Ava Barber

 Ava Marlene Barber, *28-06-1954 Knoxville, TN
2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Lawrence Welk Show
1971 unknown – Ava Barber
001 ATLANTA, GA. Dogwood D-1011
002 IF YOU CAN'T LET GO OF HER (THEN I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE) Dogwood D-1011
003 SORRY YOU'VE CALLED THE WRONG NUMBER D-1018
004 BABY YOU'RE MAKING ME LOSE MY MIND D-1018
Late 1974 Nashville, TN – Ava Barber (Producer: Dewayne Blackwell)
005 1452 BOOGIE MAN R-1013/Archive
006 1453 DON’T YOU KNOW A REAL LOVE R-1013/Archive
1976 Nashville, TN – Ava Barber
007 1512 THAT'S WHAT YOUR LOVE MEANS R-1043/Archive
007a 1513 unknown title
008 1514  MORE THAN I LOVE YOU R-1043/Archive
Fall 1976 RCA Victor Studio, 30 Music Sq. East, Nashville, TN – Ava Barber (Ava Barber [vcl], Bill Sanford [led gt], Chip Young [rh gt], Ray Edenton [rh gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins [keyboards], The Jordanaires [bck vcl]. Producer: Producer: Bill Rice)
009 IT'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS R-8170 Archive
010 BETWEEN MY MAN AND ME R-8170 Archive
Fall 1976 Buck Owens Studios, 1215 North Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA – Ava Barber (Ava Barber4 [vcl], Terry Christophersen [ld gt/steel], Don Lee [rh gt], Buddy Allan [rh gt], Ronnie Jackson [rh gt], Doyle Singer [bass], Jerry Wiggins/ Randy Sears [drums], Jim Shaw [keyboards], The Harry Middlesbrooks Singers. Producer: Dean Kay and Mac Curtis)
011 I'LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN R-1077/R-8170 Archive
012 I'M A FOOL TO CARE R-8170/Archive
013 ONE-OF-A-KIND KIND OF ME R-8170 Archive
014 1574 WAITIN' AT THE END OF YOUR RUN R-1071/R-8170 Archive
015 1575 MEDLEY. BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN/REMEMBER ME R-1071/R-8170 Archive
016 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN R-8170 Archive
017 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER R-8170 Archive
018 SAY IT AGAIN R-8170 Archive
1977 Buck Owens Studios, 1215 North Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA – Ava Barber (Producer: Dean Kay and Mac Curtis)
019 YOUR LOVE IS MY REFUGE R-1077/R-8180 Archive
ca. June 1977 Hollywood, CA – Ava Barber (Producer: Dean Kay and Mac Curtis)
020 1593 DON'T TAKE MY SUNSHINE AWAY R-1080 /R-8180 Archive
021 1594 THERE'S MORE LOVE WHERE THAT COMES FROM R 1080 R-1083/R-8180 Archive
ca. October 1977 Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA/Producers Workshop, Hollywood, CA – Ava Barber (Ava Barber [vcl], Terry Christopherson [ld gt/rh gt/steel], Don Lee [rh gt],  Doyle Singer [bass], Jerry Wiggins [drums], Jim Shaw/ Harry Midlebrooks [keyboards] + Gail Farrell, Myrna Mathews, Diana Lee, The Harry Middlebrooks Singers [bck vcl]. Producer: Dean Kay and Mac Curtis)
022 1599 BUCKET TO THE SOUTH R-1086/R-8180 Archive
023 IT WAS ALWAYS YOU R-8180 Archive
024 HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE R-8180 Archive
025 1602 YOU‘RE GONNA LOVE LOVE R-1087/R-8180 Archive
026 1603 I'M GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL R-1085/R-8180 Archive
027 ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING R-8180 Archive
028 1607 HEALIN‘ RAN-1087 /Archive
029 1608 I NEVER WILL GET OVER YOU RAN-1087/R-8180 Archive
030 1612 EVEN A FOOL WOULD LET GO R-1089 Archive
1979 Hollywood, CA – Ava Barber (Producer: Dean Kay and Mac Curtis)
031 THE WAYWARD WIND R-1089 Archive
Late 1980 Hollywood, CA – Ava Barber
032 IT THINK I COULD LOVE YOU BETTER THAN SHE DID OAK-1029
033 THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU OAK-1029 Archive
btw 1974-1952 unknown – Ava Barner
034 GOOD COUNTRY COOKIN‘
035 LYIN' IN HIS ARMS AGAIN
036 HIDE AND GO CHEAT
037 IF FEELING IS BELIEVING
038 REACH OUT AND GRAB A HANDFUL
039 YOU MAKE ME GLOW IN THE DARK
040 IF I GET THAT CLOSE
041 IT'S SO GOOD
042 DIXIE MAN
043 HE CAN'T MAKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE
044 YOU'RE NOT WOMAN ENOUGH
045 WALTZING ON AIR
046 HOW CAN I GIVE YOU UP
047 I'M GLAD YOU COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT
048 IT FEELS LIKE LOVE
049 LONELY
050 FALLING IN LOVE
051 BITTER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL
052 WALK THAT LINE
053 DAY AFTER DAY
1988 unknown – Ava Barber (Producer: R. Karen Paxton, Dean Sanford, James Vanoy, Vedah Barnes)
054 U 22018 FROM THE BIBLE BELT TO THE GARTER BELT KMI 7 KMI 8
055 U 22018 I DONT WANT TO HURT THIS WAY EVER AGAIN  KMI 8
1990s unknown – Ava Barber
056 WINTER WONDERLAND
057 TENDER TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS
058 CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
059 BORN TO DIE
060 JINGLE BELL ROCK
061 CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE
062 CHRISTMAS AT OUR HOUSE
063 ROCKIN AROUND CHRISTMAS TREE
064 AVA’S CHRISTMAS STORY
065 WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME
tracks above issued on album Christmas With Ava
1990s [live] The Rainbow Theatre, Pigeon Forge, TN – Ava Barber and Dick Dale
06501 RESTLESS
06502 ON A CLEAR DAY
06503 WHAT’S GOING ON
06504 PLEASE RELEASE ME
06505 EYES OF A CHILD
06506 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER
06507 SAN ANTONIO ROSE
06508 GET ALONG HOME CINDY
06509 LEAVING HERE A BETTER MAN
06510 NEON RAINBOW
06511 IF MY HEART HAD WINDOWS
06512 NEAR YOU
06513 BUCKET TO THE SOUTH
06514 ELVIRA
06515 GET RHYTHM
06516 JACKSON
06517 SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES
06518 TENNESSEE WALTZ
06519 ACE IN THE HOLE
06520 HE’LL HAVE TO GO
06521 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET
06522 WELCOME TO MY WORLD
06523 HELP ME MAKE IT
06524 SHENNADOAH
06525 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
06526 FROM A DISTANCE
06527 I SAW THE LIGHT
06528 I’LL FLY AWAY
06529 GOD BLESS THE USA
06530 GOD BLESS AMERICA
Tracks above issued on album Ave Barber and Dick Dale Live
1996 Logos Productions, Clayton, OH – Ava Barber (Ava Barber [vcl], Chubby Beeler [ld/rh gt],  Sidney Spiva [rh gt/steel], Bud Cuppock [rh gt], Brad Peters [banjo], Eddie Trent [steel], Steve Mathews [bass gt/ rh gt/ strings], Roger Sullivan [drums], Joe Caverlee [fiddle], John Slate [keyboards], Gaorge Thacker [harmonica], Ernie Coleson [sax]. Producer: Steve Mathews)
066 THE UNCLOUDED DAY
067 JESUS, HE'S THE ANSWER
068 STAND IN THE LIGHT
069 OPERATOR
070 IT'S IN THE BOOK
071 SPECIAL DELIVERY
072 HE TOUCHED ME
073 ALL I CAN BE
074 YOU'LL SEE JESUS
075 HE'S MOVING
076 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS
077 FAMILY BIBLE
078 WHY ME LORD
079 LET'S ALL GO DOWN TO THE RIVER
Tracks above issued on album All-Time Gospel Favorites
2006 unknown – Ava Barber
080 DREAMING Newfound NFR 1004
081 KNOCK ON WOOD Newfound NFR 1004
082 YESTERDAY Newfound NFR 1004
083 SLOWLY Newfound NFR 1004
084 LET’S LIVE THIS DREAM TOGETHER Newfound NFR 1004
085 HOW CAN I GIVE YOU UP Newfound NFR 1004
086 LONELY Newfound NFR 1004  
087 LOVEBOAT Newfound NFR 1004
088 HEALING Newfound NFR 1004
089 SO GOOD Newfound NFR 1004

ALBUMS
Ranwood R-8170 Lawrence Welk Presents Country As Grits: I'll Do It All Over Again; I'm A Fool To Care; One-Of-A-Kind Kind Of Me; Medley. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain/Remember Me; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; Waitin' At The End Of Your Run; It's Been One Of Those Days; Heartaches By The Number; Between My Man And Me; Say It Again – 12-76
Ranwood R-8180 You're Gonna Love 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 - 01-80
ABGF no # 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 - 9? (reissued in 2021)
ABGF no # Ave Barber and Dick Dale Live: 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 Awayl God Bless The USA; God Bless America – 9? w. Dick Dale
ABGF 10961 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 To The River - 96
Newfound NFR-1004 Ava Barber Past Present Feature: Dreaming; Knock on Wood; Yesterday; Slowly; Let’s Live This Dream Together; How Can I Give You Up; Lonely; Loveboat; Healing; So Good – 02-07
Ava Barber ? The Archives of Ava Barber 1974 to 1982:  Good Country Cookin'; Lyin' In His Arms Again; Hide and Go Cheat; If Feeling Is Believing; Reach Out and Grab A Handful; You Make Me Glow In The Dark; If I Get That Close; It's So Good; Dixie Man; He Can't Make Your Kind Of Love; You're Not Woman Enough; Waltzing On Air; How Can I Give You Up; I'm Glad You Couldn't Sleep Last Night; It Feels Like Love; Lonely; The Wayward Wind Love; Falling In Love; Even A Fool Would Let Go That's How Much I Love You; Bitter They Are, The Harder They Fall; Walk That Line; Day After Day; Boogie Man; Don't You Know A Real Love; That's What Your Love Means To Me; When You Hurt Me More Than I Love You; I'll Do It All Over Again; I'm A Fool To Care; One Of A Kind, Kind Of Me; Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain / Remember Me When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; Waitin' At The End Of Your Run; It's Been One Of Those Days; Heartaches By The Number; Between My Man And Me; Say It Again; 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; Healin' – 22-08-23 (digital)

SINGLES
Dogwood (1971)
D-1011 Atlanta, Georgia / If You Can't Let Go Of Her (Then I'll Have To Leave)
D-1018 Sorry You've Called The Wrong Number / Baby You're Making Me Lose My Mind
Ranwood (1974-78)
R-1013 Boogie Man / Don’t You Know A Real Love - 12-74 (rev. Dec. 26)
R-1043 That's What Your Love Means / More Than I Love You - 76
R-1071 Waitin' At The End Of Your Run / Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain - 01-77 (rev. Jan. 22)
R-1077 Your Love Is My Refuge / I'll Do It All Over Again - 05-77
R-1080 Don't Take My Sunshine Away / There's More Love Where That Comes From - 07-77
R-1083 Bucket To The South / There's More Love Where That Comes From - 12-77
R-1085 You're Gonna Love Love / I'm Gonna Make It After All - 05-78
RAN-1087 Healin' / I Never Will Get Over You - 09-78
RAN-1089 Even A Fool Would Let Go / The Wayward Wind – 06-79 (rev. June 23)
Oak (1987)
OAK-1029 It Think I Could Love You Better Than She Did / That's How Much I Love You - 01-81
KMI (1988)
KMI 7 From The Bible Belt To The Garter Belt / From The Bible Belt To The Garter Belt – 88 (promo)
KMI 8  Dont Want To Hurt This Way Ever Again / From The Bible Belt To The Garter Belt – 88