Prior to gaining fame as a singer and songwriter, he was a semi-truck driver.

He is the father of three children, Genevieve Barnes Kephart, DeWayne Patrick Barnes and his youngest son, the award-winning singer-songwriter Max T. Barnes.
Prior to gaining fame as a singer and songwriter, he was a semi-truck driver.
He is the father of three children, Genevieve Barnes Kephart, DeWayne Patrick Barnes and his youngest son, the award-winning singer-songwriter Max T. Barnes.
Max D. Barnes