Glenn Barber

Biography

Glenn Barber was born in Hollis, Okla. on Feb. 2 1935 and later moved to Pasadena, Texas. Barber first took up guitar and later bass, drums, Dobro and mandolin. His first single was in 1952 on Stampede with "You Took the Twinkle Out of My Stars. Two years later, he had a deal with Starday. He released country-flavored rockabilly singles on Starday with the last out in 1956. He later released four singles on the D label. In the 1960s, Barber became a disc jockey and featured performer on Housto...

Glenn Barber was born in Hollis, Okla. on Feb. 2 1935 and later moved to Pasadena, Texas. Barber first took up guitar and later bass, drums, Dobro and mandolin. His first single was in 1952 on Stampede with "You Took the Twinkle Out of My Stars. Two years later, he had a deal with Starday.

He released country-flavored rockabilly singles on Starday with the last out in 1956. He later released four singles on the D label.

In the 1960s, Barber became a disc jockey and featured performer on Houston's KIKK. Along with his band, the Western Swingmasters, Barber appeared on the station five nights a week until 1968. He went top 30 in 1964 with "Stronger Than Dirt." He signed with the Nashville label Hickory in 1968. He made a full-length debut in 1970 with "A New Star." "Kissed By the Rain, Warmed By the Sun" (1969) and "Unexpected Goodbye" (1972) hit the top 30. "She Cheats on Me" was later recorded by Roy Orbison. Barber switched to MMI in 1979 and penned "Everyone Wants to Disco." It was his last charting single. Barber turned to painting and screenwriting in the 1980s and 1990s He had a total of 21 songs hit the charts with "First Love Feelings" being his last one, reaching number 74 in 1980. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.