I didn't know if everyone knew or not. Robert Bingham was the lead guitarist for Black oak Arkansas in the 80s. He passed away in September. He was a good man and a good friend. He was my friend for 35 years. He lived right here in Middle Tennessee. He was the best guitarist I'd ever seen live or on recording. He was having a rough time anyway he was very close with his family and his mom and his sister and his nephew all passed away in the few months before his death. He was a good friend and I will miss him. I hope you're still rocking on in the afterlife my friend.
Saw Jim prance across the stage in 1972 when Black Oak played Fayetteville, N.C. in front of 10,000 fans. Saw him at Gussie's in Empire/Coos Bay, Oregon in front of 25 fans. Same great soul, same gravelly voice, kissed my wife's hand for saying he was wonderful.
Im from Fayetteville, NC and also lived in Oregon. The old Cumberland County auditorium only held about 5000 or so though if I remember right. But they did manage to get a lot of top tier concerts there in the 70s and very early 80s. The concerts held there really tapered off however by the mid 80s. Good memories.
What kind of personality did Ruby Starr have? Was she just energized on stage? I just found out she is from the same area my husband is from in Ohio but she is older than him so they’re paths never crossed.
I was born in '63, so I'm a few years younger than you, but I totally agree! The studio version of "Jim Dandy" came out the winter I was in 5th grade. Worth it to be older now, to have been young then!
@@dalenincehelser5747- You never said if you were drafted or not so I'll make you feel a little better about yourself. I was a dumb a** and joined the Marine Crops for 4 years in 1971. Went to Vietnam for a year (1972) but I was in the Air Wing and the ground action for American Troops was slowing down. That was the longest 4 years of my life. Ha..
Hello I concur with you 👍 I saw blackoak Arkansas and had front row seats right under Ruby stars mic , as a 12 year old boy, and everyone stood up and I was under her, Houston texas!!!
Jim Dandy was awesome..seen him without Ruby..he put on a show..my 1st concert..16 ..right at the stage..Of course he had to take a toke ..like said he was awesome
Ruby Starr really was way underrated & I could never figure out why. She had an electric & magnetic stage-presence, unmatched by any other woman rocker, in my opinion. I had the good fortune of seeing them play many, many times in central WI back in the late 70s & early 80s; they never disappointed. What wonderful memories. If I ever get to OH I'm gonna lay flowers on her grave. Thanks for all the memories, Ruby.
Vaguely aware of the band..but not Ruby..wow..she's really got it. A Spitfire/Firecracker wrapped in the body of a 5ft. Strawberry Shortcake. Given the right record company/mgmt she Could have had a solo career..as it was it Looks like music peaked for her in early to mid 20's. Plus she went out in a very hard time with way with Lung cancer leading to brain tumour just like what happened to EVH. RIP Ruby you were one in a million.
@ Alissa: OMG, your comment about WLS could start a whole other comment thread! I used 2 listen 2 WLS on an old AM radio back in the mid 70's - and I lived in Sheboygan, WI back then. No kidding!
Little did anyone know their drummer Tommy Aldridge would end up being one of the best drummers in the world. The man is a monster behind a drum kit 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@spottedliver , I believe that..to me he’s not like anyone else. Has his own style of attacking the drums and cymbals. And his solos are awesome, not all drummers should do solos…I’ve seen quite a few of Tommy’s solos that were just mind blowing . I’ve seen a lot of drummers in my life and I just think Tommy’s probably the best…
Black Oak Arkansas was REALLY BIG back in the early to mid 70’s...Yes, Jim Dandy influenced David Lee Roth...they could have passed for brothers! It’s amazing how now Black Oak is almost forgotten. I worked at a club that Ruby Starr and her band played at after she left Black Oak to go solo. Ruby was, without a doubt, one of the most DYNAMIC singers I have ever seen... She literally COMMANDED the stage! P.S. Ruby was an admirer of Janis Joplin...I can see why!
Jim Dandy, truly one of the most entertaining performers ever. He was and is absolutely genuine. Say what you will about the music. But they were downright fun and entertaining. Truly one of a kind and the last of a dying breed.
@@phillipholt6005 me too seen them at cal jam and at golden bear in huntion beach cal in 80s he bent down and said that boys 16. Years öld i was in a body cast so they put me next to stage The kid was in a band called streets that s all i knpw cool shit O lived im cal if i ever want to hear abought it ley me know.
They had so much fun on stage, it was contagious towards the audience-- ALL had fun at their concerts! They'd usually come out after the show in a while and talk with fans. DAMN great band, and hugely underappreciated!!!
Ruby Starr, legend in her own right.!!!!! Got warned not to flash her red underwear at a concert. she replied, ok, cool, just won't bother wearing any!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Kevin Shadden I came here looking for a video of Jim to see just how much Dimond Dave "borrowed" from him, and Ruby stole the show IMHO. Never seen or heard her before, but she's certainly a starr.
Saw her and her band live in what passed for a nightclub in Stevens Point, Wisconsin when I was in college, in a previous century. The absolute real thing.
@Big Bill O'Reilly You basically lost every single morsel of credibility with this statement..Thus catapulting David Lee Roth into our hearts as a true hero. {When they lettin' you out? Still got a few months left? Rest easy..ain't nobody out here waitin' for ya no-how.}
Allman Brothers are/were wonderful, but they don't put on the "show" like Black Oak. The Marshall Tucker Band was INCREDIBLE, and I would put Toy & his brother, Tommy, up against any musicians in the world. BUT, just like the Allman Brothers, they just stand there and play their incredible hit songs, and don't ever get close to the fun, wild "show" you get with Black Oak Arkansas and Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. I LOVE all 3 bands.
They were a great band to see live. They were backup along with Brownsville Station at a Johnny Winter concert I attended in Vancouver BC around 1973. BOA stole the show, first time I had ever heard of them. They were so well received in Vancouver, they returned and I seen them again about a year later.
I remember watching this when it aired on TV back when the record had just been released Glued to the screen and volume turned up loud jamming to Jim Dandy with Ruby rocking the planet! Good times back then!!
Saw them in Charlotte in the mid 70s. Jim threw a towel in the crowd and I caught it. My girl friend still has it. As good as a concert as you would ever see.
Back in the late seventies, Ruby Star and the Grey Band would come to a small club in my home town in Wisconsin. We never missed an opportunity to spend an evening with her. Rest In Peace, sweet lady.
Dave Arndt -Thanks Dave. I was watching and thinking, Ruby Starr, Ruby Starr, where do I know that name? Of course, seeing her in Wisconsin with the Grey Band! Met her in the ladies room at a venue in Milwaukee and she was so tiny and approachable. Good memories.
i hung out one night with jim dandy after a show....it was at a nightclub in the middle of nowhere in TN......he was so fucking cool to all us hillbillies after he came off stage ..he did an amazing show ...i got drunker than a mofo and all these years later l still remember him playing his guts out for us.
Looks like a great show! Looks like they truly are having a good time performing. Ruby steals the show! Watch the video with her singing “Maybe I’m Amazed” - great talent!
This song is the ultimate southern rock anthem. I was more of a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan but I still toss the song around in my mind like it was just released yesterday.
Mine too! What a show! I couldn’t have had a better time! Blast had 75 Memphis. During their old Mid South Fair, annual event. Mid South Coliseum was packed with fans. Aerosmith was their warm up band playing Toys in the Attic album that night. Local Memphis band was on stage first. Not sure, maybe Target first.
One of the first records I bought when I was 11, in 1973. I turned my older siblings on to BOA and Ruby Starr. My mom knew the song first time she heard me play the BOA version because she'd heard it a lot as a teen, in 1956, when Lavern Baker released it. It's a classic no matter the decade!
Actually got to meet the whole band in Las Vegas at a very small venue. It was a club on Boulder highway owned by calamity Jane. Try where so down to Earth. Thy all signed my concert Stub . And Jim told me to go get a beer out of the refrigerator. It was full of cans of Bud. Only sad part was it was a short time after Ruby star has passed. She was such a beautiful lady . And a true Red head. One of the best nights of my life. Sorry it was so long ago. But great times all the same.
I didn't know if everyone knew or not. Robert Bingham was the lead guitarist for Black oak Arkansas in the 80s. He passed away in September. He was a good man and a good friend. He was my friend for 35 years. He lived right here in Middle Tennessee. He was the best guitarist I'd ever seen live or on recording. He was having a rough time anyway he was very close with his family and his mom and his sister and his nephew all passed away in the few months before his death. He was a good friend and I will miss him. I hope you're still rocking on in the afterlife my friend.
Blessings to y’all.
What part of Middle Tennessee?
@@tittybojangles the last place he lived was in Woodbury. He lived in Murfreesboro before that.
Wow man that’s sad ❤
😢 my condolences RIP
I keep watching this to see Ruby!
She's a firecracker
Saw Jim prance across the stage in 1972 when Black Oak played Fayetteville, N.C. in front of 10,000 fans. Saw him at Gussie's in Empire/Coos Bay, Oregon in front of 25 fans. Same great soul, same gravelly voice, kissed my wife's hand for saying he was wonderful.
Im from Fayetteville, NC and also lived in Oregon. The old Cumberland County auditorium only held about 5000 or so though if I remember right. But they did manage to get a lot of top tier concerts there in the 70s and very early 80s. The concerts held there really tapered off however by the mid 80s. Good memories.
R.I.P. Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak (1949-1995), from Toledo, Ohio. She never married. Ruby Starr.
A real Queen
Rest in Power !
Ruby Starr steals the show! She had the moves, and a truly great voice!
I GUARANTEE you nobody in that audience was watching anybody else besides Ruby.
Plus the giant hair!
I assure you, no one cared about anything from the waist up. Especially on this track. Her shrieking is headache inducing.
Nice caboose and a set of walkers too !
When i was a young lad, Ruby had a profound effect on me.
I traveled with them as the sound man for United concerts in 1971. Lots of energy on stage.
Wow! I bet you have some stories to tell.
What kind of personality did Ruby Starr have? Was she just energized on stage? I just found out she is from the same area my husband is from in Ohio but she is older than him so they’re paths never crossed.
@@pamelajohnson1129You don't know that for sure. Lots of older women go for younger men and boys. Fact.
I bet that was a blast!!!
Another Southern Rock Band from the 70's. Man those were some great years to be in my 20's.
I was born in '63, so I'm a few years younger than you, but I totally agree! The studio version of "Jim Dandy" came out the winter I was in 5th grade. Worth it to be older now, to have been young then!
The atmosphere was every where you could feel it taste it smell it that rock roll feeling was wonderful
Not really, my draft number was 3. But, the music WAS pretty awesome
@@dalenincehelser5747- You never said if you were drafted or not so I'll make you feel a little better about yourself. I was a dumb a** and joined the Marine Crops for 4 years in 1971. Went to Vietnam for a year (1972) but I was in the Air Wing and the ground action for American Troops was slowing down. That was the longest 4 years of my life. Ha..
Kevin, so right I'm 62, Still listing to the 70ds. Music.God bless old rock and roll.
This would never have been a hit without Ruby Starr RIP 👍
You're dizzy.
Oh, yeah! When I saw them around '74, that outfit and shoes were all she wore, nothing under it, she made VERY clear, repeatedly 😉
They did pretty good on Hey Y’all without her..
Hello I concur with you 👍 I saw blackoak Arkansas and had front row seats right under Ruby stars mic , as a 12 year old boy, and everyone stood up and I was under her, Houston texas!!!
Jim Dandy was awesome..seen him without Ruby..he put on a show..my 1st concert..16 ..right at the stage..Of course he had to take a toke ..like said he was awesome
Ruby Starr really was way underrated & I could never figure out why. She had an electric & magnetic stage-presence, unmatched by any other woman rocker, in my opinion. I had the good fortune of seeing them play many, many times in central WI back in the late 70s & early 80s; they never disappointed. What wonderful memories. If I ever get to OH I'm gonna lay flowers on her grave. Thanks for all the memories, Ruby.
Vaguely aware of the band..but not Ruby..wow..she's really got it. A Spitfire/Firecracker wrapped in the body of a 5ft.
Strawberry Shortcake.
Given the right record company/mgmt she
Could have had a solo career..as it was it
Looks like music peaked for her in early to mid 20's. Plus she went out in a very hard time with way with Lung cancer leading to brain tumour just like what happened to EVH. RIP Ruby you were one in a million.
I agree. She should've been a huge star.
This song was played on WLS am back in the early 70s
@ Alissa: OMG, your comment about WLS could start a whole other comment thread! I used 2 listen 2 WLS on an old AM radio back in the mid 70's - and I lived in Sheboygan, WI back then. No kidding!
Unmatched?
Little did anyone know their drummer Tommy Aldridge would end up being one of the best drummers in the world. The man is a monster behind a drum kit 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
FACT !
Interesting back story.Aldridge himself has become very influential, and is regarded as a double bass drum pioneer in rock music.
@@spottedliver , I believe that..to me he’s not like anyone else. Has his own style of attacking the drums and cymbals. And his solos are awesome, not all drummers should do solos…I’ve seen quite a few of Tommy’s solos that were just mind blowing . I’ve seen a lot of drummers in my life and I just think Tommy’s probably the best…
@@spottedliver naah- Ronnie Tutt was doing the double bass with Elvis before that-
Not sure how many bands I have seen him with, the latest was White snake about four yrs ago
The 70's were the BEST music by far ~
Black Oak Arkansas was REALLY BIG back in the early to mid 70’s...Yes, Jim Dandy influenced David Lee Roth...they could have passed for brothers! It’s amazing how now Black Oak is almost forgotten. I worked at a club that Ruby Starr and her band played at after she left Black Oak to go solo. Ruby was, without a doubt, one of the most DYNAMIC singers I have ever seen... She literally COMMANDED the stage! P.S. Ruby was an admirer of Janis Joplin...I can see why!
Attention Jim Mangrum :
David Led Roth has stolen your act !
Jim Dandy, truly one of the most entertaining performers ever. He was and is absolutely genuine. Say what you will about the music. But they were downright fun and entertaining. Truly one of a kind and the last of a dying breed.
At 16 , my best frind and I hitched hiked to Birmingham to see Black Oak Arkansas. Crazy wild times back then 😅 we loved the rooster struts 😊
I remember listening to this song back in the early 70s ..when WLS am played music
@@AzhidaReminiec9999 I grew up in Chicago myself. Larry Lujack and Johnny B.
Early 1970s
This screams 70s I love it
When Rock Music was great. Miss the 70's
I love BOA. I wish 70s music was still around but the performer's are old like me.
@@phillipholt6005 me too seen them at cal jam and at golden bear in huntion beach cal in 80s he bent down and said that boys 16. Years öld i was in a body cast so they put me next to stage
The kid was in a band called streets that s all i knpw cool shit
O lived im cal if i ever want to hear abought it ley me know.
very true, also some 60's, 80's and 90's
From one Gary to another, me too!
anyone know if Jim is still alive?
If he is I have a wild memory story of him n myself at a concert.lol.
no sex involved, but blew his mind,laughing.🤣
They had so much fun on stage, it was contagious towards the audience-- ALL had fun at their concerts! They'd usually come out after the show in a while and talk with fans. DAMN great band, and hugely underappreciated!!!
Matthew Hamersly this was the soundtrack of my western Ky upbringing. Wish I could meet the ole boy.
agree my friend
Never seen this. Awesome
Iron Butterfly, Blues Image and Black Oak Arkansas, what a tour. Black Oak knocked my socks off every time--Turtle
Classic song and performance, this song has stuck with me for 45 years, fantastic then as well as now!
Ruby. Wow!!! We saw this at a midnight show and all we remembered was Ruby.
I had the pleasure of seeing Black Oak Arkansas when I was younger in bham alabama. The crowd went nuts when Ruby came out. god bless her.
I forgot how friggin awesome Black Oak Arkansas really was. Jim dandy to the rescue
Me and my late husband saw this band in person, omg the memories I love and miss
I played this at my great grandmothers house and she came out with her fiddle and rocked it, Semper Fi and Erin go Braugh
Way to go, Grammy!
Ruby Starr, legend in her own right.!!!!! Got warned not to flash her red underwear at a concert. she replied, ok, cool, just won't bother wearing any!!!!!!!!!!!!
Classic 😂
I can vouch for that….was front row at concert in Charleston WVA in Nov 1976 and she wasn’t wearing panties…lol
GO RUBY, GO!!!!!!! Rest In Peace, Ruby.🌹🕯️🌹
@Kevin Shadden I came here looking for a video of Jim to see just how much Dimond Dave "borrowed" from him, and Ruby stole the show IMHO. Never seen or heard her before, but she's certainly a starr.
@Kevin Shadden she was from Toledo, Ohio. And return when sick then buried there
Boy this takes me back... I forgot all about Black Oak... Gooood rockin music!!!!
Saw her and her band live in what passed for a nightclub in Stevens Point, Wisconsin when I was in college, in a previous century. The absolute real thing.
Oh? What century?
@@MrTruckerf THE 16TH, SMARTASS
She played all around central Wisconsin back in the day but I was a little too young but still enjoy her music now.From Marshfield
The Brat Stop. LOL
I'm a Pointer myself but I saw her open up for the WHO on their farewell tour in 82' in Milwaukee
Again I had front roll seats, right underneath MRS RUBY STARS MIC 🎤 dress ed as she is now, that made a 12 year old boy, plum happy!!!
This was My First Concert ,They Were awesome , Rip Ms. Ruby💞
And that's how the character of David Lee Roth was created
😁
Dave Whiting , exactly!
And that's how the character of Flo, that's Florence Jean Castleberry, from Mel's Diner was created!
Hair, dress and Stage performance I think that's what he's implying
@Big Bill O'Reilly You basically lost every single morsel of credibility with this statement..Thus catapulting David Lee Roth into our hearts as a true hero. {When they lettin' you out? Still got a few months left? Rest easy..ain't nobody out here waitin' for ya no-how.}
Saw them in 75 with Foghat and Montrose. Can't remember it.
Saw Ronnie Montrose twice mega guitar player smoking hot💥👊💪💪👍💖⚡⚡
Saw them the same year. Head Eat warmed them up. I was 15. My first concert ever. It rocked.
Ed Lococo ... I always thought it was Head East.
@@JW...-oj5iw lol. Typo
Saw many in those days I can't remember, those darn ludes.
Ruby Starr......Rest In Peace, girl.
What did she die from? And when?
@@wilmorin2895 1995 that's what wikipedia is for en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Starr
Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak
@@wilmorin2895 Lung cancer.
@@wilmorin2895 , smoking Marlboros
She was in her own class of classics..sadly passed but not forgotten. Rockin ass little body to..lol
Saw them in concert 1974, omg, fantastic!!!!!!
My very first concert, Black Oak Arkansas, Aerosmith, and Gary Wright in Birmingham AL 1975, good ol days.
A band full of beautiful men.....made my 15 year old heart just die..in the '70s ..
Yerhaa
Who could believe Jim Mangrum would still be with us in 2019! Ruby jammed with us one night and she was 5 feet tall, hair, heels and all!
still cute! amen!
Jim and his band stayed with myself Kitty and Vinny in Las Vegas we took them home to Arkansas then to Tulsa
I always liked Jim Dandy, a bit of a shame most people only remember them for this one song.
I'm here for Ruby Starr she was so gorgeous and talented!
Ruby Starr in Rockford Hellinois in the 70s....
nothing like it since.
R.I.P. MISS RUBY STARR
ROCK IN PEACE ✌
If I was a southern rock band, these guys are what I'd want to look like .....They're my heroes...
You never heard of the Allman Brothers?
@@richardleewagner3939 point taken
Allman Brothers are/were wonderful, but they don't put on the "show" like Black Oak. The Marshall Tucker Band was INCREDIBLE, and I would put Toy & his brother, Tommy, up against any musicians in the world. BUT, just like the Allman Brothers, they just stand there and play their incredible hit songs, and don't ever get close to the fun, wild "show" you get with Black Oak Arkansas and Jim "Dandy" Mangrum.
I LOVE all 3 bands.
Slightly remembered but totally underrated band.
I actually was at a concert in Jax, FL in '73 to see BOA. The warm up band was the Eagles. Man! I'm old😅
I saw Black Oak Arkansas while stationed in Germany with U.S. Army in the early 1970's. Their show was fantastic.
Ruby Starr is one of the most unheralded rock queens ever -- amazing. Made going to BOA concerts so much fun back in the day.
Bank of America?
Early 70s I saw Black oak Arkansas .. Pontiac silver dome . Michigan
Who did they open for..?
I concur with you 👍 a good entrainer!!! Miss RUBY STAR 🌟 🤩
@@cindygreen7059 l saw them BOA,BACK IN HOUSTON TX, ( 1969 )
They were outrageously fun and sinister. And when they rocked out, they rocked hard. 🎸
Nothing like a tender romantic ballad!!!
Tender?
I saw them live in Philly in the early 70s. Their drummer did possibly the best solo I ever saw.
Same here n at the end Tommy Aldridge the drummer did a standing broad jump over his drums
Forgot about this classic...Ruby Starr has such a voice and energy level....so much fun to listen to
They were a great band to see live. They were backup along with Brownsville Station at a Johnny Winter concert I attended in Vancouver BC around 1973. BOA stole the show, first time I had ever heard of them. They were so well received in Vancouver, they returned and I seen them again about a year later.
i grew up in the 70's and i am still in shock ! great post !
Ruby Starr's big hair was ahead of its time.
Saw them a bunch of times in the early 70's...dont remember too much about any of them...except that it was AWESOME!
@@dcummings4834 If you remember the 70s, you didn't really live them. 😁
Ruby had a ratted up Perm
@@dalethelander3781 I lived in the 70s..I remember 1970 -1975
Saw them in late 72 or early 73 in Bismarck, ND. Blue Oyster Cult was the opening band. Great show.
I remember watching this when it aired on TV back when the record had just been released Glued to the screen and volume turned up loud jamming to Jim Dandy with Ruby rocking the planet! Good times back then!!
Great memories.RIP Ruby,You came as close to Janis as best as anyone else can.
In some ways I like her better than Janis. Stellar vocals and a fun stage persona, kind of a dirty Orphan Annie. I miss Ruby.
The BEAST Tommy Aldridge on drums. Had a super long career with great bands
He sure is
Saw them in Charlotte in the mid 70s. Jim threw a towel in the crowd and I caught it. My girl friend still has it. As good as a concert as you would ever see.
Watched overboard, and Jim dandy was to the rescue in that.
They looked like they were having ALOT of fun! Those were the days.
I saw them in concert more than once back in the good ol' days!! LOVED BOA
Can’t stand to see a little girl cry :)
This song is so motivating I want to go rescue something.
You’re funny. Go Jim Dandy!!!
Start with your reputation....
Ya! Tommy Aldridge on drums! Always loved that set up he had! My man still rockin to this day. Love it
Ruby was so great. I love all her performances.
Got to hang out with them several years ago and got to be friends with their guitarist at the time. They were old by then, but still rocked.
my childhood friend is Rocky Athas, he played with them at the time
Underrated band with an even more underrated female vocalist and Jim Dandy.
Cringe ginger
Ruby only sung with BOA on this song
They were big back in the day... not underrated my ass I get tired of people saying that about so many bands
This is a great song but I think the video is up to 2plus million views because of ruby she was absolutely stunning
No shit, they wanna' come off as they know more than the average person.
Back in the late seventies, Ruby Star and the Grey Band would come to a small club in my home town in Wisconsin. We never missed an opportunity to spend an evening with her. Rest In Peace, sweet lady.
Dave Arndt -Thanks Dave. I was watching and thinking, Ruby Starr, Ruby Starr, where do I know that name? Of course, seeing her in Wisconsin with the Grey Band! Met her in the ladies room at a venue in Milwaukee and she was so tiny and approachable. Good memories.
Same here saw her in Wisconsin to times once at Leisure Lanes and once at mr. D's white elephant
Monroe Wisconsin
Anybody remember The Edgewater?
Saw Black Oak Arkansas, Iron Butterfly, at Henry Levitt Arena in 1972. That be in Wichita Kansas at WSU.
I was fortune to see black oak arkansas in the 70s. What a show
RIP Ruby Starr, sleep well, babe.
My first time seeing him was at Notre Dame in early 70's. Everyone stood thru the whole concert! He was really sexy then.
This band and this song especially just put a huge smile on my face!
Google Black Oak Arkansas. Cool stuff. Visiting is on my bucket list.
@@craigcricket7932 oh yeah man I already have
Ruby Starr was the kind of woman my mother warned me about. And of course exactly the kind of woman I wanted.
I pick up Black Oak Arkansas albums any time I find them. So great
i hung out one night with jim dandy after a show....it was at a nightclub in the middle of nowhere in TN......he was so fucking cool to all us hillbillies after he came off stage ..he did an amazing show ...i got drunker than a mofo and all these years later l still remember him playing his guts out for us.
Tender?
My first rock concert was Black Oak Arkansas with Ruby Starr in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My life changed forever.
anonagain Mine was at the rko orpheum. Black oak arkansa and a group called Tigers Paw. I was 15 and it was a great fantastic night.
Saw them many times back in the early 70s. They often played in my home town Albany GA. Fun shows, they never disappointed..
saw them in st. charles,mn. in the 90s,great show at a mc rally
It was a moment. Southern-fried country rock was a moment. It had to pass. But for a glistening second, it was pretty wild.
I'm gonna start playing this hit from junior high swim team. BOA has blessed me for 50 yrs. Thanks. Don't get old don't die
So sad about Ruby’s end. I thought she was always a sweet person and a great sexy singer - “Go Jim Dandy Go Jim Dandy”
Mike , she is yet to really be discovered . its coming . just like Nick Drake and others...
She was very talented. May she rest in peace🙏
One of my first 8-tracks. Awesome man!
I saw them in mid 70's at the Rally in the Valley at Lebanon Valley Speedway in upstate NY Also playing was Blue Oyster Cult
The music just never ended and more music was created in ten years of the music revolution in the 60s and 70s than all the rest put together.
Ruby Starr way underrated. Such a shame when they discuss women in rock she is rarely mentioned.
Who did her hair or lack thereof ?
@@garyv2196 well it wasn't guy tang. be kind to the 70s it was an awesome time!
Her band Grey Starr rocked !
She did a great version of McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed"
Grey Ghost was Rubys other band.
they rocked it back in the day , one of my favorites !
THE MOVIE DAZED & CONFUSED BROUGHT ME HERE
RIP Ruby Star .. I enjoyed immitating your antics as a child & even now
Looks like a great show! Looks like they truly are having a good time performing. Ruby steals the show! Watch the video with her singing “Maybe I’m Amazed” - great talent!
Tommy always puts in 110%! What a drummer.
Ever see his drumming in the live-on-tv performance with Ozzy on "Mr. Crowley"?
@@dalethelander3781 yes! Truly amazing.
This song is the ultimate southern rock anthem. I was more of a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan but I still toss the song around in my mind like it was just released yesterday.
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My first ever concert was Black Oak Arkansas! I'll never forget it! It was a blast.
Mine too! What a show! I couldn’t have had a better time! Blast had 75 Memphis. During their old Mid South Fair, annual event. Mid South Coliseum was packed with fans. Aerosmith was their warm up band playing Toys in the Attic album that night. Local Memphis band was on stage first. Not sure, maybe Target first.
Another hottie
Another one of my top 10s
She looks like she was having so much fun up there, wish I could have been there
One of the first records I bought when I was 11, in 1973. I turned my older siblings on to BOA and Ruby Starr. My mom knew the song first time she heard me play the BOA version because she'd heard it a lot as a teen, in 1956, when Lavern Baker released it. It's a classic no matter the decade!
This is one of the best covers ever!Awesome that men back in that day could shop at Styles for Less and wear it in public without fear of retribution.
Actually got to meet the whole band in Las Vegas at a very small venue. It was a club on Boulder highway owned by calamity Jane. Try where so down to Earth. Thy all signed my concert Stub . And Jim told me to go get a beer out of the refrigerator. It was full of cans of Bud.
Only sad part was it was a short time after Ruby star has passed. She was such a beautiful lady . And a true Red head. One of the best nights of my life.
Sorry it was so long ago. But great times all the same.
Saw them in 72 at Asbury Park Convention Hall. Very energetic and underrated
I heard Jim Dandy is still alive
I would like to meet the woman. Post mark: Heard Ruby Starr, up and died. RIP!
She died a very long time ago, but the band still plays.
Jim Dandy had the moves. Nobody ever moved quite like him; not even David Lee. Go, Jim Dandy!
I ran the lights for em 1 show Jim did a back flip off a 5 ft speaker stick landed perfect and said let's see David d Roth do that in his 50s"!!!
@@rustybird8803 How did he get so athletic?
He had the moves but was not as athletic or charismatic as David Lee Roth.
@@gerryg2233 LOL. Roth was his student. Also Roth couldn't sing live. Jim Dandy always had more mucicality than Roth. And he still has ALL his hair
@@gerryg2233 where do you think David Lee Roth got all his stage presents from but right down to the close