AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Rev. F.C. Barnes & Rev. Janice Brown

Artist:Rev. F.C. Barnes & Rev. Janice Brown

Song:Rough Side of the Mountain

Album:The Classic Collection

Rough Side of the Mountain topped the gospel charts in 1984. this was at a time when traditional gospel had faded and contemporary gospel was taking over. So it came out of nowhere. Rev. F.C. Barnes and Rev. Janice Brown recorded several albums but Rough Side of the Mountain was their only big hit and most memorable song. Rev. Barnes was born Fair Cloth Barnes June 22, 1929 in Rocky Mount, NC. He grew up singing in the choir at the Marks Chapel Baptist Church. He became a minister in 1955 and earned a doctorate at United Christian College in Greensboro, NC. Then he founded the Red Budd Holy Church in Rocky Mount. He was also pastor at St. Paul Holy Church in Maple Hill, NC. Barnes was on the Rocky Mount radio station WSRV when he met Rev. Janice Brown. They started making music together and they got the attention of Atlanta International Records (AIR) producer Wendell Parker. They signed and released eight albums together. Rough Side of the Mountain topped the gospel charts in 1984. Barnes writes his own songs. Rev. Brown retired to get married in 1988 and Barnes formed a new group with his nieces called Company. And his son Rev. Luther Barnes leads the Red Budd Gospel Choir. Barnes continued to record even after AIR was sold to Malaco. They released this comp in 2007. Rev. Barnes died on June 11, 2011 at age 82. Here's Rev. F.C. Barnes & Rev. Janice Brown performing Rough Side of the Mountain on the 1988 Stellar Awards broadcast.