The Amazing Rhythm Aces
From Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Amazing Rhythm Aces I (1974 - 1979)
  • Russell Smith - guitar/vocals
  • Barry "Byrd" Burton - guitar/dobro
  • Jeff "Stick" Davis - bass/vocals - formerly with Jesse Winchester.
  • Billy Earheart III - keyboards
  • James Hooker - keyboards
  • Butch McDade - drums/vocals - b. February 24, 1946; d. November 29, 1998 - formerly with Jesse Winchester.
Albums:
  1. "Stacked Deck" (1975) - Singles: "Third Rate Romance"; "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)"
  2. "Too Stuffed To Jump" (1976) - Single: "The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"
  3. "Toucan Do It Too" (1977)
  4. "Stacked Deck / Too Stuffed To Jump" (2-fer) (2000) - reissue of 1st and 2nd albums on a single CD.
The Amazing Rhythm Aces II (1977 - ? )
  • Russell Smith - guitar/vocals
  • Jeff "Stick" Davis - bass/vocals
  • Billy Earheart III - keyboards
  • James Hooker - keyboards
  • Butch McDade - drums/vocals
  • Duncan Cameron - guitar
Albums:
  1. "Burning The Ballroom Down" (1978)
  2. "The Amazing Rhythm Aces" (1979)
  3. "How The Hell Do You Spell Rythum?" (1980)
  4. "Full House: Aces High" (live) (1981)
  5. "Between You & Us" (live) (2001) - recorded live in Denver in 1979.
Group disbands.  Russell Smith goes solo and later forms Run C&W (with Bernie Leadon), Billy Earheart III joins Hank Williams Jr.'s Bama Band, and Duncan Cameron joins Sawyer Brown.
The Amazing Rhythm Aces III (1994 - 1997) (reformed)
  • Russell Smith - guitar/vocals
  • Jeff "Stick" Davis - bass/vocals
  • Billy Earheart III - keyboards
  • James Hooker - keyboards
  • Butch McDade - drums/vocals
  • Danny Parks - guitar/mandolin
Albums:
  1. "Ride Again" (1994)
  2. "Out Of The Blue" (1997)
The Amazing Rhythm Aces IV (1997 - 1998)
  • Russell Smith - guitar/vocals
  • Jeff "Stick" Davis - bass/vocals
  • Billy Earheart III - keyboards
  • James Hooker - keyboards
  • Kelvin Holly - guitar
  • Mike Organ - drums/vocals
The Amazing Rhythm Aces V (1998 - ? )
  • Russell Smith - guitar/vocals
  • Jeff "Stick" Davis - bass/vocals
  • Billy Earheart III - keyboards
  • James Hooker - keyboards
  • Mike Organ - drums/vocals
  • Tony Bowles - guitar
Albums:
  1. "Chock Full Of Country Goodness" (1999)
  2. "Absolutely Live" (live) (2000)
  3. "Nothin' But The Blues" (2004)
Compilations:
  1. "4 You 4 Ever: Best of Amazing Rhythm Aces" (1982)
  2. "Concert Classics, Vol. 3" (live) (1999)
  3. "Toucan Do It Too / Burning The Ballroom Down" (2-fer) (2000) - reissue of 3rd and 4th albums on a single CD.
Russell Smith solo:
  1. "Russell Smith" (1978)
  2. "This Little Town" (1989)
  3. "Sunday Best: The Cream of the Solo Albums" (2001)
  4. "The End Is Not In Sight" (2002)
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Last Revised:  September 27, 2005
Copyright © 2005 by Gary S. Hartman.  All rights reserved.