F.C. Barnes

Reverend Fair Cloth "F. C." Barnes (June 22, 1929 – July 11, 2011) was an American gospel musician, and the founding pastor of Red Budd Holy Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His recorded music career began in 1983, with the album Rough Side of the Mountain, released by Atlanta International Records (AIR Gospel); all his fifteen albums were on that label. That album reached no. 1 in the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, and six others entered the top twenty.

Early life Barnes was born on June 22, 1929, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, as Fair Cloth Barnes. He was reared in the church at Marks Chapel Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir. He became a minister in 1955. He studied at United Christian College, Goldsboro, North Carolina, where in 1959 he earned his doctoral degree. That album would go on to chart on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No. 1. It stayed in the top ten for over a year; They had four sons, Samuel, Luther, Melvin, and Tony, and two daughters, Demita and Valencia, and one other daughter who predeceased him.

Discography + List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USGosRough Side of the Mountain Released: 1984

CD, digital download 1No Tears In Glory Released: 1984

CD, digital download 4Hold On Released: 1985

CD, digital download 8I Hear Jesus Calling Released: 1987

CD, digital download 16Can't You See... Released: 1990

CD, digital download 7God Delivered Released: 1991

CD, digital download 30I Can't Make It (Without the Lord) Released: 1993

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