Barbershop

Greetings to fans of real country 

music, and welcome to this week’s 

Essie Country’s 21st Century Real 

Country Music Song of the Week,

for the week of  11/09/25 - 11/15/25


Barbershop

Cowritten & Performed by

Bernie Nelson

Released 04/05/2024

Intro by Gene Johns


Country music and storytelling are synonymous. No other genre comes close to presenting a story to its audience as well as traditional country music songwriters and artists. 


Bernie Nelson, who cowrote and performs “Barbershop,” offers an excellent example of how to engage the listener’s imagination while also delivering a believable, entertaining, and memorable performance. Bernie accomplishes this with this week’s Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week, “Barbershop.” 


With his easy-going style and relaxing voice, Bernie guides you on a believable journey to a barbershop where he introduces you to a group of patrons who are also friends, despite their differences. This storytelling masterpiece will leave you in a peaceful state of mind and perhaps a desire to make a return visit to “Barbershop.”


According to Bernie Nelson’s website, he has spent over 30 years immersed in the songwriting scene on Music Row in Nashville. Some of his songs became hits by country stars Randy Travis, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, John Anderson, and Conway Twitty. As a result, Bernie has established himself as a respected and influential songwriter in country music.


Bernie’s traditional country music and his rich country music voice give this week’s Song of the Week, “Barbershop,” authentic country music artistry that pleases the ears, warms the heart, and relaxes your mind. 


This song is like a fresh-baked hot apple pie; it’s so good you will want another serving. So, you might enjoy a hot cup of coffee, an adult beverage, or an ice-cold soda while listening to Bernie’s heartwarming story and performance of “Barbershop,” by clicking on the link below: 

                        Barbershop 

                   by Bernie Nelson

             https://youtu.be/iLX1uvGYXcU?si=kn7crJCiWf-7Ptyt

Comments

  1. DavidNovember 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM

    Excellent story, nice sound, thank you, Gene. I remember going to the Barber with my Dad, it is so true what the song portrays. Then politics could be discussed in public among friends and friends remain. We may have had different ideas of getting there, but we were all heading to
    the same place. After we left the Barber shop, we would go to the feed store where the owner was a firm democrat, my Dad would go for the purpose of drilling him with Republican dogma. After some well debated politics, we would buy our feed and head home to get ready for the hunt. That's because during the political debate, it was decided we would all go hunting together that night. It is good for a song to remind us of easier days.

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