Mangrum has been married three times and has several children. Despite reported health problems, including heart attacks, Mangrum still performs whenever possible. In 2013, Black Oak Arkansas released the album Back Thar N' Over Yonder, which featured new songs as well as previously unreleased tracks from the 1970s.

Where is Jim Dandy Mangrum now?

“He was one of my best friends,” Mangrum says. “We lost one of the greats when we lost him.” Jim Dandy lives single near Memphis these days. Four marriages left him with four kids, all of whom are now grown.

What happened to Jim Dandy Black Oak Arkansas?

In 1982, he was involved in a car accident, and broke three vertebrae; however by 1984 he had recovered, and was back performing. As of 2011, Mangrum continues to record and tour with a series of different Black Oak Arkansas lineups.