Ava Barber

Ava Barber became a professional singer at age ten and joined the cast of the Bonnie Lou and Buster syndicated TV show at age 15. She proved popular and began appearing at local clubs and barn dances, and also released her first single, "Atlanta." At her mother's urging, Barber wrote to Lawrence Welk and wound up auditioning several months later in a tent with a piano at a golf tournament the bandleader was playing in. She appeared regularly on his show from 1974 to 1982, also touring with him. Barber signed to Ranwood Records in 1976 and scored seven country hits between 1977 and 1981, the most successful of which was "Bucket to the South" (#14) in 1978. She also toured extensively on the U.S. and Canada county fair and concert circuit. After Welk's show ended, she sometimes toured with former colleague Dick Dale. In 1990, Barber and Dale opened the Rainbow Music Theater in Pigeon Forge.

1910

2000

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

1975	SP RANWOOD 1013 (US)	Goodie Man / Boogie Man
1975	SP RANWOOD 1043 (US)	That's What Your Love Means To Me / More Than I Love You (When You've Hurt Me
1977	SP RANWOOD 1071 (US)	Waitin' At The End Of Your Run / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / Remember Me (When Candlelights Are Gleaming)
1977	SP RANWOOD 1077 (US)	I'll Do It All Over Again / Your Love Is My Refuge
1977	SP RANWOOD 1080 (US)	Don't Take My Sunshine Away / There's More Love Where That Came From
1978	SP RANWOOD 1083 (US)	Bucket To The South / There's More Love Where That Came From
1978	SP RANWOOD 1085 (US)	I'm Gonna Make It After All / Your Gonna Love Love
1978	SP RANWOOD 1087 (US)	Healin' / I Never Will Get Over You
1979	SP RANWOOD 1089 (US)	Even A Fool Would Let Go / The Wayward Wind
1981	SP OAK 1029 (US)	I Think I Could Love You Better Than She Did / ?

Albums

1977	LP 12" RANWOOD R 8170 (US)	COUNTRY AS GRITS
1978	LP 12" RANWOOD R 8180 (US)	YOU'RE GONNA LOVE LOVE - Bucket To The South / It Was Always You / There's More Love Where That Came From / You're Gonna Love Love / Your Love Is My Refuge / Don't Take My Sunshine Away / I Never Will Get Over You / How Long Will It Take / Once In A Lifetime Thing / I'm Gonna Make It After All
????	CD ? (US)	AVA PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - Dreaming / Knock On Wood / Yesterday / Slowly / Let’s Live This Dream Together / How Can I Give You Up / Lonely / Loveboat / Healing / So Good
????	CD ? (US)	ALL TIME GOSPEL FAVORITES - The Unclouded Day / Jesus, He’s The Answer / Stand In The Light / Operator / It’s In The Book / Special Delivery / He Touched Me / All I Can Be / You’ll See Jesus / He’s Moving / Try A Little Kindness / Family Bible / Why Me Lord / Let’s All Go Down / Amazing Grace / How Great Thou Art / Gone At Last / Old Rugged Cross
????	CD ? (US)	CHRISTMAS WITH AVA - Winter Wonderland / Tender Tennessee Christmas / Christmas Without You / Born To Die / Jingle Bell Rock / Christmas In Dixie / Christmas At Our House / Rockin Around Christmas Tree / Ava’s Christmas Story / What Christmas Means To Me
????	CD ? (US)	AVA BARBER AND DICK DALE LIVE AT THE RAINBOW THEATRE PIGEON FORCE, TENNESSEE - Restless / On A Clear Day / What’s Going On / Please Release Me / Eyes Of A Child / Heartaches By The Number / San Antonio Rose / Get Along Home Cindy / Leaving Here A Better Man / Neon Rainbow / If My Heart Had Windows / Near You / Bucket To The South / Elvira / Get Rhythm / Jackson / Smoky Mountain Memories / Tennessee Waltz / Ace In The Hole / He’ll Have To Go / Am I That Easy To Forget / Welcome To My World / Help Me Make It / Shennadoah / Orange Blossom Special / From A Distance / I Saw The Light / I’ll Fly Away / God Bless The USA / God Bless America