12 Facts About Ava Barber

Ava Marlene Barber was born on June 28,1954 and is an American country music singer and performer.

Ava Barber is best remembered for her performances on The Lawrence Welk Show throughout much of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Ava Barber has done many reunion specials on PBS for The Lawrence Welk Show over the past number of years.

Ava Barber began listening to country music when her father would turn on the radio to a country music station every morning.

Soon, every Saturday night, Ava Barber would go to the auditorium of WNOX Radio, where "The Tennessee Barndance" was performed.

Ava Barber started performing, and recorded records for some local labels.

Ava Barber's mother was an avid fan of a popular television show at the time, The Lawrence Welk Show, and suggested that her daughter write to Welk.

Ava Barber wrote to Welk in 1973, and he responded, suggesting that if she was on the West Coast, she should be on the show.

Soon, Ava Barber was hired as a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show, and found herself performing on his television series on the West Coast.

Ava Barber made two appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

Ava Barber was off the country charts until 1981, when she made a comeback with the single "I Think I Could Love You Better Than Ava Barber Did".

From 1997 to 2000, Ava Barber worked at the Welk Theatre in Branson, Missouri.