| Pat Green | |
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Pat Green at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, California, August 10, 2004. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrick Craven Green |
| Born | April 5, 1972 |
| Origin | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Texas Country |
| Occupations | 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 #3 "Wave on Wave" from his gold-certified album of the same name.[1][2]
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Patrick Craven 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.[3]
After high school, Green attended Texas Tech University where he was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Green released his album Cannonball in 2006. Later that year, he toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney.[7] 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".[8] 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.[9]
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.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US Country | US | |||
| Dancehall Dreamer |
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| George's Bar |
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— | — | |
| Carry On |
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— | — | |
| Three Days |
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7 | 86 | |
| Wave on Wave |
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2 | 10 |
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| Lucky Ones |
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6 | 28 | |
| Cannonball |
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2 | 20 | |
| What I'm For |
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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 | ||||
| Title | Album details |
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| Here We Go (Live) |
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| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US Indie | US Heat | ||
| Songs We Wish We'd Written (with Cory Morrow) |
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26 | 13 | 20 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| US Country | US | |||
| 2001 | "Texas on My Mind" (with Cory Morrow) | 60 | — | Three Days |
| "Carry On" | 35 | — | ||
| 2002 | "Three Days" | 36 | — | |
| 2003 | "Wave on Wave" | 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" | 13 | 80 | Cannonball |
| 2007 | "Dixie Lullaby" | 24 | — | |
| "Way Back Texas"[A] | 28 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Let Me" | 12 | 81 | What I'm For |
| 2009 | "Country Star" | 32 | — | |
| "What I'm For" | 28 | — | ||
| 2011 | "All Just to Get to You"[B] | Songs We Wish We'd Written II | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
All songs charted from unsolicited airplay on the country chart.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Country | |||
| 2003 | "Winter Wonderland" | 43 | A Very Special Acoustic Christmas |
| 2006 | "Way Back Texas"[A] | 48 | Cannonball |
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Country | ||||
| 2001 | "Texas in 1880" | Radney Foster | 54 | Are You Ready for the Big Show? |
| 2011 | "My Texas" | Josh Abbott Band | — | TBD |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 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 |
| "Dixie Lullaby" |
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