Max d barnes biography
Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville!
Max D. Barnes
American singer-songwriter (1935-2004)
Musical artist
Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States.
Max d barnes biography
In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee, where he died at age 68.
Career
Barnes gained success as a recording artist in the 1970s for Ovation Records, Polydor, and Country Roads Records.[1]
Over the course of his career, Barnes recorded more than 400 songs.[2] He composed some of the most popular country songs of the 1980s and 1990s.[3] His works have sold over 50 million records worldwide.[4]
Notable cuts include:
Personal life
Prior to gaining fame as a singer and songwriter, he was a semi-truck driver.
He was the father of three children, Genevieve Barnes Kephart, DeWayne Patrick Barnes and his youngest son, the award-winning singer-songwriter Max T. Barnes.