J.R. Cobb
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James Barney Cobb, Jr. is an American guitarist who has played with the Classics IV
, who had a #3 US/#46 UK hit with "Spooky" in 1968. He joined the Atlanta Rhythm Section
in early 1972. They had a #7 US hit with "So Into You" in 1977. Cobb currently resides in Monticello, Georgia
, also the home town of Trisha Yearwood
, and across the road from former wrangler and American antique truck restorer Joe Walberg.
James Cobb wrote six gold hits for Dennis Yost & the Classics IV prior to joining the Atlanta Rhythm Section, for whom he authored and co-authored numerous additional hit records.
He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
in 1993, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
in 1997, where he received the Music Creator's Award.
The hit songs he has written or co-written have included:
Classics IV
The Classics IV were a band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965, given credit for beginning the "soft southern rock" sound...
, who had a #3 US/#46 UK hit with "Spooky" in 1968. He joined the Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section
The Atlanta Rhythm Section, sometimes abbreviated ARS, is an American southern rock band. In 1970 former members of the Candymen and the Classics IV joined together and became the session band for the newly opened Studio One in Doraville, Georgia....
in early 1972. They had a #7 US hit with "So Into You" in 1977. Cobb currently resides in Monticello, Georgia
Monticello, Georgia
Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monticello is located at ....
, also the home town of Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood
Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
, and across the road from former wrangler and American antique truck restorer Joe Walberg.
James Cobb wrote six gold hits for Dennis Yost & the Classics IV prior to joining the Atlanta Rhythm Section, for whom he authored and co-authored numerous additional hit records.
He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state's rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance...
in 1993, and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a after a state-wide referendum in 1987...
in 1997, where he received the Music Creator's Award.
The hit songs he has written or co-written have included:
- I Take It Back - Sandy PoseySandy PoseySandy Posey is an American popular singer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's composition, "Single Girl." She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis her output has varied...
- #12 - 1967 - "Spooky" - Classics IV - #3 - 1968
- "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be HappyBe Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" is a soul song. It was first recorded by The Sensational Epics, and was originally released on Warner Bros. Records. The song has also been recorded by the Jimmy Castor Bunch, The Gentle Touch and others.-The Tams' version:...
" - The TamsThe TamsThe Tams, sometimes later billed as 'The Joe Pope Tams' are an American vocal group from Atlanta, Georgia, who enjoyed their greatest chart success in the 1960s, and the 1970s, and most improbably in the 1980s. Two separate versions of the group continue to perform and record. One version features...
- #26 - 1968 - Change Of Heart - Classics IV - #25 - 1969
- Midnight - Classics IV - #23 - 1969
- Everyday With You Girl - Classics IV - #19 - 1969
- Stormy - Classics IV - #5 - 1969
- Traces - Classics IV - #2 - 1969
- Where Did All The Good Times Go? - Classics IV -#14 - 1970
- Funniest Thing - Classics IV - #11 - 1970
- What Am I Crying For? - Classics IV - #39 - 1972
- Traces - The LettermenThe LettermenThe Lettermen are an American male pop music vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959...
- #3 - 1969 - Stormy - SantanaSantana (band)Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
- #32 - 1979 - Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section - #17 - 1979
- Do It Or Die - Atlanta Rhythm Section - #19 - 1979
- "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be HappyBe Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" is a soul song. It was first recorded by The Sensational Epics, and was originally released on Warner Bros. Records. The song has also been recorded by the Jimmy Castor Bunch, The Gentle Touch and others.-The Tams' version:...
" - Sonia - #13 - 1992 - Rosanna - Atlanta Rhythm Section - #35 - 1993
- Rock Bottom - Wynonna JuddWynonna JuddWynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds...
- #2 -1994