Real name: Janice Brown

Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 1988

Rev. Janice Brown grew up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, came from a musical family and made an impact on the gospel music scene as the female member of the duo Barnes and Brown. Her former church, the Red Budd Holy Church in Centerville, North Carolina, was bombed; one chair was left there as a memorial. It was put in the new Red Budd Holy Church that was built in Rocky Mount. That is where Barnes was pastor and Brown a member. She eventually became his singing partner, with the duo recording seven albums together for Atlanta International Records. It was their song “Rough Side of the Mountain” that rose them to fame in the world of gospel music. The duo’s song was featured in Billboard magazine's list of top-selling songs and sold 250,000 copies in one week.