Gene Barnett started his musical career playing bass for Bobby Lee Trammell shortly after Trammell's hit record, “Arkansas Twist” was recorded. Barnett moved-on to play with Kenny Owens, a local singer who had a large following in the Jonesboro area. Barnett appeared on Owens' TV variety show on KAIT Jonesboro in the late 60's.
Gene Barnett is now member of The RetroRadio Band, a four-piece Jonesboro-based musical group that plays a variety of music to include 50's and 60's, R&B, Mototown, Country Rock, and Disco.
G. Barnett (recent) picture is from MySpace Retro Radio Band
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What's the record no. and the flip of this release? Was it based in Jonesboro? "Wrong Line," written by Kenny Owens I think, was also first recorded by him in the late 1950s or early 1960s. This one sounds like a later production to me (possibly 1970s?).
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ReplyDeleteAs I said, it's a 1971 press (according the PRP matrix).
Flip (a-side) is "Sittin' In the Bathroom" written by Larry Donn and published by Joey Music BMI). No address on label, but Jonesboro is very likely.