Jim Dandy

The song is about a man (Jim Dandy) who rescues women from improbable or impossible predicaments. == Black Oak Arkansas recording ==

In 1973 the song was recorded by southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas. It reached No. 25 on the pop chart and featured Jim Mangrum (who had already been using "Jim Dandy" as a stage name before they covered the song) and female vocalist Ruby Starr trading off vocals. It was the first single from their 1973 album High on the Hog, the band's most commercially successful album. In Canada, the song reached No. 13, and was No. 131 in the year-end top 200. ==Other recorded versions==

• Ann-Margret recorded a version on her 1962 album The Vivacious One. • The song is the B-side to James Reyne's 1989 single, "One More River". ==Popular culture==

• The song was featured in the 1972 John Waters film Pink Flamingos. • The Black Oak Arkansas recording of the song was used in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. • A version by the Wright Brothers Band was used in the 1987 film Overboard. • In the early-to-mid 2000s, a used car lot called J. D. Byrider produced a version replacing "Jim Dandy" with "JD" to advertise that they would "rescue" buyers with bad credit. • Also featured in the 1987 movie "The Big Town" starring Matt Dillon • LaVern Baker's version is used near the start of "Macon County Line" (1974), when the boys must escape out a window to the street. ==References==