George Green (songwriter)

George Michael Green (January 28, 1952 – August 28, 2011) was an American songwriter. His compositions included the Top 10 Billboard hits "Crumblin' Down" and "Hurts So Good" (the latter of which was an RPM Number 1 hit in Canada), as well as another Canadian Number 1 hit in "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)".

Biography

Green was John Mellencamp's long-time writing partner; he was a classmate and childhood friend of Mellencamp's from Seymour, Indiana.^[1] In 1985, Green's wife appeared in the video for Mellencamp's Top 10 hit "Lonely Ol' Night".^[1] In addition to writing with Mellencamp, Green also wrote songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Hall & Oates, Jude Cole, Vanessa Williams and The Oak Ridge Boys among others.^[2] Green died on August 28, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 59 after suffering from a rapidly-progressing form of lung cancer.^[3]

Credits

Green's songwriting credits with Mellencamp include:

"Dream Killing Town" and "Sad Lady" from Chestnut Street Incident (1976)^[4]
"Hurts So Good" (#2 Billboard hit)^[5] and "Thundering Hearts" from American Fool (1982)^[6]
"Crumblin' Down" (#9 Billboard hit)^[5] and "Warmer Place to Sleep" from Uh-Huh (1983)^[7]
"Rain on the Scarecrow" (#21 Billboard hit)^[5] and "Minutes to Memories" from Scarecrow (1985)^[8]
"Empty Hands" from The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)^[9]
"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (#14 Billboard hit)^[5] from Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Heather (November 1, 2007). Born In A Small Town. Omnibus Press. pp. 147, 12, 77. ISBN 978-0825673368.
^ Leonard, Mike (August 30, 2011). "Songwriter George Green dies at age 59". Bloomington Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana). Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61KRAeEWm. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
^ | Songwriter, Mellencamp collaborator George Green dies at 59. Bloomington Herald Times.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Cougar: Chestnut Street Incident". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/chestnut-street-incident-r62932. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition). Billboard Books. pp. 418–419. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Cougar: American Fool". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/american-fool-r12908. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Mellencamp: Uh-Huh". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/uh-huh-r12910. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Mellencamp: Scarecrow". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/scarecrow-r12911. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Mellencamp: The Lonesome Jubilee". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lonesome-jubilee-r12912. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Mellencamp: Mr. Happy Go Lucky". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mr-happy-go-lucky-r240303. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

Persondata
Name	Green, George
Alternative names	Green, George M.
Short description	Songwriter
Date of birth	January 28, 1952
Place of birth	Seymour, Indiana, United States
Date of death	August 28, 2011
Place of death	Albuquerque, New Mexico