Pat Green
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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 #3 "Wave on Wave" from his gold-certified album of the same name.
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
. Green started his music career as an 18 year old at Texas Tech playing small gig
s 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. 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.
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.
, Gretchen Wilson
and Kenny Chesney
on major tours.
Green released his album Cannonball in 2006. Later that year, he toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney. 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". The book includes locations such a Gruene Hall
, Luckenbach and Floore's Country Store as well as interviews with Texas 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 #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.
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.
^ "Way Back Texas" originally charted in 2006 from unsolicited airplay that brought it to #48 before its release. It was officially released as a single in 2007.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
) is an American Texas Country
Texas Country
Texas country music is a rapidly growing sub-genre of American country music. Texas country is known for fusing traditionalist root sounds with the outspoken, care-free views of outlaw country...
artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records
Republic Records
Republic Records was a record label and subsidiary of Universal Motown Republic Group. They originally went by the name Cheese Factory Records...
and two for BNA
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
. Fifteen of his singles have charted on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, of which the highest-peaking is the #3 "Wave on Wave" from his gold-certified album of the same name.
Biography
Patrick Craven Green was born in San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
to Craven Earl Green and Patricia Burgess. He was raised in Waco
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....
, Texas, where he attended Vanguard College Preparatory School
Vanguard College Preparatory School
Vanguard College Preparatory School, founded in 1973, is a private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Waco, TX for students in grades 7-12...
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
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
where he was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity
FarmHouse
FarmHouse Fraternity International, Inc. is an all-male international social fraternity founded at the University of Missouri on April 15, 1905. It became a nationally recognized fraternity in 1921. FarmHouse is one of only three fraternities not to adopt Greek letters...
. Green started his music career as an 18 year old at Texas Tech playing small gig
Gig
Gig or GIG may refer to:* Gig , live performance by a musician or other performer** Temporary work, by extension* Gig , 1993* Gig , 1992...
s at bars and clubs around Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
. In 1995, Green independently recorded and released a series of albums produced by Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines is an American Grammy Award-winning country music record producer, musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas and is now based in Bulverde, Texas....
using money borrowed from his parents. 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.
After committing to music, Green drew the attention of Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
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
Miller Lite
Miller Lite is a 4.2% abv pale lager brand sold by MillerCoors of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sibling beers include Miller Genuine Draft and Miller High Life.-History:...
and sold more than 250,000 albums, even without signing a major label recording contract.
Music career
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 as high as 3 on the charts. 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 UrbanKeith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
and Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
on major tours.
Green released his album Cannonball in 2006. Later that year, he toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney. 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". The book includes locations such a Gruene Hall
Gruene Hall
Gruene Hall, was built in 1878 by Richard Gruene and is located in the historical town of Gruene, Texas , and bills itself as "the oldest continually run dance hall in Texas." Gruene Hall has hosted such acts as Willie Nelson, George Strait, Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lyle Lovett, Hal...
, Luckenbach and Floore's Country Store as well as interviews with Texas musicians Willie Nelson, Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
Jack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late...
, Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming...
, and Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen, Junior is an American Texas Country singer-songwriter. He is popular with fans of traditional country music, folk music, college radio, and alt-country. Keen currently resides in Kerrville, Texas and maintains a ranch in Medina, Texas.-Early life:Growing up in Houston, Texas,...
.
In 2008, Green released "Let Me", as the first single from his album What I'm For
What I'm For
-Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Pat Green - vocals, guitar*Tim Akers - accordion, B3 organ, keyboards*Brendon Anthony - fiddle*J.T. Corenflos - guitar*Clay Corn - keyboards*Chad Cromwell - drums*Brett Danaher - guitar*Eric Darken - percussion...
. The single reached 12 on the country charts, giving Green his first Top 20 single since "Feels Just Like It Should" reached #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
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
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
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and independent music.
Green is an ardent fan of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
's Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
. "I Like Texas," a song from his 1995 self-released album, Dancehall Dreamer, has been adopted as the Rangers' victory song.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
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| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| Dancehall Dreamer |
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| George's Bar |
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| Carry On |
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| Three Days Three Days (album) -Album:-Singles:... |
Universal Records Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:... /Republic |
7 | 86 | |
| Wave on Wave Wave on Wave Wave on Wave is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist Pat Green. Released in 2003 on Universal/Republic Records in association with Mercury Records, it produced two singles for Green on the Billboard country charts. The title track, the first of these two singles,... |
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2 | 10 |
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| Lucky Ones |
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6 | 28 | |
| Cannonball |
BNA Records BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster... |
2 | 20 | |
| What I'm For What I'm For -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Pat Green - vocals, guitar*Tim Akers - accordion, B3 organ, keyboards*Brendon Anthony - fiddle*J.T. Corenflos - guitar*Clay Corn - keyboards*Chad Cromwell - drums*Brett Danaher - guitar*Eric Darken - percussion... |
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2 | 18 | |
| Songs We Wish We'd Written II |
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To be released | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Here We Go (Live) |
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| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
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Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Songs We Wish We'd Written Songs We Wish We'd Written -Personnel:* Pat Green - vocals, guitar* Cory Morrow - vocals, guitar* Jay Boy Adams - guitar, slide guitar* Bukka Allen - accordion* Brendon Anthony - violin* Glen Fukunaga - bass* John Inmon - guitar* Lloyd Maines - guitar, mandolin, pedal steel... (with Cory Morrow Cory Morrow Cory Morrow is a Texas Country singer/songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest. Morrow started playing guitar at Memorial High School in Houston. He continued to develop as a musician while attending Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity... ) |
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26 | 13 | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2001 | "Texas on My Mind" (with Cory Morrow Cory Morrow Cory Morrow is a Texas Country singer/songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest. Morrow started playing guitar at Memorial High School in Houston. He continued to develop as a musician while attending Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity... ) |
60 | — | Three Days |
| "Carry On" | 35 | — | ||
| 2002 | "Three Days" | 36 | — | |
| 2003 | "Wave on Wave Wave on Wave (song) "Wave on Wave" is a single by American country music artist Pat Green. It was the first single released from his 2003 album, Wave on Wave. It reached #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became his first and, to date, only... " |
3 | 39 | Wave on Wave |
| 2004 | "Guy Like Me" | 31 | — | |
| "Don't Break My Heart Again" | 21 | 116 | Lucky Ones | |
| 2005 | "Somewhere Between Texas and Mexico" | 42 | — | |
| "Baby Doll" | 21 | 124 | ||
| 2006 | "Feels Just Like It Should Feels Just Like It Should (Pat Green song) "Feels Just Like It Should" is the title of a song written by Pat Green, Justin Pollard and Brett James, and recorded by American country music singer Pat Green. It was released in May 2006 as the lead-off single to his seventh studio album Cannonball... " |
13 | 80 | Cannonball |
| 2007 | "Dixie Lullaby" | 24 | — | |
| "Way Back Texas"[A] | 28 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Let Me Let Me "Let Me" is a country music song written by Marc Beeson and Danny Orton, and recorded by American singer Pat Green. It is the lead-off single to his eighth studio album What I'm For, which was released on January 27, 2009... " |
12 | 81 | What I'm For |
| 2009 | "Country Star" | 32 | — | |
| "What I'm For" | 28 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other charted songs
All songs charted from unsolicited airplay on the country chart.| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2003 | "Winter Wonderland Winter Wonderland "Winter Wonderland" is a winter song, popularly treated as a Christmastime pop standard, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith . Through the decades it has been recorded by over 150 different artists.-History:... " |
43 | A Very Special Acoustic Christmas A Very Special Acoustic Christmas A Very Special Acoustic Christmas is the sixth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in 2003 by Lost Highway Records... |
| 2006 | "Way Back Texas"[A] | 48 | Cannonball |
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2001 | "Texas in 1880" | Radney Foster Radney Foster Radney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd... |
54 | Are You Ready for the Big Show? |
| 2011 | "My Texas"[B] | Josh Abbott Band Josh Abbott Band Josh Abbott Band is an American Texas Country band from the state of Texas. It is composed of Josh Abbott , Preston Wait , Edward Villanueva , James Hertless and Caleb Keeter .... |
TBD |
^ "Way Back Texas" originally charted in 2006 from unsolicited airplay that brought it to #48 before its release. It was officially released as a single in 2007.
- B^ To be released.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Carry On" | Thom Oliphant |
| "Texas In 1880" (with Radney Foster) | David McClister | |
| 2002 | "Three Days" | Thom Oliphant |
| 2003 | "Wave on Wave" | Roger Pistole |
| 2004 | "Don't Break My Heart Again" | David Hogan |
| 2005 | "Baby Doll" | Tom Campbell |
| 2006 | "Feels Just Like It Should" | Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy is a country music and pop music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH-1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV.-Music videos:... |
| "Dixie Lullaby" |