Career in The 1990s and Life Today
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. From 1997-2000, Barber worked at the Welk Theatre in Branson, Missouri. Since 2000, she has toured with members of The Lawrence Welk Show and performed on her own. She does reunion specials with previous members of the show on PBS. She is working on a new show in Branson called The Grand Ladies of Country Music. Her husband acts as her agent.
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