http://www.maverick-country.com/2008/02/20/211/ Maverick Country Magazine Sat, 17 May 2008 19:34:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.maverick-country.com/2008/02/20/211/#comment-292 Jim Newcombe Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:21:43 +0000 http://www.maverick-country.com/2008/02/20/211/#comment-292 Some sad news Glen Barber passed away on Friday March 28th. He was sitting in his office practicing for an appearance in Las Vegas inApril and his wife found him at around 3 am with his guitar still in his hands. A native of Texas Glenn played on a lot of other artist records in his younger days including "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Bopper and 'Black Land Farmer" by Frankie Miller. He also played on sessions by George Jones Nad Warren Smith. He went on to have many chart records of his own and his songs were recorded by Don Gibson , Roy Orbison , Mickey Gilley and many more. Lately he had been seeing a revival of interest in the rockabilly fielld where his songs like "Ice Cold Water" and "Shadow My Baby" were highly rated. In May 2007 he played the Rockin' Fifties Festival in Green Bay Wisconsi. He had hoped to record again soon saying he wanted to get back to his "Texas roots". A great writer and musician he was also a great guy to know...Jim Newcombe. Some sad news Glen Barber passed away on Friday March 28th. He was sitting in his office practicing for an appearance in Las Vegas inApril and his wife found him at around 3 am with his guitar still in his hands. A native of Texas Glenn played on a lot of other artist records in his younger days including “Chantilly Lace” by the Big Bopper and ‘Black Land Farmer” by Frankie Miller. He also played on sessions by George Jones Nad Warren Smith. He went on to have many chart records of his own and his songs were recorded by Don Gibson , Roy Orbison , Mickey Gilley and many more. Lately he had been seeing a revival of interest in the rockabilly fielld where his songs like “Ice Cold Water” and “Shadow My Baby” were highly rated. In May 2007 he played the Rockin’ Fifties Festival in Green Bay Wisconsi. He had hoped to record again soon saying he wanted to get back to his “Texas roots”. A great writer and musician he was also a great guy to know…Jim Newcombe.

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