Ava Marlene Barber (born June 28, 1954) is an American country music singer and performer.
Soon, Barber was hired as a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show, and found herself performing on his television series on the West Coast.
Barber's 1978 release, "Bucket to the South", turned into a big country hit, peaking at No.
Being a country singer brought her instant fame and she soon appeared on many television shows such as Nashville Now and Crook & Chase.
When The Lawrence Welk Show ended in 1982, Barber and her husband Roger returned to Knoxville, where they purchased their own bus and formed their own band, Sweet Apple.
In 1990, Barber and Sullivan went into business with Dick Dale and leased a theater located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which they operated until 1996.