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Infobox musical artist| name = Pat Green| image = Pat Green.jpg| caption = Pat Green at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, California , August 10, 2004.| image_size = 200| landscape = yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Patrick Craven Green| birth_date = birth date and age|1972|04|05| origin = San Antonio, Texas , USA | instrument = Singing|Vocals Rhythm guitar | genre = Texas Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1995present| label = Green Horse Mercury Records|Mercury / Republic Records|Republic / Universal Records|Universal BNA Records|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 Records|BNA . Fifteen of his singles have charted on the Billboard (magazine)|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.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p81923/biography|pure_url=yes Pat Green bio http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/green_pat/bio.jhtml Pat Green bio
Biography
Patrick Craven Green was born in San Antonio, Texas|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| FarmHouse Fraternity . http://digbatonrouge.com/article/dancehall-dreamer-676/ Dancehall Dreamer Pat Green is all about Texas Green started his music career as an 18 year old at Texas Tech playing small gig s at bars and clubs around Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock . In 1995, Green independently recorded and released a series of albums produced by Lloyd Maines using money borrowed from his parents. http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/green-pat-021226.shtml PopMatters Music Interview | Pat Green: Texas Songwriter 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. http://www.americanprofile.com/articles/singer-pat-green/ American Profile - Singer Pat Green
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.
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 Urban , Gretchen Wilson and Kenny Chesney on major tours. http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5622788,00.html News : Headlines : No Complaints from Pat Green : Great American Country
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". http://www.dancehallsanddreamers.com Pat Green's Dance Halls and 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 (Pat Green song)|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 Records|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. http://www.youtube.com/user/TXmusicTV? v=ioxtMzDpVCU& feature=pyv
Green is an ardent fan of Major League Baseball 's Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers . "I Like Texas," a song from his 1995 self-released album, Dancehall Dreamer , has been adopted as the Rangers' victory song.
Label: Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill Records
"" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums
Title
Album details
Here We Go (Live)
Release date: June 15, 1998
Label: self-released
''Live at Billy Bob's Texas
Release date: April 27, 1999
Label: Smith Music Group
Collaborative albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
US Country
US Indie
US Heat
'' Songs We Wish We'd Written (with Cory Morrow )
Release date: March 6, 2001
Label: Write On
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
US
2001
60
Three Days
"Carry On"
2002
36
2003
3
39
Wave on Wave
2004
31
"Don't Break My Heart Again"
2005
42
"Baby Doll"
2006
13
80
Cannonball
2007
24
A
2008
12
81
''What I'm For
2009
32
"What I'm For"
2011
''Songs We Wish We'd Written II
"" 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
2003
43
A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
2006
48
Cannonball
Guest singles
Year
Single
Artist
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
2001
Radney Foster
54
Are You Ready for the Big Show?
2011
Josh Abbott Band
TBD
"" denotes releases that did not chart
;Notes
A #ref_A| ^ "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 #ref_B| ^ Current single.
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
2001
Thom Oliphant
"Texas In 1880" (with Radney Foster)
2002
Thom Oliphant
2003
Roger Pistole
2004
David Hogan
2005
Tom Campbell
2006
Trey Fanjoy
"Dixie Lullaby"
References
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External links
http://www.patgreen.com/ Pat Green website
http://www.yallwire.com/artists/artistpage/Pat+Green.html Pat Green Video- Acoustic Set- Interview
Pat Green Persondata | NAME =Green, Pat | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =April 5, 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Green, Pat Category:1972 births Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American country singers Category:BNA Records artists Category:Living people Category:People from San Antonio, Texas Category:Republic Records artists Category:Musicians from Texas Category:Texas Tech University alumni Category:Country musicians from Texas
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