Atlanta Rhythm Section

Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. The band unofficially formed in 1970, when former members of the Candymen and the Classics IV became the session band for the newly opened Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, near Atlanta.
After playing on other artists' recordings, they decided to become a true band in their own right. The members of the original band were Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitarist), Paul Goddard (bassist), Dean Daughtry (keyboardist) and Robert Nix(drummer) J.R. Cobb joined the band in early 1972. Justo left the band after the first album and was replaced by Ronnie Hammond. Buddy Buie, the band's manager and producer, is listed first on almost all of their songwriting credits of the band's songs. Noted Christian Music artist and southern rocker Mylon LeFevre appeared on the "Jesus Hearted People", from the band's album Third Annual Pipe Dream. Before they became founding members of Atlanta Rhythm Section, members of LeFevre's backup band included Barry Bailey, Paul Goddard and Dean Daughtry.
While ARS did not reach the commercial success of Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers, the group had a strong following in the South and charted a number of major and minor hits such as "Doraville", "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight", "Champagne Jam", "So Into You", "Imaginary Lover", "Angel", "Do It Or Die", "Neon Nites", and a cover version of the Classics IV hit, "Spooky", plus a number of fan favorites such as "Boogie Smoogie", "Jukin'" and "Georgia Rhythm". The band also influenced a number of rock and country artists, notably Travis Tritt, who recorded a cover of the ARS songs, "Back Up Against the Wall" and "Homesick". The group Shudder to Think covered "So Into You".
The band maintains a website, and still tours with some of its original members, playing mostly festivals and other nostalgia-themed concerts.

Former drummer Roy Yeager is involved in a controversy concerning the destruction of a Tennessee landmark.

Discography:

    Atlanta Rhythm Section (1972)
    Back Up Against the Wall (1973)
    Third Annual Pipe Dream (1974)
    Dog Days (1975)
    Red Tape (1976)
    A Rock and Roll Alternative (1976)
    Champagne Jam (1978)
    Underdog (1979)
    Are You Ready! (1979)
    The Boys from Doraville (1980)
    Quinella (1981)
    Truth in a Structured Form (1989)
    Atlanta Rhythm Section '96 (1996)
    Partly Plugged (1997)
    Eufaula (1999)
    Live at The Savoy, New York October 27, 1981 (2000)