ArtistInfo

Barbara George

voc, 1942-2006 US, New Orleans
Singer / Songwriter / Producer of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Barbara Ann Smith

Barbara George (16 August 1942 – 10 August 2006) was an American R&B singer and songwriter.Born Barbara Ann Smith in Smithridge, Louisiana, United States, she was raised in New Orleans and began singing in a church choir. She was discovered by singer Jessie Hill, who recommended her to record producer Harold Battiste. Her first record on Battiste's AFO (All For One) record label, "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)", which she wrote, was issued in late 1961, and both topped the R&B chart and made number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was later recorded by many other artistes, including Freddie King, Paul Revere & the Raiders (1966), the Merseybeats, Ike and Tina Turner, and Bonnie Raitt (1972).

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Pop
• Blues
• Rock