Atlanta Rhythm Section

Atlanta Rhythm Section

Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1977. From left to right: J.R. Cobb, Ronnie Hammond, Barry Bailey, Paul Goddard, Robert Nix, Dean Daughtry.
Background information
Origin Doraville, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Years active 1971 (1971)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website atlantarhythmsection.com
Members
  • Dean Daughtry
  • Rodney Justo
  • Steve Stone
  • Rodger Stephan
  • David Anderson
  • Justin Senker
Past members
  • Barry Bailey
  • Paul Goddard
  • Robert Nix
  • James B. Cobb, Jr.
  • Ronnie Hammond
  • Roy Yeager
  • Danny Biget
  • Tommy Stribling
  • Andy Anderson
  • Keith Hamrick
  • Jeff Logan
  • Sean Burke
  • Shaun Williamson
  • J.E. Garnett
  • Jim Keeling
  • Brendan O'Brien
  • R.J. Vealey
  • Alan Accardi

Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band, formed in 1971. The band's current lineup consists of founding members keyboardist Dean Daughtry (who is the band's only constant member) and vocalist Rodney Justo, along with newer members, guitarists David Anderson and Steve Stone, bassist Justin Senker and drummer Rodger Stephan.

Career

The band was formed in 1971, by musicians who were former members of the Candymen and the Classics IV that had become the session band for the newly opened Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, near Atlanta in 1970. After playing on other artists' recordings, they decided to become a true band in their own right. The original lineup consisted of vocalist Rodney Justo, guitarist Barry Bailey, bassist Paul Goddard, keyboardist Dean Daughtry, and drummer Robert Nix. Guitarist James B. Cobb, Jr. joined the band in early 1972. Justo left the band after the first album and was replaced by Ronnie Hammond. Buddy Buie, the band's manager and producer, is listed first on almost all of their songwriting credits. Noted Christian Music artist and Southern rocker Mylon LeFevre appeared on "Jesus Hearted People", from the band's album Third Annual Pipe Dream. Before they became founding members of Atlanta Rhythm Section, members of LeFevre's backup band included Barry Bailey, Paul Goddard and Dean Daughtry.

Classic songs

While ARS did not achieve the commercial success of Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers, the group had a strong following in the South and charted a consistent string of hits such as "Doraville", "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight", "Champagne Jam", "So Into You", "Imaginary Lover", "Do It Or Die", "Neon Nites" and a cover version of the Classics IV 1968 hit, "Spooky", plus fan favorites such as "Boogie Smoogie", "Jukin'" and "Georgia Rhythm". The band also influenced a number of rock and country artists, notably Travis Tritt, who covered the ARS songs "Back Up Against the Wall" and "Homesick". The group Shudder to Think covered "So Into You".

Present day

The band maintains a website (see external links below) and still tours with some of its original members, playing mostly festivals and other nostalgia-themed concerts.

Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) can be booked for southern rock concerts, weddings and private parties through GigMasters.com.[1]

Former drummer Roy Yeager had been involved in a controversy concerning the destruction of a Tennessee American Civil War landmark.[2]

Deaths of former members

Band members

Current members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Book Atlanta Rhythm Section". GigMasters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Jenkins House At Stones River Destroyed For Development Archived January 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. by Deborah Fitts, Civil War News August, 2006.
  3. ↑ Moore, Roger (1999-11-16). "Drummer Played Until The End". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. ↑ Kovac Jr., Joe (2011-03-15). "Heart failure claims life of Ronnie Hammond, former ARS lead singer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Obituary For: Robert L. Nix | Wells Funeral Home & Cremation Services / Forrest Memorial Park". Wellsfuneralhome.net. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  6. ↑ The founding member of the Southern rock band played on such hits as “So in to You,” “Are You Ready” and “Spooky.”

External links

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