change in September 1978 when Preston, Domino and Mabry all left the band. Johnny Nicholas took over rhythm guitar and piano duties, and the band reduced to a nine-piece lineup. By December the group was an eight-piece following the departure of Davis, while Garnier and York had been replaced by Spencer Starnes and Fran Christina, respectively. After the band released its first live album Served Live, Starnes was replaced by Dean DeMerritt. Shortly thereafter, Lucky Oceans left the band to move to Australia with his family. 1980–2000 In early 1980, AATW added vocalist Maryann Price and replaced steel guitarist Lucky Oceans with Bobby Black. Later in the year, O'Connell took a temporary leave of absence from full-time touring, and was replaced by Brenda Burns. Several members left after a show on the final day of 1980, including Johnny Nicholas. The group returned in early 1981 with new members Dan Tyack on pedal steel guitar, Falkner Evans on piano, Billy Estes on drums and Paul Anastasio on fiddle. By the summer, Burns, Tyack, Estes and Pat "Taco" Ryan had been replaced by Jann Browne, Wally Murphy, Steve Schwelling and Michael Francis, respectively. By summer 1982, the lineup of AATW featured Anastasio's brother Tom on bass and Roy McCrory on drums. Richard Hormachea replaced McCrory a few months later. Browne had left by 1983 as O'Connell returned full-time, and during 1984 Billy Cochran replaced Paul Anastasio. By early 1985, the band featured Junior Brown on lap steel guitar, Tim Alexander on piano, Mike Grammar on drums and Larry Franklin on fiddle. That year, the band issued Pasture Prime, its first album in five years, which featured contributions from several of the 1981–85 lineups. In 1986, O'Connell left AATW after becoming pregnant with her second child. Later in 1986, AATW signed with Epic Records again and recorded 10, which saw the debut of steel guitarist John Ely, bassist David Dawson and drummer David Sanger. In summer 1988, Dawson was replaced by Jon Mitchell. Ricky Turpin took over from Franklin in 1991, and shortly after the release of Greatest Hits: Live & Kickin' the next year, Ely, Mitchell and Sanger were replaced by Cindy Cashdollar, David Miller and Tommy Beavers, respectively. Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys followed in 1993, after which Barbara Lamb of Ranch Romance replaced Turpin and Sanger returned on drums. After the release of The