Luther Barnes (born March 10, 1954) is a record producer, director, songwriter, composer and lead singer of Luther Barnes and the Sunset Jubilaires and the Red Budd Gospel Choir.
Barnes is an ordained minister & native son of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He is the second eldest son to Faircloth Barnes, who wrote the famous "Rough Side of the Mountain." He was born on March 10, 1954 and has three brothers, Samuel Barnes (Rocky Mount), Melvin Barnes (Knightdale), Tony Bernard Barnes (Rocky Mount).
As an executive producer of gospel music, he has released over twenty-eight CDs. He has performed with gospel recording artists such as Shirley Caesar, Deborah Barnes, Kirk Franklin, Harvey Watkins and The Canton Spirituals, Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's, Dorothy Norwood, John P. Kee, and the Mighty Clouds of Joy. In 2005 he recorded with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir on their release "I'm Amazed" Live. He sang the national anthem for Carolina Mudcats baseball game.
Barnes is currently the Senior Pastor & Founder of the Restoration Worship Center (Rocky Mount), Established in January 2014.
If you're tired of living in sin
If you want peace within
If you're in misery, then you need to come with
And if the load that you bear
If it seems to be more than your share
Your life has been torn apart
Then you need a brand new start
I wanna take you to a place
where happiness reigns everyday
It's a place where we all can go
It's a place where peaceful waters flow
(chorus)
Come fly with me, away, away
To a better place, away, away
You will find the desires of your heart
If you only,set yourself apart
From all these worldly things,
Think of all the joy it will bring
And there will be no more despair
Because everything will be bright and fair
Nothing else to go wrong
We'll sing a brand new song
I wanna take you to a place
Where happiness reigns everyday
It's a place where we all can go
It's a place where, peaceful waters flow
(Chorus)
Come fly with me, away, away
To a better place, away, away
There we'll find a sweet resting place
A place where we'll never grow old
He's gonna wipe all the tears from my eyes
Oh the half has never been told
Oh the half has never been told
Never been told....
(Chorus)
Come fly with me, away, away
To a better place, away, away............