Barbara Ann Smith, known professionally as Barbara George, was born on August 16, 1942, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her musical journey singing in a church choir and was discovered by singer Jessie Hill, who recommended her to record producer Harold Battiste. Her breakthrough came with the certified gold single "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)", released in late 1961 on Battiste's AFO label. The song topped the R&B chart and reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, later being covered by numerous artists including Freddie King and Bonnie Raitt. Her debut album, I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), featured 12 tracks with George credited as the writer for 11 of them. In 1962, she released two more singles that charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "You Talk About Love" and "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin')". Despite these successes, subsequent recordings such as "Take Me Somewhere Tonight" in 1979 met with limited success. George largely retired from the music industry by the early 1980s but made a notable appearance on Willy DeVille's album Victory Mixture in 1990. She passed away on August 10, 2006, in Chauvin, Louisiana, six days before her 64th birthday.
