[jseth]

The Amazing Rhythm Aces were a terrific band, and Russell Smith wrote a lot of great songs... always felt they were not recognized as much as the should have been; other than "Third Rate...", I don't recall another "hit", and this was back in the day when a hit song was nearly everything to "make it" in the biz...

My favorite? Hard to say - I still will do "I'll Be Gone" from time to time, when I'm performing... "Emma Jean, won't you unlock your back door screen?" - don't recall the title of that one, but I liked it a lot, too...

Thanks for all the great music, Russell... great job!