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Ovens Auditorium

2700 East Independence Boulevard, 28205, Charlotte, NC, US

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Atlanta Rhythm Section biography

Despite being in the shadow of fellow southern rock acts, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS) have managed to forge a successful career of over four decades, releasing countless albums in the process.

Formed in the rural town of Doraville, Georgia, US, the band first surfaced in 1970, out of the remnants of the groups, the Candymen and the Classics Four. After a local recording studio opened, Bobby Bule, head of the facility, began arranging the session band, inviting Rodney Justo (vocals), Barry Bailey (guitars), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards) and Robert Nix (drums) to take the position. Having appeared on records for other artists, the session band decided to forge their own career, becoming the Atlanta Rhythm Section.

With Bule acting as manager and producer, they began to record their own original material, achieving a more radio-friendly sound to Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. Their first releases, "Back Up Against The Wall" (1973), "Third Annual Pipe Dream" (1974), "Dog's Days" (1975) failed to make much of an impact. However, with the new addition of Ronnie Hammond, replacing Justo, the band found a winning formula, gaining significant airplay on radio stations in the South. On their 1976 album, "A Rock and Roll Alternative," they managed to score a Top Ten hit with the single "So Into You," breaking into the national market.

Atlanta Rhythm Section continued to find commercial success with their next releases, finding a Top Ten album with "Champagne Jam" in 1978, featuring two hit singles, "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" and "Imaginary Lover." The band then embarked on several extensive tours, becoming one of the hardest working bands in the business. However, their commercial success was not set to continue, with their subsequent albums failing to make any hits, instead only decreasing album sales.

The band decided to split following 1981's "Quinella," reuniting intermittently for live performances and tours. In 1999, a new studio album appeared, "Eufaula," helping to continue the band's legacy to a new legion of fans. Since the releae, the band continued to tour and perform at festivals, finding their music often the topic of cover versions by country artists, such as Travis Tritt, Wynonna Judd and Charlie Daniels.

Live reviews

I have seen Pablo Cruise one time and have brought every LP and all of their cd’s and have followed them thru the years and have their latest cd and they are still wonderful and looking fantastic!
Love one of their biggest fans.

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mierzwiak

Southern rock outfit Atlanta Rhythm Section may be down to their final constant member yet they continue to tour the legacy of this great band. Lead by keyboardist Dean Daughtry and long serving vocalist Rodney Justo and lead guitarist Steve Stone, the musicians play a selection of the group's most popular music as well as some well considered covers by rock royalty.

The audience remains enthusiastic to the band's arrival as they file onto stage and begin with 'Champagne Jam' the title track from their most successful US album release to date. The group was known for having fiercely loyal fans and it looks as though some of the attendees tonight have been following the group from the very beginning. It does not seem to matter when you discovered the band, everybody is in high spirits to celebrate the music as they proudly sing along to the hits including 'So Into You' and 'Imaginary Lover'. It is a well planned show that showcases the very best of Atlanta Rhythm Section.

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sean-ward

Orleans are the kind of band that one should respect whether you’re into their brand of Seventies pop-rock or not. The last two years or so of their career have been some of the most inspirational (By the way, how many bands who formed in the early two-thousands can say that with a straight face, let alone those who formed in the early seventies, as Orleans did?) in the face of great tragedy, as founding member, singer and guitarist Larry Hoppen took his own life after a long struggle with depression. After deciding that it was what he would have wanted the band to do, the remaining members of Orleans continued touring and have since been playing the best shows of their four decades in the music business. With far more vim and vinegar than is expected from a group of men in their sixties, each of their big hits, from Dance With Me to Still The One all the way through to Love Takes Time sound immaculate. Special mention must go to the bands harmonies, which can still send chills down any given spine at a hundred paces. Every show of theirs has had an extra significance since 2012 for obvious and understandable reasons, and as a band they’re better than ever. In all this is truly a show to see at the next chance you get and discover a band with far more to offer than history seems to remember. Highly recommended.

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