An American group characterised as 'American Music', combining rock, country, blues, folk, soul, reggae and Latino.

The Aces came together in Memphis, Tennessee in the early 1970s, first with bassist Jeff Davis and drummer Butch McDade, who had recorded and toured with singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester. Davis and McDade recruited vocalist/guitarist Russell Smith, keyboardist Billy Earhart III, dobro player Barry Burton and pianist James Hooker to develop a sound mixing pop, country and blue-eyed soul.

Stacked Deck, their debut album, released in 1975 resulted in two crossover (rock and country) hits. Burton left the group after the release of 1977's Toucan Do It Too and was replaced by Duncan Cameron.

In 1978, the Aces released Burning the Ballroom Down, followed the next year by a self-titled effort featuring songs with Joan Baez, Tracy Nelson and the Muscle Shoals Horns. Both albums received critical approval, but sold poorly. They released another album, How the Hell Do You Spell Rhythum, before disbanding.

The Aces reformed in 1994. The group, comprising Smith, Davis, McDade, Earhart, Hooker and new guitarist/mandolinist Danny Parks, released Ride Again, an album of new renditions of their biggest hits. Reaction was positive and the band played a few club dates and then booked a tour of Australia, where they had always enjoyed a large following. Interest was booming Stateside as well and The Aces returned to play venues throughout the US.

In late 1996 they recorded Out Of The Blue, an album of new material also released on Breaker. By 1997, the re-formation was official. They began composing songs for a comeback album, Chock Full of Country Goodness, but McDade's cancer-related death in November 1998 delayed the release until mid-1998.

Nothin' But The Blue's is The Aces latest studio album.