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Amazing Rhythm Aces's claim to fame

Amazing Rhythm Aces then

Real Name:Howard Russell Smith, Barry 'Byrd' Burton, James Hooker, Billy Earhart III, Jeff 'Stick' Davis & Butch McDade
A.k.a:Amazing Rhythm Aces
Category: Rock, Pop & Music
Posted Date:2004-09-16
Last Modified:2008-12-25
Views:21425

By request: "WEHT...the Amazing Rhythm Aces. Popular band from the 70's ....hit was 3rd. Rate Romance and a grammy in 1977 for The End is not in Sight?" - Giannina Brown.


Where are they now?


Burton was replaced by Duncan Cameron in 1977, then the group called it quits in 1981.

Howard Russell Smith found success as a songwriter in Nashville and performed with the group Run C&W

Billy Earhart joined Hank Williams Jr's band and Duncan Cameron joined Sawyer Brown

They reformed in 1994 and released an album of re-recordings of their hits and new studio material.

Butch McDade died of cancer in 1998

James Hooker quit the group in 1999 going on to tour with the Prince's Trust "supergroup" (Steve Winwood, Jimmy Page, Ray Cooper, Kenny Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, et al), he has also been the keyboard player and band director for Nanci Griffith for many years.

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Updates & Sightings


2008-12-07 ...about James Hooker
Submitted by jameshooker
¨quit¨my ass, I was f***ing fired!

2008-12-23 A great one gone
Submitted by Giannina
Update: Barry "Byrd" Burton passed away in 2008.


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References

Books:
The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Mucic by ed. Colin Larkin ISBN 1852279478


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