Barbara Lynn

Barbara Lynn
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About the artist

Barbara Lynn (January 16, 1942) is an American rhythm and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" (1962). She was born Barbara Lynn Ozen in Beaumont, Texas, and attended Hebert High School. She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar, which she plays left-handed. Inspired by blues artists Guitar Slim and Jimmy Reed, and pop acts Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, and winning several local talent shows, she created an all-female band, Bobbie Lynn and Her Idols.

Top songs

  1. You'll Lose A Good Thing
  2. I'm a Good Woman
  3. What I Need Is Love
  4. You're Losing Me
  5. This Is the Thanks I Get
  6. Lonely Heartaches
  7. You Left the Water Running
  8. Give Me a Break
  9. Nice and Easy
  10. I'll Suffer
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  1. I’m A Good Woman
  2. Take Your Love and Run
  3. Second Fiddle Girl
  4. You Make Me So Hot
  5. Movin' On a Groove
  6. Only You Know How to Love Me
  7. You're Gonna Need Me
  8. You Don't Sleep at Night
  9. Heartbreaking Years
  10. I Don't Want A Playboy
  11. Give Me A Beak
  12. Why Can't You Love Me
  13. Until Then I'll Suffer
  14. Maybe We Can Slip Away
  15. I'm Sorry I Met You
  16. Sugar Coated Love
  17. Letter to Mommy and Daddy
  18. You Don't Have to Go
  19. Mix It Up Baby
  20. Mellow Feeling, Pt. 1
  21. Dina and Petrina
  22. Sure is Worth It
  23. Thanks I Get
  24. Multiplying Pain
  25. Shed So Many Tears
  26. You'll Lose a Good Thing (Rerecorded)
  27. Sufferin' City
  28. Mellow Feeling
  29. You'll Lose a Good Thing (Rerecorded) - Re-Recording
  30. Teenage Blues
  31. Don't Be Cruel
  32. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
  33. Unfair
  34. You Can't Buy My Love
  35. It's Better to Have It
  36. Can't Buy My Love
  37. Lynn's Blues
  38. We'll Understand
  39. You Better Quit It
  40. (Until Then) I'll Suffer
  41. Poor Old Trashman
  42. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Early Version
  43. He Ain't Gonna Do Right
  44. Don't Spread It Around
  45. You're The Man
  46. Lonely Heartache
  47. Money
  48. To Love or Not to Love
  49. Oh! Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin')
  50. Give Him His Freedom
  51. Dedicate the Blues to Me
  52. Disco Music
  53. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
  54. One Man Woman
  55. Take Your Time
  56. (I Cried At) Laura's Wedding
  57. I Warned You Baby
  58. Ring Telephone Ring
  59. You Better Stop
  60. You Better Get Here Fast
  61. Teen Age Blues
  62. If You Should Lose Me
  63. Sufferin City
  64. To Get You Back Again
  65. Until I'm Free
  66. I'd Rather Go Blind
  67. You Can't Be Satisfied
  68. Moving on a Groove
  69. Daddy Hot Stuff
  70. Everybody Loves Somebody
  71. New Kind Of Love
  72. That's What A Friend Will Do
  73. Never Found a Man
  74. Unloved, Unwanted Me
  75. People Gonna Talk
  76. Sweet Sixteen
  77. Payback
  78. I Love To Make Love
  79. You'll Loose A Good Thing
  80. Oh! Baby
  81. Let Her Knock Herself Out
  82. This Is The Thanks I Get - Single Version
  83. Promises
  84. Don't Hit Me No More
  85. You Finally Got Your Good Thing Back
  86. I'm Not Doing Nothing Wrong
  87. Trying to Love Two
  88. It Won’t Be Long
  89. Hot Night Tonight
  90. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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