J. R. Cobb

J.R. Cobb, also known as James Barney Cobb Jr., was an American guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of the Southern Rock band, Atlanta Rhythm Section. Cobb was also a member of the band, Classics IV.

Cobb co-write such songs as “Spooky”, “Stormy” and “Traces”, as a member of the Classics IV, Some of his notable cowriting credits with Atlanta Rhythm Section are, “Champagne Jam” and “Do It or Die”.

J.R. Cobb’s band, Classics IV, were discovered in Daytona Beach by talent manager Alan Diggs, an associate of Atlanta music publisher Bill Lowery. who invited the band to Atlanta to record. In 1970, Cobb became a session guitarist at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, where he began playing with former members of Classics IV and The Candymen. These musicians became the studio’s regular session band, which eventually joined forces with bassist, Paul Goddard, and guitarist, Barry Bailey to form Atlanta Rhythm Section.

The band went on to achieve commercial success with songs such as their first hit, “Doraville”, which peaked at #35. Other ARS hits include 1977’s, ‘So in to You’, and 1978’s, ‘Imaginary Lover’, which both peaked at #7 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart.

James Richard Cobb was born in Birmingham, Alabama on February 5, 1944. He died of a heart attack on May 4, 2019, at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Georgia.

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James Barney Cobb Jr. (February 5, 1944 - May 4, 2019) was an American guitarist and songwriter, most notable for co-writing " Spooky", " Stormy" and " Traces", among others, as a member of the Classics IV, plus " Champagne Jam" and "Do It Or Die", among others, as a member of the Atlanta Rhythm Section.

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Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) 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's current lineup consists of Justo, along with guitarists David Anderson and Steve Stone, keyboardist Lee Shealy, bassist Justin Senker and drummer Rodger Stephan.