Pat Green

For other people named Patrick Green, see Patrick Green (disambiguation).
Pat Green

Pat Green at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, California, August 10, 2004.
Background information
Birth name Patrick Craven Green
Born (1972-04-05) April 5, 1972
Origin San Antonio, Texas, USA
Genres Texas Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Rhythm guitar
Years active 1995–present
Labels Green Horse
Mercury/Republic/Universal
BNA
Website http://patgreen.com

Patrick Craven "Pat" Green (born April 5, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA. Fifteen of his singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 3 "Wave on Wave" from his gold-certified album of the same name.[1][2]

Biography

Green was born in San Antonio to Craven Earl Green and Patricia Burgess. He was raised in Waco, Texas, where he attended Vanguard College Preparatory School for grades 7-12. Green's father was a former Air Force officer and stage actor who influenced his son's love of music. His parents divorced when he was seven. His mother later remarried.

After high school, Green attended Texas Tech University where he was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity.[3] Green started his music career as an 18-year-old at Texas Tech playing small gigs at bars and clubs around Lubbock. In 1995, Green independently recorded and released a series of albums produced by Lloyd Maines using money borrowed from his parents.[4] Green did not commit fully to his music career until 1997 when his stepfather fired him from his job as a fuel wholesaler. Green had been counting his money from a weekend of singing and his stepfather knew he would need motivation to fully pursue music as a career.[5]

After committing to music, Green drew the attention of Willie Nelson and joined a tour featuring Nelson and several other famous country musicians. Green's appearance at the 1998 Willie Nelson 4 July Picnic was his first step towards nationwide recognition, and he was soon playing sold out shows in Texas. Green was sponsored by Miller Lite and sold more than 250,000 albums, even without signing a major label recording contract.[5]

Music career

Pat Green performing in June 2008

Green's first major-label recorded album, Three Days was released in 2001. "Wave on Wave" was released in 2003, with the title track reaching number 3 on the charts by the end of the year. In late 2004 "Lucky Ones" was Green's 3rd and final CD release on the Universal/Republic label. After spending many years playing to young audiences in college towns across America, Green joined popular country music artists including Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson and Kenny Chesney on major tours.[6]

Green released his album Cannonball in 2006. Later that year, he toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney.[6] In February 2008, Green released a coffee table book containing photos of dance halls that he had frequented throughout his career entitled "Pat Green's Dance Halls & Dreamers".[7] The book includes locations such a Gruene Hall, Luckenbach and Floore's Country Store as well as interviews with musicians Willie Nelson, Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Robert Earl Keen.

In 2008, Green released "Let Me", as the first single from his album What I'm For. The single reached 12 on the country charts, giving Green his first Top 20 single since "Feels Just Like It Should" reached No. 13 in 2006. Initially, "Country Star" was released as the second single, but it was withdrawn shortly after the title track ("What I'm For") began receiving airplay. "Country Star" peaked at 32, and "What I'm For" peaked at 28 on the country charts in July 2009. Green parted ways with BNA shortly after this.

Green started out releasing "Texas country music" with songs such as "I Like Texas" and "Southbound 35." His career has taken a significant turn since the release of his major label albums and big act tours. Now striving for more mainstream pop country stardom, Green continued to climb the Nashville charts and build a national fan base as he smoothed out his sound with contemporary country releases. As of 2011, Green has announced his return to Texas and independent music.[8]

On September 2, 2014, Taste of Country premiered the official lyric video for a new song, "Girls from Texas", featuring Lyle Lovett.[9] On September 16, 2014, "Girls from Texas" was made available on iTunes.[10]

Green is an ardent fan of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers. "I Like Texas," a song from his 1995 self-released album, Dancehall Dreamer, has been adopted as the Rangers' victory song.

On May 18, 2015, Green released a new single, "While I Was Away." The video, a tribute to long-distance parents, premiered on People.com on May 22. "While I Was Away" was inducted into Taste of Country's Showdown Hall of Fame after winning five consecutive fan-voted rounds against artists including Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Cassadee Pope, and David Nail.

Green's first album of original content in 6 years, "Home" was released on August 14, 2015 and debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 5.[11] The album includes appearances from Lyle Lovett, Sheryl Crow, and more. The third single from the album, "Day One" was released to Texas radio on May 2, 2016.

Discography

Main article: Pat Green discography

References

  1. ↑ Pat Green at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Pat Green Bio | Pat Green Career". CMT. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  5. 1 2 "Singer Pat Green". American Profile. 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  6. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Pat Green's Dance Halls and Dreamers". Dancehallsanddreamers.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  8. ↑ door Texas Music Scene (2010-04-04). "TXmusicTV". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Pat Green Reveals ‘Girls From Texas’ Lyric Video". Tasteofcountry.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  10. ↑ "Pat Green". Pat Green. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  11. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 24, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for August 24, 2015". Roughstock.

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