!

[@oitsbarb55]

ya, I got a chance to be at a concert in the 70's in Madison,Wi...Montrose opend for Black Oak! It was all good!

[@markchoma9822]

Back when chicks were cool and liked ROCK music.

[@fdgiii]

And if we all become as one we can walk through it together

[@seventhunders9741]

Slow yo roll man I just met u

[@DanTaylorSr]

What a great live performance on this song. Wow.

[@greasycock455]

Son of a Preacher-man,,and Ruby Star,,,, ,Cry-Screammin The WORD.

[@luchina1]

I love this song! Thanks for sharing! Hey, Jim Dandy you will always have a special place with me!

[@luchina1]

We all do!! Thanks Jim Dandy for making people stop and think!

[@luchina1]

What happened to these days?

[@jellybeans8744]

I saw & heard this for the first time at the River Festival. I thought wow, I really like this.

[@infinadee]

The only time I saw this band was on tv. I always tried to catch them there. My freinds didn't understand why I like BOA. They were entertaining. That dude in Van Halen stole some of Jim's moves. Jim is my age and he is still Dandy.

[@luchina1]

I'm sorry I forgot to say how wonderful the band is also!!!!! You guys are all wonderful in my book!!!!!!

[@jaquel8380]

One great influence to Dave Lee Roth and Axl Rose.

[@madmax8949]

BOA used to play Little Rock's Barton Coliseum frequently back in the '70's. In 1974 I was 15 y/o and me and my little stoner buddies would get right on the front row. This was back when you could belly up to the stage. Ruby came out for "Jim Dandy" and about half way through the song her halter top came undone and she was essentially topless. Then she put her foot up on the floor monitor and we noticed she wasn't wearing any underwear under her daisy dukes!! It was quite an eye full for me and my teenage stoner buddies! Raunch-n-Roll is a stone classic. I've had it on 8-track, cassette, vinyl and now the deluxe version on CD.

[@MaryEnnismcats77756]

AWESOME IN CONCERT ..I loved it!!

[@rogerc131]

I saw these guys, at an impromptu concert in 1969, they did on the streets of LA near Olivera St

[@danielshaw8049]

Black Oak Arkansas rocked in South Louisiana back in the early seventies.

[@davemanning8204]

Wow ! Haven't heard this song since the 70s!!!!..... Saw them many times in B'ham AL.....is that a tear running down my face.??? When I was a teen thought these guys were Gods!!! MyDaMnWoRd 😎 🔫

[@gamerboyisaacrobloxgamepla1815]

Dave Manning , saw them in bham also, tremendous live act!

[@arky5610]

the first oringal southern rock band

[@lancewheat67]

i was too young and lived in Canada but i was watching a movie and heard this song and i had to see the whole thing he is a pretty good guy looks like he would have been awesome to see live

[@eligalvan8515]

Best version on KZbin. Hands down

[@jimdandyboa]

thanks for posting this. r.i.p. ruby we miss you

[@vickielynne9493]

this is the bomb ...starts like slow but when they crank it up ..Lord have mercy on my soul is right ...loved my listen

[@jamesbone105]

He has it right, we are good and evil in one body.

[@tonipettet4015]

Luv that song you guys are awesome !!!!! And still doing shows so cool !!!!!!

[@SilverTrove]

This is the shit! It doesn't just take me back, it makes me feel like I never left.

[@sallylittleshell9877]

Happy Birthday James Leslie Mangrum wishing you many many more.

[@yeldarbq5166]

what a spectacle. kewlest song ever

[@untamedkitten1]

I didn''t learn about this band until I was about 17, and that was in the mid 80s I loved meeting them and getting to know Jim and the band. Crazy and fun times. And Still in Black Oak lol

[@normanreed5319]

my all time favorit band

[@truckersnake250]

I remember Ruby Star and Grey Ghost what a time for Rock.

[@hawg427]

Man, flashbacks from High School. Saw them in Jacksonville, Fl. in 1976 or 77 can't remember but it was great.

[@LISTUNUP]

Wow yeah what memories this brings back....seeing them live was like putting your finger in a wall socket. LORD HAVE MERCY......

[@taimeuppe6174]

BOA played at my high school at a dance when they were called Nobody Else...I also saw Ruby with Grey Ghost around 1977 in Dallas

[@jamesruland415]

They played at our high school in Weatherford too.

[@mountainaire4154]

Jim Dandy had such a presence about him. What a wonderful group.

[@bigdogdad59]

This is ASS KICKING ROCK 'N ROLL!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrNategriffin]

one of the great southern rock and roll bands that were springing up in the early 70"s.

[@johnness2457]

I saw them in the 70s. Great concert fun times in the paramount Seattle

[@jamespierce9900]

I saw them at the stone baloon newark delaware, great show.

[@saludahead]

@BeauEvil Black Oak, Montrose, and Foghat? Now THAT was a jam!

[@billywilliams8753]

Love that intro live.

[@terryforrester2119]

Yes it does wow what a flash back

[@pfordsq]

I'm pretty sure their first album came out in '70 , but , I'd have to check....I saw them about a year ago , and they KILLED. Thanks for posting.

[@DaleWSimpson]

I have the first album!

[@juansurfcity1605]

saw these guys at a free concert in LA around 1970... they said they just got in from Arkansas, and i can't dispute it. this was there "cosmic hillbilly" jam tune... hillarious! the "electicity ame to Arkansas" originally had an acoustic lead-in, which seems to have been dropped by the time of the caljam vids.... "Jim Danddy" and the boys always put on a good show and worked it out... Jim Dandy to the rescue, indeed! glad he's still around!

[@maryellenazack4466]

This is fin GOLD!🤗🤭🥳

[@robertbrown3327]

SEEN THEM IN A BAR IN OTTUMMWA IOWA BACK IN THE LATE 80 S

[@robertbrown3327]

I was. Tthere i was a bouncer at bar @K carol bto dewan

[@chrisestes3597]

great time in my life seeing them and zorro and the blue football.s in Fayetteville in mid 70,s