BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240302T003000Z DTEND:20240302T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Atlanta Rhythm Section DESCRIPTION:Formed from the cream of Atlanta's studio musicians\, the Atlanta Rhythm Section (actually\n\nhailing from nearby Doraville\, Georgia) came together in 1970 after working on a Roy Orbison\n\nrecording session.\n\n\n\nKeyboardist Dean Daughtry and drummer Robert Nix had been members of Orbison's backing\n\ngroup\, the Candymen\, and Daughtry and guitarist J.R. Cobb had been members of the Top 40\n\nhitmakers Classics IV ("Spooky\," "Stormy\," "Traces"). Rounding out the original ARS lineup\n\nwere vocalist Rodney Justo (replaced after the first album by Ronnie Hammond)\, guitarist Barry\n\nBailey\, and bassist Paul Goddard.\n\n\n\nThe group recorded two albums for Decca Records in 1972\, neither of which made an impact\,\n\nbefore signing to Polydor Records in 1974. Their first album for that company\, Third Annual\n\nPipe Dream\, only reached number 74 in the U.S. The next two albums fared worse. Finally\, in\n\n1977\, "So In To You" became the band's breakthrough single\, reaching the U.S. Top 10\, and\n\nthe album from which it came\, A Rock And Roll Alternative\, went gold. Their platinum\n\nfollowup album\, Champagne Jam\, broke into the Top 10 in 1978\, together with the blockbuster\n\nsingle "Imaginary Lover" ("I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" was another major hit from\n\nthe same album). Nix left after that\, replaced on drums by Roy Yeager. During this magical\n\ntimeframe\, ARS performed at the White House for President Jimmy Carter\, another notable\n\nGeorgia product.\n\n\n\nAfter an extended break\, the band got back together in the mid-'90s and re-recorded some of\n\ntheir best and best-known songs. The live-in-the-studio sound of Atlanta Rhythm Section '96\n\npresents a different\, less polished take on some classic tunes and captures the sound of their\n\nlive performances from that period. Three original band members returned: singer Ronnie\n\nHammond\, guitarist Barry Bailey and keyboardist Dean Daughtry. They were joined by Steve\n\nStone on guitar\, Justin Senker on bass and Sean Burke on drums. The group also cut a second\n\nversion of these songs with the same lineup except for new drummer R. J. Vealey.\n\nIt was around this time that ARS was elected to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The band was\n\nhonored at a September 1996 induction ceremony at the Georgia World Congress Center.\n\nIn the first part of 2001\, lead singer Ronnie Hammond made a commitment to perform with the\n\nensemble touring group Voices of Classic Rock and this led to a parting of ways with ARS.\n\nOriginal singer Rodney Justo and original bassist Paul Goddard returned to ARS in 2011 after\n\nlengthy absences from the group. Sadly\, Goddard passed away April 29\, 2014 of cancer in\n\nAtlanta. Nonetheless\, Atlanta Rhythm Section will carry on\, continuing to make concert\n\nappearances showcasing their many classic hits and outstanding musical abilities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Formed from the cream of Atlanta&rsquo\;s studio musicians\, the Atlanta Rhythm Section (actually
\nhailing from nearby Doraville\, Georgia) came together in 1970 after working on a Roy Orbison
\nrecording session.
\n
\nKeyboardist Dean Daughtry and drummer Robert Nix had been members of Orbison'\;s backing
\ngroup\, the Candymen\, and Daughtry and guitarist J.R. Cobb had been members of the Top 40
\nhitmakers Classics IV (&ldquo\;Spooky\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Stormy\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Traces&rdquo\;). Rounding out the original ARS lineup
\nwere vocalist Rodney Justo (replaced after the first album by Ronnie Hammond)\, guitarist Barry
\nBailey\, and bassist Paul Goddard.
\n
\nThe group recorded two albums for Decca Records in 1972\, neither of which made an impact\,
\nbefore signing to Polydor Records in 1974. Their first album for that company\, Third Annual
\nPipe Dream\, only reached number 74 in the U.S. The next two albums fared worse. Finally\, in
\n1977\, &ldquo\;So In To You&rdquo\; became the band&rsquo\;s breakthrough single\, reaching the U.S. Top 10\, and
\nthe album from which it came\, A Rock And Roll Alternative\, went gold. Their platinum
\nfollowup album\, Champagne Jam\, broke into the Top 10 in 1978\, together with the blockbuster
\nsingle &ldquo\;Imaginary Lover&rdquo\; (&ldquo\;I&rsquo\;m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight&rdquo\; was another major hit from
\nthe same album). Nix left after that\, replaced on drums by Roy Yeager. During this magical
\ntimeframe\, ARS performed at the White House for President Jimmy Carter\, another notable
\nGeorgia product.
\n
\nAfter an extended break\, the band got back together in the mid-&lsquo\;90s and re-recorded some of
\ntheir best and best-known songs. The live-in-the-studio sound of Atlanta Rhythm Section &lsquo\;96
\npresents a different\, less polished take on some classic tunes and captures the sound of their
\nlive performances from that period. Three original band members returned: singer Ronnie
\nHammond\, guitarist Barry Bailey and keyboardist Dean Daughtry. They were joined by Steve
\nStone on guitar\, Justin Senker on bass and Sean Burke on drums. The group also cut a second
\nversion of these songs with the same lineup except for new drummer R. J. Vealey.
\nIt was around this time that ARS was elected to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The band was
\nhonored at a September 1996 induction ceremony at the Georgia World Congress Center.
\nIn the first part of 2001\, lead singer Ronnie Hammond made a commitment to perform with the
\nensemble touring group Voices of Classic Rock and this led to a parting of ways with ARS.
\nOriginal singer Rodney Justo and original bassist Paul Goddard returned to ARS in 2011 after
\nlengthy absences from the group. Sadly\, Goddard passed away April 29\, 2014 of cancer in
\nAtlanta. Nonetheless\, Atlanta Rhythm Section will carry on\, continuing to make concert
\nappearances showcasing their many classic hits and outstanding musical abilities. LOCATION:Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield Street Rochester NH 03867 UID:e.1938.9471 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260525T113139Z URL:http://business.rochesternh.org/events/details/atlanta-rhythm-section-9471 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR