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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barbara Fairchild |
| Origin | Knobel, Arkansas |
| Genre(s) | Country, Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1969–Present |
| Label(s) | Columbia Records Daywind Records |
| Associated acts | Sharon White, Billy Walker, Connie Smith |
| Website | Barbara Fairchild Official Site |
Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "Teddy Bear Song". Knobel is a town in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 358 at the 2000 census A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The Whites are an American Country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl and their father Buck Billy Walker ( 29 October, 1897 - 28 November, 1964) was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador 14 August, 1941, in Elkhart Indiana) is an American Country music singer Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. After the success fo the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts.
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Biography
Early life & beginnings in Nashville
Barbara started her career at a very young age singing country music. She cut her very first single at only 15 years old. In 1963, she moved to St. Louis, MO, and by 1965, she was a regular on a local TV show and recorded for a local label, Norman Records, but none of her singles released were much more than regional hits. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
In 1968, after high school graduation, she decided to follow her dream and moved to Nashville. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She briefly signed with Kapp Records with no success. Kapp Records was a Record label started in 1955 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who had set up American Decca Records in 1934 She also recorded briefly for MCA Records. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc After this, she met producer Billy Sherrill, who had discovered another country singer Tammy Wynette. Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter He listened to Barbara's songs and decided that she was ready for a major record deal and he signed her with Columbia Records in 1969. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her first single in 1969, "Love Is A Gentle Thing", was a minor hit as was her next single, "A Woman's Hand". Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1970, she scored her first Top 40 hit with "A Girl Who'll Satisfy Her Man". Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Between 1970 and 1972, Barbara scored 4 more Top 40 hits, the biggest of these being "Love's Old Song" and "Thanks For The Mem'ries". Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The success of "Teddy Bear Song"
1973 would turn out to be the breakthrough year for Barbara as she released the biggest hit of her career with "Teddy Bear Song". Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. It not only became a number 1 hit on the country charts but also reached the pop charts as well peaking at #32. It was also nominated for a Grammy that year. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "Teddy Bear Song" spent 2 weeks at the #1 spot and became Fairchild's signature song. She followed up "Teady Bear Song" very well with another smash hit with "Kid Stuff" that year which reached number 2 on the country charts and barely made the Top 100 on the pop charts at #95. In 1974, she scored another Top 10 with the song "Baby Doll". Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Between 1974 and 1977, she had several other major successes among these being "Standing In Your Line", "Little Girl Feelin'", "Mississippi", "Cheatin' Is" and "Let Me Love You Once Before You Go". Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
But by 1978, her country success began to rapidly fade away as her singles began to show up in the lower regions of the charts. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) In 1980, she signed with Paid Records where she recorded several duets with Billy Walker but none of these singles brought her back into the upper regions of the charts. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Billy Walker ( 29 October, 1897 - 28 November, 1964) was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s In 1982, Fairchild married the evangelical singer/songwriter Milton Carroll in San Antonio, Texas. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Evangelism is the Christian practice of proselytisation. The intention of most evangelism is to effect Eternal salvation to those who do not follow the In 1986, she signed with Capitol Records in an attempt at a comeback but the single released "Just Out Ridin' Around" only reached #84 and would represent her last single to chart. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as And she loves her cousin Buster Prine very much. .
Later career & life today
Increasingly, she turned her attention to Gospel Music, where she has recorded exclusively since then both solo and with Connie Smith and Sharon White on the album Love Never Fails. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador 14 August, 1941, in Elkhart Indiana) is an American Country music singer The Whites are an American Country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl and their father Buck Love Never Fails is the name of an album by Connie Smith, Barbara Fairchild and Sharon White. She now lives in Branson, Missouri where she lives with her husband Roy Morris, himself a singer/songwriter and they perform at their own theater in Branson, singing both country and gospel music. Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | |||
| 1969 | "Love is a Gentle Thing" | 69 | Someone Special | |
| "A Woman's Hand" | 66 | |||
| "A Girl Who'll Satisfy Her Man" | 26 | |||
| 1970 | "(Loving You is) Sunshine" | 33 | Love's Old Song | |
| 1971 | "Love's Old Song" | 28 | ||
| "Color My World" | 38 | |||
| 1972 | "Thanks for the Mem'ries" | 29 | A Sweeter Love | |
| "A Sweeter Love (I'll Never Know)" | 53 | |||
| "Teddy Bear Song" | 1 | 32 | ||
| 1973 | "Kid Stuff" | 2 | 95 | Kid Stuff |
| 1974 | "Baby Doll" | 6 | ||
| "Standing in Your Line" | 17 | Standing in Your Line | ||
| "Little Girl Feeling" | 31 | Barbara Fairchild | ||
| 1975 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | 41 | ||
| "Let's Love While We Can" | 52 | |||
| 1976 | "Under Your Spell Again" | 65 | Mississippi | |
| "Let Me Love You Once Before You Go" | 22 | |||
| "Cheatin' Is" | 15 | |||
| 1977 | "For All the Right Reasons" | 49 | Free and Easy | |
| 1980 | "Let Me Be the One" (w/ Billy Walker) | 74 | Bye Bye Love | |
| "Bye Bye Love"/"Love's Slipping Through Our Fingers" (w/ Billy Walker) | 70/79 | |||
| 1986 | "Just Riding Around" | 84 | single only | |
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. Country Albums |
| 1970 | Someone Special | - |
| 1971 | Love's Old Song | 31 |
| 1972 | A Sweeter Love | 17 |
| 1973 | Kid Stuff | 14 |
| 1974 | Love Is a Gentle Thing | 33 |
| 1974 | Standing In Your Line | 29 |
| 1975 | Barbara Fairchild | - |
| 1976 | Mississippi | 49 |
| 1977 | Free and Easy | 48 |
| 1978 | Greatest Hits | - |
| 1979 | This Is Me | - |
| 1980 | Bye Bye Love (with Billy Walker) | - |
| 1982 | The Biggest Hurt | - |
| 1993 | Son In My Eyes | - |
| 1995 | Stories | - |
| 1995 | Hymns That Last Forever | - |
| 1998 | Classic Country | - |
| 1999 | Rocky Top | - |
| 2000 | Then and Now | - |
| 2000 | All Is Forgiven (with Roy Morris) | - |
| 2001 | For God and Country (with Roy Morris) | - |
| 2002 | Wings of a Dove | - |
| 2003 | Love Never Fails (with Connie Smith & Sharon White) | - |
| 2003 | Forever Friend | - |
External links
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