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Cobb was born to Rose Hutchins and James Cobb, Sr. in Birmingham, Alabama on February 5, 1944. His family later moved to Jacksonville, Florida . In 1953, at the age of nine, he and his two siblings were placed in the Baptist Children's Home in Jacksonville [2] after his father left the family and his mother needed assistance.
May 9, 2019 · James Barney “J.R.” Cobb, renowned guitarist and song writer, passed away May 4, 2019 at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington. J. R. Cobb, a long-time resident of Jasper County, was born in Birmingham, Ala. in 1944. He grew up in Jacksonville and lived at the Florida Children’s Home from the age of nine until he graduated from Paxon High ...
May 6, 2019 · By Melissa Ruggieri. May 5, 2019. James Barney "J. R." Cobb Jr., a founding member of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, died on Saturday of a heart attack. He was 75. Cobb’s death was shared by his ...
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). [2] The band's current lineup consists of Justo, along with guitarists David Anderson and Steve Stone, keyboardist Lee ...
- Rodney Justo, Lee Shealy, Steve Stone, Justin Senker, David Anderson, Rodger Stephan
- Doraville, Georgia, U.S.
- 1970–present
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
Mar 4, 2019 · J.R. Cobb: Willie G. Moseley. When he joined Atlanta Rhythm Section in early 1972, J.R. Cobb and Barry Bailey had more in common than simply being the band’s co-guitarists. Like Bailey ( VG, December ’16), Cobb had been playing in bands since the early ’60s. Furthermore, he had performed in a hit-making aggregation.
May 6, 2019 · James Barney “J. R.” Cobb Jr. Died of a heart attack this past Saturday (May 4, 2019). The guitarist was a member of two big top 40 bands. First, the Classics IV – Cobb would co-write their three biggest hits, “Spooky” from 1967 which peaked at #3, “Stormy” the following year which reached #5 and their #2 hit “Traces” from 1969.
