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Max D. Barnes
Max D. Barnes
	Barnes and Merle Haggard performing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background information
Birth name	Max Duane Barnes
Born	July 24, 1935; Hard Scratch, Iowa, U.S.
Died	January 11, 2004 (aged 68); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	1960–2004
Labels	Ovation, Polydor, Country Roads Records (UK)

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Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. 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:

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", "If I Didn't Have You", and "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)"
Vern Gosdin: "Chiseled in Stone", "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)", "This Ain't My First Rodeo", "Way Down Deep", and "Slow Burning Memory"
Pam Tillis: "Don't Tell Me What to Do"
Vince Gill: "Look at Us"
The Kendalls & Alan Jackson: "Thank God for the Radio"
Eddy Raven: "Joe Knows How to Live"
John Anderson: "I've Got It Made", "Let Go of the Stone"

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.

Death

Max D. Barnes died on January 11, 2004, at the age of 67, due to complications of pneumonia.^[5]

Awards

Barnes is a two-time Country Music Association Awards Song of the Year winner,^[6] in 1988 for "Chiseled in Stone," co-written with Vern Gosdin, and in 1992 for "Look at Us," co-written with Vince Gill.^[7] He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989 for "Chiseled in Stone".^[8] He won the BMI Songwriter Award 18 times.^[3] In 1992, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame.^[9] He received the following awards:^[3]

"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 (Two 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 (Always and Forever)" – 1988 Country Award/Million-Air
"If I Didn't Have You" – 1993 Country Award/Million-Air (Two 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 (Two million)
"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

^ "Max D. Barnes". Discogs. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ "Max T. Barnes". Max T. Barnes. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville". Bmi.com. January 12, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
^ "Max T. Barnes | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ "Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". The New York Times. January 20, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ "Vern Gosdin". GRAMMY.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^ "Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". Nytimes.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[1] "Max D. Barnes". Discogs. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[2] "Max T. Barnes". Max T. Barnes. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[BMI-3] "Country Songwriting Great Max D. Barnes Dies in Nashville". Bmi.com. January 12, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2018.

[4] "Max T. Barnes | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[5] "Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". The New York Times. January 20, 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[6] "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards". 2017 CMA Awards. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[8] "Vern Gosdin". GRAMMY.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[9] "Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits". Nytimes.com. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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 | birth_name       = Max Duane Barnes
 | birth_date       = {{birth date|1935|07|24}}
-| birth_place      = [[Hard Scratch, Iowa|Hard Scratch]], [[Iowa]], United States
+| birth_place      = [[Hard Scratch, Iowa|Hard Scratch]], [[Iowa]], U.S.
-| death_date       = {{death date and age|2004|1|11|1936|7|24}}
+| death_date       = {{death date and age|2004|1|11|1935|7|24}}
-| death_place      = [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], United States
+| death_place      = [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], U.S.
 | genre            = [[Country music|Country]]
+| years_active = 1960–2004
 | label            = [[Ovation Records|Ovation]], [[Polydor]], Country Roads Records (UK)
 | associated_acts  = George Jones, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, John Anderson, Vern Gosdin
 }}
-'''Max Duane Barnes''' (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was a country singer and songwriter born in [[Hard Scratch, Iowa]]. In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from [[Omaha, Nebraska]] to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he died at age 67.
+'''Max Duane Barnes''' (July 24, 1935 &ndash; January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in [[Hard Scratch, Iowa]], United States. 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 Records|Polydor]], and Country Roads Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/733797-Max-D-Barnes|title=Max D. Barnes|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
-Over the course of his career, Barnes recorded more than 400 songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maxtbarnes.com/biography|title=Max T. Barnes|website=Max T. Barnes|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> He composed some of his most popular country songs of the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{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 Died in Nashville }}</ref>. His works have sold over 50 million records worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/max-t-barnes-mn0000394321|title=Max T. Barnes {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
+Over the course of his career, Barnes recorded more than 400 songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maxtbarnes.com/biography|title=Max T. Barnes|website=Max T. Barnes|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> He composed some of the most popular country songs of the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="BMI"/> His works have sold over 50 million records worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/max-t-barnes-mn0000394321|title=Max T. Barnes {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
 Notable cuts include:
-* [[Delbert McClinton]]: "Every Time I Roll The Dice"
+* [[Delbert McClinton]]: "Every Time I Roll the Dice"
-* [[George Jones]]: "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?"
+* [[George Jones]]: "[[Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes (song)|Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes]]"
-* [[Waylon Jennings]]: "Drinkin' and Dreamin'"
+* [[Waylon Jennings]]: "[[Drinkin' and Dreamin']]"
-* [[Conway Twitty]]: "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night"
+* [[Conway Twitty]]: "[[Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night]]"
-* [[Keith Whitley]]: "Ten Feet Away"
+* [[Keith Whitley]]: "[[Ten Feet Away]]"
-* [[Randy Travis]]: "Storms Of Life", "If I Didn't Have You", and "I Won't Need You Anymore"
+* [[Randy Travis]]: "[[Storms of Life|Storms Of Life]]", "[[If I Didn't Have You (Randy Travis song)|If I Didn't Have You]]", and "[[I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)]]"
-* [[Vern Gosdin]]: "Chiseled In Stone", "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong Do It Right", "[[This Ain't My First Rodeo]]", "Way Down Deep", and "Slow Burnin' Memory"
+* [[Vern Gosdin]]: "[[Chiseled in Stone]]", "[[If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)]]", "[[This Ain't My First Rodeo]]", "[[Way Down Deep]]", and "[[Slow Burning Memory]]"
-* [[Pam Tillis]]: "Don't Tell Me What to Do"
+* [[Pam Tillis]]: "[[Don't Tell Me What to Do]]"
-* [[Vince Gill]]: "Look at Us"
+* [[Vince Gill]]: "[[Look at Us (Vince Gill song)|Look at Us]]"
-* [[The Kendalls]] & [[Alan Jackson]]: "Thank God For the Radio"
+* [[The Kendalls]] & [[Alan Jackson]]: "[[Thank God for the Radio]]"
-* [[Eddy Raven]]: "Joe Knows How To Live"
+* [[Eddy Raven]]: "[[Joe Knows How to Live]]"
-* [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]]: "I've Got It Made."
+* [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]]: "[[I've Got It Made]]", "[[Let Go of the Stone]]"
-==Personal Life==
+==Personal life==
 Prior to gaining fame as a singer and songwriter, he was a semi-truck driver.
+[[File:Max T Max D and Patsy Barnes.jpg|thumb|L to R: Patsy Barnes, [[Max T. Barnes]], Max D. Barnes, 10 August 1983]]
+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]].
+==Death==
-He is the father of three children, Genevieve Barnes Kephart, DeWayne Patrick Barnes and his youngest son award-winning singer/songwriter [[Max T. Barnes]].
+Max D. Barnes died on January 11, 2004, at the age of 67, due to complications of pneumonia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/arts/max-d-barnes-67-wrote-country-hits.html |title=Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits |website=The New York Times |date=January 20, 2004 |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>
 ==Awards==
-Barnes is a two-time [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA]] Song of the Year winner,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/past-winners/?appSession=11BQ0P8KJH5R0OJ5VU2I5VY16R1854H4FE4P2480V34N98Y70N1R5I54EO084SO3FEXQ90G4TBL1JUU8HAC943QYW0ZV734PEM19554QU3CG7CGY361T2M9H6H9Y32R9|title=Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards|work=2017 CMA Awards|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> in 1988 for "Chiseled In Stone," co-written with [[Vern Gosdin]], and in 1992 for "Look At Us," co-written with [[Vince Gill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/past-winners/?appSession=9MK64I432P618964SZ7QXG5U4M15MVV4C9A12WY1B9402143YROZ0M1E4FL06VO638C33I4H5H1G50Z9206NMV5ZOM0TT8RF6YSW914HXTL7CG61AO7BRQ2K1HK11C7I|title=Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards|work=2017 CMA Awards|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He was nominated for a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] in 1989 for "Chiseled In Stone".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/vern-gosdin|title=Vern Gosdin|date=May 22, 2018|work=GRAMMY.com|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He won the BMI Songwriter Award 18 times<ref>{{Cite news|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|date=January 12, 2004|work=BMI.com|access-date=July 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref>. In 1992, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/arts/max-d-barnes-67-wrote-country-hits.html|title=Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref>. He received the following awards:<ref>{{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}}</ref>
+Barnes is a two-time [[Country Music Association Awards]] Song of the Year winner,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/past-winners/?appSession=11BQ0P8KJH5R0OJ5VU2I5VY16R1854H4FE4P2480V34N98Y70N1R5I54EO084SO3FEXQ90G4TBL1JUU8HAC943QYW0ZV734PEM19554QU3CG7CGY361T2M9H6H9Y32R9|title=Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards|work=2017 CMA Awards|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in 1988 for "[[Chiseled in Stone]]," co-written with [[Vern Gosdin]], and in 1992 for "[[Look at Us (Vince Gill song)|Look at Us]]," co-written with [[Vince Gill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/past-winners/?appSession=9MK64I432P618964SZ7QXG5U4M15MVV4C9A12WY1B9402143YROZ0M1E4FL06VO638C33I4H5H1G50Z9206NMV5ZOM0TT8RF6YSW914HXTL7CG61AO7BRQ2K1HK11C7I|title=Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees – 2017 CMA Awards|work=2017 CMA Awards|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1989 for "Chiseled in Stone".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/vern-gosdin|title=Vern Gosdin|date=May 22, 2018|work=GRAMMY.com|access-date=May 28, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He won the BMI Songwriter Award 18 times.<ref name="BMI">{{Cite news|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|website=Bmi.com|date=January 12, 2004|access-date=July 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 1992, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association's International Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/20/arts/max-d-barnes-67-wrote-country-hits.html|title=Max D. Barnes, 67; Wrote Country Hits|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=July 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He received the following awards:<ref name="BMI"/>
-* "Chiseled In Stone" – 1989 Country Award
+* "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)
+* "Don't Tell Me What to Do" – 1992 Country Award/Million-Air (Two million)
-* "Drinkin' And Dreamin' " – 1986 Country Award
+* "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
+* "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" – 1988 Country Award/Million-Air
-* "If I Didn't Have You" – 1993 Country Award/Million-Air (2 million)
+* "If I Didn't Have You" – 1993 Country Award/Million-Air (Two million)
 * "Joe Knows How To Live" – 1989 Country Award/Million-Air
-* "Let Go Of The Stone" – 1993 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)]]
+* "Look at Us" – 1992 Country Award/Million-Air (Two million)
-* "Love Ten Feet Away" – 1987 Country Award
+* "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
+* "Thank God for the Radio" – 1985 Country Award
 * "That Just About Does It" – 1990 Country Award
 * "Way Down Deep" – 1984 Country Award
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 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
+{{CMA for Song of the Year}}
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 [[Category:1936 births]]
 [[Category:2004 deaths]]
-[[Category:American country singers]]
 [[Category:American country singer-songwriters]]
-[[Category:American male songwriters]]
 [[Category:20th-century American musicians]]
+[[Category:Country musicians from Tennessee]]
+[[Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters]]
+[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]
+[[Category:American male singer-songwriters]]
+[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Iowa]]
+[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee]]

v t e CMA Song of the Year
1967−1970	"There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967) "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968) "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969) "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)
1971−1980	"Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72) "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973) "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974) "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975) "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976) "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum - (1977) "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978) "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979) "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)
1981−1990	"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981) "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83) "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984) "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985) "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986) "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987) "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988) "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989) "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)
1991−2000	"When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991) "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992) "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993) "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994) "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995) "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996) "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997) "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998) "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999) "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)
2001−2010	"Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002) "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004) "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005) "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006) "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007) "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008) "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009) "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020	"If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011) "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012) "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013) "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014) "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015) "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016) "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017) "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018) "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)
2021−2030	"The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020) "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021) "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022) "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023)

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