AMAZING RHYTHM ACES

AMAZING RHYTHM ACES (c. 1973–1981: Russell Smith [lead voc, gtr]; Barry Byrd Burton [gtr, Dobro]; Billy Earheart III [kybds]; Jeff Davis [b]; Butch McDade [drms]) Somewhat ahead of their time, The Amazing Rhythm Aces combined rock, Memphis soul, and country in their sound, predicting 1980s hybrid bands like SAWYER BROWN . Formed in the early 1970s, the group grew out of the rhythm section of folksinger Jesse Winchester 's road band, led by SINGER/SONGWRITER Russell Smith . He supplied their…