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Max D. Barnes
Barnes and Merle Haggard performing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Barnes and Merle Haggard performing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background information
Birth nameMax Duane Barnes
Born(1935-07-24)July 24, 1935
Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States
DiedJanuary 11, 2004(2004-01-11) (aged 68)
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresCountry
LabelsOvation, Polydor, Country Roads Records (UK)

Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was a country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa. In 1973, Max D. Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee. He was a two-time Country Music Award winner for Song of the Year, and won the BMI songwriter award 18 times[1]. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame in 1992[2]. Prior to gaining fame, he was a semi-truck driver.

Career

Over the course of his career, Barnes recorded more than 400 songs.[3] He composed some of his most popular songs of the 1980s and 1990s, winning 18 Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) songwriter awards[4]. His works have sold over 50 million records worldwide.[5]

Notable cuts include Delbert McClinton ("Every Time I Roll The Dice"), George Jones ("Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?"), Waylon Jennings ("Drinkin' and Dreamin'"), Conway Twitty ("Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night"), Keith Whitley ("Ten Feet Away"), Randy Travis ("Storms Of Life" and "I Won't Need You Anymore"), Vern Gosdin ("Way Down Deep", "Slow Burnin' Memory"), Pam Tillis ("Don't Tell Me What to Do"), and Vince Gill ("Look at Us"). Barnes gained success as a recording artist in the 1970's for Ovation Records, Polydor, and Country Roads Records.[6]

Other hits include "Thank God For the Radio" (The Kendalls, Alan Jackson), "Joe Knows How To Live" (Eddy Raven), "If I Didn't Have You" (Randy Travis), "I've Got It Made" (John Anderson), "Chiseled In Stone," "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" and "This Ain't My First Rodeo" (Vern Gosdin).

Barnes is a two-time CMA Song of the Year winner,[7] in 1988 for "Chiseled In Stone," co-written with Vern Gosdin, and in 1992 for "Look At Us," co-written with Vince Gill.[8] He was nominated for a Grammy in 1989 for "Chiseled In Stone".[9]

In 1992, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[10]

He is the father of award-winning singer/songwriter Max T. Barnes.

Partial list of people who recorded Max D. Barnes songs

Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, The Time Jumpers, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Mo Pitney, Bruce Willis, Wet Willie, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Lee Ann Womack, Tammy Wynette, Reba, The Irish Rovers, Big Tom, Dobie Gray, Eddy Raven, Johnny Rodriguez, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Hank Williams Jr., Randy Travis, Vince Gill, Tanya Tucker, Skip Ewing, Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare, Leona Williams, Gene Watson, Keith Whitley, John Schneider, The Whites, Lonnie Mack, Jeff Carson, Delbert McClinton, Pam Tillis, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Lorrie Morgan, George Strait, Cal Smith, Jeanne Pruett, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Porter Wagoner, Albert Lee, Wynn Stewart, Chris LeDoux, Joe Diffie, Marty Stuart, Steve Wariner, John Conlee, Lynn Anderson, Earl Scruggs, Moe Bandy, Joe Stampley, Ralph Stanley, Gene Watson, Shelby Lynne, The Kendalls, Daryle Singletary, Ray Price, Pure Prairie League, Alabama, Connie Smith, Montgomery Gentry, Charley Pride, Bob Luman, The Swon Brothers, George Burns, Mel Tillis, Brenda Lee, Mel McDaniel, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Joe Sun, Red Sovine, Troy Seals, Faron Young, Gary Morris, The Marshall Tucker Band, John Anderson, Johnny Paycheck.

Awards list[11]

  • "Chiseled In Stone" - 1989 Country Award
  • "Don't Take It Away" - 1980 Country Award
  • "Don't Tell Me What To Do" - 1992 Country Award/Million-Air (2 million)
  • "Drinkin' And Dreamin' " - 1986 Country Award
  • "I Can't Love You Enough" - 1978 Country Award
  • "I've Got It Made" - 1995 Country Award/Million-Air
  • "I Won't Need You Anymore" - 1988 Country Award/Million-Air
  • "If I Didn't Have You" - 1993 Country Award/Million-Air (2 million)
  • "Joe Knows How To Live" - 1989 Country Award/Million-Air
  • "Let Go Of The Stone" - 1993 Country Award/Million-Air
  • "Look At Us"—1992 Country Award/Million-Air (2 million) - See Look at Us (Vince Gill song)
  • "Love Ten Feet Away" - 1987 Country Award
  • "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" - 1982 Pop Award/1982 Country Award
  • "Thank God For The Radio" - 1985 Country Award
  • "That Just About Does It" - 1990 Country Award
  • "Way Down Deep" - 1984 Country Award
  • "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" - 1987 Country Award
  • "Do You Believe Me Now?" - Million-Air

References

  1. ^ "Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville". BMI.com. 2004-01-12. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  2. ^ "Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. ^ "Max T. Barnes". Max T. Barnes. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. ^ "Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Died in Nashville".
  5. ^ "Max T. Barnes | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. ^ "Max D. Barnes". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  7. ^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees - 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  8. ^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees - 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  9. ^ "Vern Gosdin". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  10. ^ "Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame". nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  11. ^ {{Cite Web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20040113_country_songwriting_great_max_d_barnes_dies_in_nashville | title=Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville
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