Martin Glenn Barber (February 2, 1935 – March 28, 2008), was an American

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performer. He recorded for

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in the 1970s, releasing three albums and charting 21 singles on Hot Country Songs. His highest chart entry was "Unexpected Goodbye", which reached number 23. One of his final brushes with the charts occurred in 1979 with "Everyone Wants to Disco". In discovering that 'they' did not, he changed career and pursued other avenues such as painting and screenwriting. Glenn Barber died in

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, in March 2008, at the age of 73.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

CONELRAD , ATOMIC PLATTERS
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GLENN BARBER – THE STORY
– 1935 births 2008 deaths People from Hollis, Oklahoma Country musicians from Oklahoma American country rock singers American country singer-songwriters American rockabilly musicians Hickory Records artists Starday Records artists 20th-century American singers Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma {{US-country-musician-stub