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Atlanta Rhythm Section is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Roy Orbison. Those roots explain a lot about how Atlanta Rhythm Section arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Firefall, Orleans, Little River Band, Jefferson Starship and Pablo Cruise, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cheap Trick, The Highwaymen, Bob Dylan, Heart and Foreigner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Atlanta Rhythm Section, reaching back through Roy Orbison and forward to Cheap Trick. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Atlanta Rhythm Section is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). The band experienced its greatest chart success with Ronnie Hammond as lead singer 1972–1982. Hammond returned again 1988–2001. The band's current lineup consists of Justo, along with guitarists David Anderson and Steve Stone, keyboardist Lee Shealy, bassist Justin Senker and drummer Rodger Stephan.
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Atlanta Rhythm Section connections
Atlanta Rhythm Section grew out of Roy Orbison, shares an orbit with Firefall, Orleans, Little River Band and Jefferson Starship, went on to shape Cheap Trick, The Highwaymen, Bob Dylan and Heart. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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