Dave Barnes
(born David Barnes on June 20, 1978) is a rock-R&B singer-songwriter from Kosciusko, Mississippi.
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Biography
The oldest of three children, Dave Barnes was born to a Christian family in South Carolina in 1978. He is the son of a pastor who relocated his family to Kosciusko,
Mississippi, just as Dave was turning six years old. The Barnes family then moved to
Knoxville, Tennessee the summer before Dave's junior year in high school. Barnes went to college to further his studies playing the drums, and once at college, began playing guitar and writing songs for fun. He was initially only interested in writing material for other performers but was later encouraged by his peers to perform his works himself. Barnes took their advice and began performing within the campus at
Middle Tennessee State University, and later began performing at various nearby universities in regional centres as well as his own.
After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Barnes began touring and in 2002 released his acclaimed five-song
EP Three, Then Four
, as purely a guitar and vocals release. With this release and the touring performed around it, Barnes' fan following expanded, with assistance by word of mouth and internet promotion. Barnes toured heavily for over a year after that. During this period, Barnes met Ed Cash, a record producer who had worked with Bebo Norman in the past.
At the suggestion of Cash, it was then time for Barnes to record a full band studio
LP. Barnes released
Brother, Bring The Sun
in September 2004. This album was critically acclaimed for Barnes' songwriting and overall high quality presentation for an independent release. Also through its release, Barnes gained notability amongst famous singers
Amy Grant (who later performed on Barnes' Wedding song "I Have And I Always Will"),
[1] Vince Gill and
John Mayer.
[2] In 2005, Barnes co-produced the five song
EP Today & Tomorrow
for best friend
Matt Wertz. Barnes also contributed his songwriting to one of its songs.
In 2006 Barnes released his second full band studio album
Chasing Mississippi
to a welcome response. The critical reception was good, though some critics seemed a little disappointed, if only by the high standard set on the first album. In mid to late 2006, Barnes toured with
Matt Wertz with songs from both albums and some newly written material as well. In early 2007 Barnes began experimenting with a new outlet for his creative abilities in the area of stand-up comedy. With support from friends, Barnes put together a stand-up comedy routine which he performed in
Nashville, Tennessee.
In June 2007, Barnes announced to the world that he had re-entered the studio to record his third album. No details were released, however Barnes jokingly provided a list of song titles that would not be on the album, nor any other album from him
[3]. In early 2008, Barnes gave the name of the third album
Me and You and the World
, and also announced that it would be his major label debut, having signed to the record label
Razor and Tie. In promotion of the album, the song "
Until You", which was previously on
Brother, Bring the Sun
, was re-recorded and released as a single on
February 19,
2008. The album was released on
April 1,
2008.
In the fall of 2008, Dave Barnes was one of the opening acts for the shows from Orlando, FL through Chicago, IL on
Hanson's
The Walk Around The World Tour.
Songwriting
As a songwriter, Barnes has both written and co-written songs for many artists, including:
- Marc Broussard
- Bebo Norman
- Matt Wertz
- Micah Dalton
- Bethany Dillon
- Josh Hoge
- Ed Cash
- Fishers of Men
He also has written a song for
Bonnie Raitt in the hope that she would one day sing it.
Discography
Album
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| Featured songs
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Three, Then Four
| Released: January 15, 2002
Indie EP Release
| "Sticks And Stones""Grace's Amazing Hands" (Acoustic version)
"Nothing Fancy" (Acoustic version)
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Brother, Bring The Sun
| Released: September 21, 2004 [4]
Debut Studio Album
| "Grace's Amazing Hands" (Full Band Version)
"Until You""On A Night Like This""Crazyboutya"
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Chasing Mississippi
| Released: March 21, 2006 [5]
Second studio album
| "Miles To Go""Someday Sarah""Everybody But You""A Lot Like Me"
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Me and You and the World
| Released: April 1, 2008
Third studio album.
Record label debut release.
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You, the Night, and Candlelight
| Released: February 3, 2009
Valentine's Day EP.
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- "Loving You, Loving Me"
- "I Have and Always Will"
- "My Girl" (cover)
- "Until You" (Slow Version)
- "Home"
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See also
- Kosciusko, Mississippi
- Dave Barnes Albums
Notes
- Biography information on Barnes
- John Mayer sings Barnes' praise
- Blog by Dave Barnes from MySpace. Retrieved on June 9, 2007.
- MP3.com ''Brother, Bring The Sun'' page
- MP3.com ''Chasing Mississippi'' page