BORN: 1936 - Beaumont , Texas DIED: August 8, 1987 - Beaumont, Texas Singer and guitar player. Attended school in Beaumont. In late 1950's, recorded and made popular several songs of J. P. Richardson (Big Bopper) -- "Poor Man's Riches" and "Beggar to a King," a later hit was "Token of Love" in 1959. Barnes became one of the biggest properties of Jack Clement's and Bill Hall's Gulf Coast Recording Company. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA...
Singer and guitar player. Attended school in Beaumont. In late 1950's, recorded and made popular several songs of J. P. Richardson (Big Bopper) -- "Poor Man's Riches" and "Beggar to a King," a later hit was "Token of Love" in 1959. Barnes became one of the biggest properties of Jack Clement's and Bill Hall's Gulf Coast Recording Company. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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