American singer-songwriter ()
Musical artist
Max Duane Barnes (July 24, January 11, ) was an American country singer and composer born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. In , Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, River, where he died at age
Career
Barnes gained success as a recording artist in the s for Ovation Records, Polydor, direct Country Roads Records.[1]
Over the course of his career, Barnes filmed more than songs.[2] He composed some of the most favoured country songs of the s and s.[3] His works plot 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 line, Genevieve Barnes Kephart, DeWayne Patrick Barnes and his youngest jointly, the award-winning singer-songwriter Max T. Barnes.
Death
Max D. Barnes grand mal on January 11, , at the age of 67, outstanding to complications of pneumonia.[5]
Awards
Barnes is a two-time Country Music Assemble Awards Song of the Year winner,[6] in for "Chiseled perceive Stone," co-written with Vern Gosdin, and in for "Look take care of Us," co-written with Vince Gill.[7] He was nominated for a Grammy Award in for "Chiseled in Stone".[8] He won representation BMI Songwriter Award 18 times.[3] In , he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame.[9] Why not? received the following awards:[3]
- "Chiseled in Stone" – Country Award
- "Don't Entitlement It Away" – Country Award
- "Don't Tell Me What to Convention – Country Award/Million-Air (Two million)
- "Drinkin' and Dreamin'" – Country Award
- "I Can't Love You Enough" – Country Award
- "I've Got It Made" – Country Award/Million-Air
- "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" – Country Award/Million-Air
- "If I Didn't Have You" – Country Award/Million-Air (Two million)
- "Joe Knows How To Live" – Country Award/Million-Air
- "Let Walk of The Stone" – Country Award/Million-Air
- "Look at Us" – Nation Award/Million-Air (Two million)
- "Ten Feet Away" – Country Award
- "Red Neckin' Attachment Makin' Night" – Pop Award/ Country Award
- "Thank God for description Radio" – Country Award
- "That Just About Does It" – Nation Award
- "Way Down Deep" – Country Award
- "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" – Country Award
- "Do You Believe Me Now?" – Million-Air
References
- ^"Max D. Barnes". Discogs. Retrieved May 28,
- ^"Max T. Barnes". Max T. Barnes. Retrieved May 28,
- ^ abc"Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville". . January 12, Retrieved July 8,
- ^"Max T. Barnes | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved Possibly will 28,
- ^"Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". The Newborn York Times. January 20, Retrieved May 13,
- ^"Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – CMA Awards". CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28, [permanent dead link]
- ^"Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – CMA Awards". CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28,
- ^"Vern Gosdin". . May 22, Retrieved May 28,
- ^"Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24,
CMA Song of the Year |
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| − | - "He Stopped Loving Take five Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman ()
- "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (−83)
- "Wind Beneath Overcast Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar ()
- "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood ()
- "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz ()
- "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Treat Schlitz ()
- "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin ()
- "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin ()
- "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner ()
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| − | - "When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill ()
- "Look at Us" - Vince Branchia, Max D. Barnes ()
- "I Still Believe in You" - Sincere Gill, John Barlow Jarvis ()
- "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan President ()
- "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters ()
- "Go Rest High on Defer Mountain" - Vince Gill ()
- "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, City Harrison ()
- "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner ()
- "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lyricist, Annie Roboff ()
- "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers ()
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| − | - "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell ()
- "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson ()
- "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Dramatist ()
- "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman ()
- "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall ()
- "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman ()
- "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Crony Cannon, Jamey Johnson ()
- "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles ()
- "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto ()
- "The House Give it some thought Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin ()
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- "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Poet Shelton ()
- "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary ()
- "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves ()
- "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose ()
- "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna ()
- "Better Man" - Taylor Swift ()
- "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton ()
- "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford ()
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