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Max
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"Songs
most proud of are 'Chiseled in Stone' --I didn't know how bad I
could hurt until I saw my son's name on his tombstone; 'Look at Us'
as a tribute to my wife Patsy and all the happy years that we've
shared, and Vince feels the same way about his wife Janice; 'Who's
Gonna Fill Their Shoes' --it's a tribute to some of my heroes but I
couldn't name them all; 'Storms of Life' --it was the first time I
heard Randy Travis. I thought he was great and still do. He's
pure country and it was also my first platinum album; 'Way Down Deep'
--it was the first song my son Max Troy and I wrote together and it
was his first big hit.
I
try to write so there's no confusion. Country music is for
ordinary people. That's what I am and I don't ever want to get above
that. I try to trim every excess word. A song is like a
mini-drama. You have to capture them in that three minutes or
it doesn't work.
My
career has been a long, steady climb. Country music has been
so good to me and the acceptance of my songs. |
I've
met the best of the best, my heroes that I've admired. I've
been truly amazed at how down to earth and real they are. To
earn your living doing something that you love is great. I've
been blessed with many awards throughout the years and I'm truly
thankful for all that I've achieved. I hope there is more to
come. I'd like to believe the next song that I write will be my best.
The
highlight of my career has been winning two CMA Song of the Year
awards, Song of the Year award from NSAI and being inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame."
Birth
Name: Max Duane Barnes
Induction
Year: 1992
Date
of Birth: 7/24/1936
Place
of Birth: Hardscratch, IA
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Former Occupations:
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over
the road truck driver
carpenter
deck
hand
lathe
operator
lamp
factory foreman
farm
worker |
dispatcher
expeditor
construction
worker
bartender
car
salesman
carnival
worker |
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Education:
Grade
School--Logan (Omaha, NE) (from 1942-1948)
Grade
School--Mason (Omaha, NE) (1948 & 1949)
High
School--South High (Omaha, NE) (from 1950-1952) |
Career Milestones:
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1966--first
song published by Tree in September, "Uncanny Connie From Calgary" |
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1971--first
song recorded on Jed label (owned by John Denny), "Ribbons of
Steel" (self-penned) |
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1973--moved
to Nashville on May 1 |
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1974--signed
as staff writer for Roz-Tense Music |
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1974--two
songs cut with Charley Pride |
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1979--first
#1 song, "Don't Take It Away" |
Awards:
1988--NSAI\Song
of the Year\Chiseled in Stone
1989--CMA\Song
of the Year\Chiseled in Stone
1992--CMA\Song
of the Year\Look At Us
1992--Music
City News\Best Song\Look At Us
Catalog
Highlights:
If
You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)
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Co-writer:
Vern Gosdin
- Artists:
Vern Gosdin (1983)
Way
Down Deep
Chiseled
In Stone
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Co-writer:
Vern Gosdin
- Artists:
Vern Gosdin (1988)
Don't
Tell Me What To Do
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Co-Writer:
Harlan Howard
- Artists:
Pam Tillis (1991)
Look
At Us
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Co-Writer:
Vince Gill
- Artists:
Vince Gill (1991)
If
I Didn't Have You
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Co-Writer:
Skip Ewing
- Artists:
Randy Travis (1992)
Don't
Take It Away
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Conway Twitty (1978)
Can't
Love You Enough
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn (1979)
Red
Neckin' Love Makin' Night
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Conway Twitty (1981)
Thank
God For the Radio
Drinkin'
and Dreamin'
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Waylon Jennings (1985)
Joe
Knows How to Live
Ten
Feet Away
Do
You Believe Me Now
Who's
Gonna Fill Their Shoes
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
George Jones (1986)
I
Won't Need You Anymore
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Randy Travis
Let
Go Of the Stone
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Co-writer:
Max T. Barnes
- Artists:
John Anderson (1993)
Storms
of Life
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Co-writer:
Troy Seals
- Artists:
Randy Travis (1982)
This
Ain't My First Rodeo
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Co-writer:
Vern Gosdin
- Artists:
Vern Gosdin (1991)
I've
Got It Made
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