Reunion
The Aces reformed in 1994. The group, composed of Smith, Davis, McDade, Earheart, Hooker and new guitarist/mandolinist Danny Parks, released Ride Again, an album of new renditions of their biggest hits.
They began composing songs for a comeback album. Although McDade's cancer-related death on 29 November 1998 slowed the release, Out of the Blue appeared in mid-1998 with Michael Organ (drummer) as a temporary replacement. Jeff 'Stick' Davis left the group in 2004 shortly after the release of "Nothin' But The Blues". Since 2007, the Ace's line-up included only original members Russell Smith and Billy Earheart, along with Kelvin Holly on lead guitar. The boogie/blues inspired Nothin' but the Blues was followed with 2007's Midnight Communion which hearkened back to the Aces eclectic roots music origins.
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