- Had an estate sale, auctioning her beloved 137-acre home (Fontanel), located near Downtown Nashville, for $2.1 million and selling a lot of her personal belongings. She, husband Ken Dudney, and their third child, Nathaniel Dudney, moved from the 27,000-square-foot estate to a 7,000-square-foot one located outside Nashville, Tennessee. (June 2002)
- Was involved in major automobile accident with two of her children in 1984. It wasn't until her autobiography, "Get to the Heart: My Story", was published in 1990 that fans found out how critical Barbara's condition was after her September 11, 1984, automobile accident. Barbara suffered a severe head injury (she was in intensive care for several days), a broken right leg, a broken right ankle, damaged right knee and various cuts and bruises. It took her 18 months to fully recover.
- Other No. 1 Billboard hits included "(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right" (1979); "Years" (1980); "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (1981, duet with George Jones); "'Til You're Gone" (1982); and "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools" (1983).
- Her most famous hit was "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" (1978), spending three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart.
- Retired from singing/performing to concentrate on an acting career. (1998)
- She was awarded a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee on November 5, 2007.
- Older sister of Louise Mandrell and Irlene Mandrell.
- Son Matthew Dudney briefly went to Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
- Has had duet hits with fellow country performers David Houston ("After Closing Time" (1970) and "I Love You, I Love You" (1974)) and Lee Greenwood ("To Me" (1984)).
- She won Grammy Awards in 1982 and 1983 for her gospel recordings.
- Daughter of Irby Mandrell and Mary Mandrell.
- Ex-sister-in-law of R.C. Bannon.
- Inducted into the Country Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame (1998), the Country Music Hall of Fame (2009), and the Musicians Hall of Fame (2014).
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