The Barnhart Group — Trumpeting Family Business

As for the musician in Barnhart, he hasn’t completely packed away his trumpet or given up involvement in the entertainment business. He has a club band that does gigs for fun, but occasionally makes trips with some performers.

Barnhart treasures a collection of more than 4,000 photos of playing onstage with various artists; in recent years the Country Music Hall of Fame purchased more than 600 items from his personal collection.