voc, 1936-2004 US, Iowa
Singer / Songwriter of Country and World
A.k.a. Max Duane Barnes
Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1936 – January 11, 2004) was a country music singer and songwriter.As a songwriter, Barnes composed many familiar songs of the 1980s and 1990s, receiving 42 songwriter awards in his career. Artists like 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 ("I Won't Need You Anymore [Forever and Always]"), Vern Gosdin ("Way Down Deep," "Slow Burnin' Memory"), Pam Tillis ("Don't Tell Me What to Do"), and Vince Gill ("Look at Us") have recorded his songs, as have many others. He has had a couple of minor hits, most notably "Allegheny Lady" in the mid-1970s.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Pieces Of My Life | Max D. Barnes | 1981 | Album |
She Loves My Troubles Anyway | Max D. Barnes | 1981 | Single |
Ranbows And Roses | Max D. Barnes | 1981 | Single |
Work Through My Hands Lord/Hungry Man/Free/Gentle Hands | Annette Jemser, Pat Mahar, Max D. Barnes, Dennis Weaver, Hoyt Axton | 1980 | Compil. |
Rough Around The Edges | Max D. Barnes | 1980 | Album |
Cowboys Are Common As Sin | Max D. Barnes | 1980 | Single |
Don't Ever Leave Me Again / Singer Of Sad Songs | Max D. Barnes | 1980 | Single |
Mean Woman Blues | Max D. Barnes | 1980 | Single |
Dear Mr. President | Max D. Barnes | 1979 | Single |
She Loves My Troubles Away | Max D. Barnes | 1978 | Single |
Allegheny Lady | Max D. Barnes | 1977 | Single |
Rain All Over You | Max D. Barnes | 1977 | Single |
Ribbons Of Steel | Max D. Barnes | 1972 | Single |
You Gotta Be Putting Me On | Max D. Barnes | Single |