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BARBARA STEPHENS
 

BIOGRAPHY

Barbara Stephens was Born Boysa Stephens in Atlanta, Georgia on November 1, 1939. Barbara began singing at the tender age of 3. She continued to hone her talent joining her first group The Gardenias while still a teen. The Gardenias performed at various school events and local clubs. Barbara became a solo vocalist at Atlanta’s Royal Peacock after being hired by Felton Buck, then manager of the Royal Peacock, the crème de la crème of nightclubs for blacks in the south. Shortly thereafter, Barbara began to sing with the Deltones. In 1959, she along with the Deltones, began to travel the country as a part of numerous road shows where she shared the stage with the likes of Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Brook Benton, The Falcons, The Impressions, The Spence Twins, Marv Johnson, Dee Clark, Ruth Brown, Gladys Knight & the Pips, James Moody & The Band, James Brown, Little Willie John, Baby Washington, Jesse Belvin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Wilbert Harrison, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, The Dells, Jerry Butler and Joe Tex, just to name a few. In 1961, Barbara traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to record for Satellite Records, (which later became Stax Records). After only two short years at the label and for irreconciliable differences, she parted company and severed all ties with the label. Stephens had several hit songs including, “I Don’t Worry”, “If she Should Ever Break Your Heart”,”The Life I Live”, and “Wait A Minute.”In 1970, she toured the country as part of the Joe Tex show and performed on the club circuit. Shortly thereafter in 1971, she decided to leave the world of entertainment to marry and start a family. Today, she is the mother of two adult children; she has spent the last thirty years as a housewife. Stephens resides in Atlanta, Georgia where she can be caught singing occasionally on church programs.

Thanks to Barbara's daughter, Stephanie Edwards).

STAX DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

Satellite 111 : The Life I Live / I Don't Worry
Stax 113 : The Life I Live / I Don't Worry
Stax 118 : Love Is Like A Flower / Wait A Minute
Stax 120 : That's The Way It Is With Me / If She Should Ever Break Your Heart

CDs

CDSXD 088 - YOU THRILL MY SOUL - VARIOUS ARTISTS :

If She Should Ever Break Your Heart ; Love Is Like A Flower (Ace 088).

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