Whatever Happened To The Amazing Rhythm Aces? Third Rate Romance had almost everything a great country classic needs.
Let s see, drinking? Check. Cheating? Check. A great sing-along chorus line? Check. And just plain fun.
From their 1975 album Stacked Deck , the Amazing Rhythm Aces had everyone singing Third Rate Romance, Low Rent Rendezvous .
The band had another Top 10 hit titled Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song) in 1976.
But then..well, then what?
The group released some 18 albums over a thirty year period, which included a 15 year hiatus . The original members essentially went their separate ways, one joining Hank Williams Jr. s band, another joining Sawyer Brown. The lead singer and songwriter in the band was Russell Smith. His writing credits include several songs you know and sing along with, like Randy Travis