(1943-2006)

New Orleans singer Barbara George passed away Thursday morning August 10 in Houma, Louisiana after a long illness of complications from hepatitis C. She was 63 years old.

George was most famous for her monster hit “I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More).” Recorded for All For One (AFO) Records in 1961 when she was 19, “I Know” was based on the gospel standard “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” and became a New Orleans standard, reaching number 3 on the charts. Harold Battiste produc...