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My Take
What I respect about Dave Barnes is his quiet endurance. Eight studio albums, two of them Christmas records, and a fresh release in 2023 tell me this is a craftsman, not a chart-chaser. The South Carolina roots and Nashville home base give his songwriting that unhurried Southern warmth I find genuinely comforting. He never seems to need the spotlight, and that self-possession is rare. I trust artists who keep writing decade after decade without losing their voice, and Barnes strikes me as exactly that kind of steady, dependable songwriter whose work rewards a patient, late-night listen far more than a passing stream.
Overview
David Mckee Barnes (born June 20, 1978) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight studio albums, including two Christmas albums. His most recent full-length album, Featherbrained Wealth Motel, was released in 2023.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Barnes
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴ・バーンズ
- Reading
- でいゔ・ばーんず
- Born
- June 20, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.davebarnes.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.