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{{Short description|American R&B singer and songwriter}}
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'''Barbara George''' (16 August 1942 – 10 August 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] [[singing|singer]] and [[songwriter]].
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| birth_name = Barbara Ann Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1942|08|16}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|08|10|1942|08|16}}
| death_place = [[Chauvin, Louisiana]]
| instrument = [[singing|Vocals]]
| genre = [[R&B]]
| occupation = Singer, Songwriter
| years_active = 1961 - 1980s
| label = A.F.O. Records, [[Sue Records]]
}}
'''Barbara George''' (16 August 1942 – 10 August 2006) was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/barbara-george-mn0000122891/biography|title=Barbara George Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


==Biography==
Born '''Barbara Ann Smith''' at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, [[Louisiana]], United States,<ref name="Dead">{{cite web |author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2006b.html |title=July to December 2006 |website=The Dead Rock Stars Club |accessdate=August 19, 2014}}</ref> she was raised in the 9th ward [[New Orleans]], Louisiana and began singing in a [[church (building)|church]] [[choir]]. She was discovered by singer [[Jessie Hill]], who recommended her to [[record producer]] [[Harold Battiste]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering: Barbara George |url=http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170323 |date=August 17, 2006 |first=Naomi |last=King |newspaper=[[The Houma Courier]] |accessdate=April 4, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427005543/http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060817%2FNEWS%2F608170323 |archive-date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> Her first [[gramophone record|record]] on Battiste's AFO (All For One) [[record label]], "[[I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)]]", which her mother Eula Mae Jackson wrote, was issued in late 1961, and both topped the R&B chart and made number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]]. It was later [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] by many other [[musician|artistes]], including [[Freddie King]], [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]] (1966), [[the Merseybeats]], [[Ike and Tina Turner]], and [[Bonnie Raitt]] (1972).
Born '''Barbara Ann Smith''' at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, [[Louisiana]], United States,<ref name="Dead">{{cite web |author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2006b.html |title=July to December 2006 |website=The Dead Rock Stars Club |access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> she was raised in the 9th ward New Orleans, and began singing in a church choir. She was discovered by singer [[Jessie Hill]],<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=959}}</ref> who recommended her to [[record producer]] [[Harold Battiste]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering: Barbara George |url=http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060817/NEWS/608170323 |date=August 17, 2006 |first=Naomi |last=King |newspaper=[[The Houma Courier]] |access-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427005543/http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060817%2FNEWS%2F608170323 |archive-date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> Her first record on Battiste's AFO (All For One) [[record label]], the certified gold single "[[I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)]]" (composed by her) was issued in late 1961 and topped the R&B chart and made number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> It was later recorded by many other artists, including [[Freddie King]], [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]] (1966), [[the Merseybeats]], [[Ike and Tina Turner]], and [[Bonnie Raitt]] (1972).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/4114|title = Cover versions of I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) by Barbara George &#124; SecondHandSongs|website = SecondHandSongs}}</ref>


Her only album, 1961's ''I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)'' contains 12 tracks, 11 of which credit George as the writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/584051-Barbara-George-I-Know-You-Dont-Love-Me-No-More|title=Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
Two subsequent releases, "You Talk About Love" (on AFO) and "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin')" (on Sue Records), reached the Billboard Hot 100 later in 1962, but failed to match the national success of her first hit.


Two subsequent self-penned singles, "You Talk About Love" (on AFO) and "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin')" (on [[Sue Records]]), reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 later in 1962, but failed to match the national success of her first hit.<ref name="LarkinGE"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Barbara+George.art|title=Barbara George Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts}}</ref>
Later recordings such as the 1979 Senator Jones produced "Take Me Somewhere Tonight", met with more limited success, and George largely retired from the [[music industry]] by the early 1980s, with subsequent singles never achieving the success of the Harold Battiste produced, and certified gold single, "I Know". She sang on the [[Willy DeVille]] album, ''[[Victory Mixture]]''.


Later recordings such as the 1979 [[Senator Jones (music industry)|Senator Jones]]-produced "Take Me Somewhere Tonight", met with more limited success, and George largely retired from the [[music industry]] by the early 1980s, with subsequent singles never achieving the success of "I Know".<ref name="LarkinGE"/> She sang on the [[Willy DeVille]] album ''[[Victory Mixture]]'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/victory-mixture-mw0000323734/credits|title=Victory Mixture - Willy DeVille &#124; Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>
Barbara gave birth to three sons, Tevin, Albert and Gregory. Barbara's son Tevin George trained as a professional boxer and is listed as the United States 1986 winner of the Golden Gloves award subsequently going on to perform in the Olympic Trials.


George had three sons, Tevin, Albert, and Gregory. Tevin trained as a professional boxer and is listed as the United States 1986 winner of the [[Golden Gloves]] award,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldengloves.com/history/ |title=Official Golden Gloves of America Website |website=www.goldengloves.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802004130/http://www.goldengloves.com/history/ |archive-date=2 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> subsequently going on to perform in the Olympic Trials.
George died in August 2006 in [[Chauvin, Louisiana]] where she had spent the last ten years of her life, aged 63.<ref name="Dead"/>


George died in August 2006 in [[Chauvin, Louisiana]], where she had spent the last ten years of her life, six days before her 64th birthday.<ref name="Dead"/>
== Charted singles ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Single
!Year
!US
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/barbara-george/chart-history/hot-100|title=Barbara George Chart History|last=|first=|date=|website=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
!US
R&B


==Discography==
<ref name=":0" />
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
|"I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)"
!rowspan="2"|Title
|1961
!colspan="2"|Peak chart<br />positions
|3
!rowspan="2"|Record Label
|1
!rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
!rowspan="2"|Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!align=centre| [[Billboard Hot 100|US<br />Pop]]
!align=centre| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1961
|"You Talk About Love"
|align=left| "[[I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)]]"
| rowspan="2" |1962
|46
| 3
|—
| 1
|rowspan="2"| A.F.O.
|rowspan="1"| "Love (Is Just a Chance You Take)"
|rowspan="2"| ''I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)''
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1962
|align=left| "You Talk About Love"
| 46
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Whip O Will"
|-
|align=left| "If You Think"
| 114
| —
|rowspan="4"| [[Sue Records|Sue]]
|rowspan="1"| "If When You’ve Done the Best You Can"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin)"
| 96
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Bless You"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "The Recipe (For Perfect Fools)"
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Try Again"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1963
|align=left| "Something's Definitely Wrong"
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "I Need Something Different"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1968
|align=left| "Something You Got"
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| Seven B
|rowspan="1"| "Satisfied With Your Love"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1979
|align=left| "Take Me Somewhere Tonight"
| —
| —
|rowspan="2"| Hep' Me
|rowspan="1"| "I Got My Guards Up"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1980
|align=left| "Leave Me Alone"
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "This Is the Weekend"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|-
|"Send For Me (If you need some Lovin)"
|96
|—
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 05:39, 26 February 2024

Barbara George
Birth nameBarbara Ann Smith
Born(1942-08-16)August 16, 1942
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 2006(2006-08-10) (aged 63)
Chauvin, Louisiana
GenresR&B
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1961 - 1980s
LabelsA.F.O. Records, Sue Records

Barbara George (16 August 1942 – 10 August 2006) was an American R&B singer and songwriter.[1]

Biography

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Born Barbara Ann Smith at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States,[2] she was raised in the 9th ward New Orleans, and began singing in a church choir. She was discovered by singer Jessie Hill,[3] who recommended her to record producer Harold Battiste.[4] Her first record on Battiste's AFO (All For One) record label, the certified gold single "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" (composed by her) was issued in late 1961 and topped the R&B chart and made number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] It was later recorded by many other artists, including Freddie King, Paul Revere & the Raiders (1966), the Merseybeats, Ike and Tina Turner, and Bonnie Raitt (1972).[5]

Her only album, 1961's I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) contains 12 tracks, 11 of which credit George as the writer.[6]

Two subsequent self-penned singles, "You Talk About Love" (on AFO) and "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin')" (on Sue Records), reached the Billboard Hot 100 later in 1962, but failed to match the national success of her first hit.[3][7]

Later recordings such as the 1979 Senator Jones-produced "Take Me Somewhere Tonight", met with more limited success, and George largely retired from the music industry by the early 1980s, with subsequent singles never achieving the success of "I Know".[3] She sang on the Willy DeVille album Victory Mixture (1990).[8]

George had three sons, Tevin, Albert, and Gregory. Tevin trained as a professional boxer and is listed as the United States 1986 winner of the Golden Gloves award,[9] subsequently going on to perform in the Olympic Trials.

George died in August 2006 in Chauvin, Louisiana, where she had spent the last ten years of her life, six days before her 64th birthday.[2]

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Record Label B-side Album
US
Pop 		US
R&B
1961 "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" 3 1 A.F.O. "Love (Is Just a Chance You Take)" I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
1962 "You Talk About Love" 46 — "Whip O Will"
"If You Think" 114 — Sue "If When You’ve Done the Best You Can"
"Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin)" 96 — "Bless You"
"The Recipe (For Perfect Fools)" — — "Try Again"
1963 "Something's Definitely Wrong" — — "I Need Something Different"
1968 "Something You Got" — — Seven B "Satisfied With Your Love"
1979 "Take Me Somewhere Tonight" — — Hep' Me "I Got My Guards Up"
1980 "Leave Me Alone" — — "This Is the Weekend"

References

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  1. ^ "Barbara George Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Doc Rock. "July to December 2006". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 959. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ King, Naomi (August 17, 2006). "Remembering: Barbara George". The Houma Courier. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cover versions of I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) by Barbara George | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  6. ^ "Barbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Barbara George Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  8. ^ "Victory Mixture - Willy DeVille | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Golden Gloves of America Website". www.goldengloves.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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