Patrick Craven (Pat) Green (born April 5, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American country music artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and one 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.
Biography
Patrick Craven Green was born in San Antonio and was raised in Waco, Texas. His parents, Craven Earl Green and Patricia Burgess, divorced when he was seven. His father, a former Air Force officer, was also a stage actor, which influenced Pat's love for music. When his mother remarried to a man with 5 daughters, Pat suddenly became one of nine children. Green attended grades 7-12 at Vanguard College Preparatory School in Waco, Texas.1
Green attended school at Texas Tech and was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity. While a student at Tech, 18-year-old Pat started his music career by playing small gigs at bars and clubs around Lubbock. In 1995, with money borrowed from his parents, Green independently recorded and released a series of albums, produced by Lloyd Maines.2 He did not make a full commitment to his music career until 1997, when his stepfather fired him from his job as a fuel wholesaler. His stepfather saw Green counting the money he had made singing over the weekend and knew that Green needed a push to fully pursue his dream.3
Soon Green caught the ear of Willie Nelson and began touring with him and other famous country musicians. His appearance at the 1998 Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic marked the start of his road to nationwide recognition. He was soon playing sold out shows in Texas (including at the Houston Astrodome). Green was sponsored by Miller Lite, and sold more than 250,000 albums—all without signing a major-label recording contract.3
Music career
2001-2006
Green's first major-label recorded album, Three Days was released in 2001 and he has since released three more albums. The hugely successful "Wave on Wave" was released and brought with it a number 3 hit for the single of the same name. 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 like Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Kenny Chesney, and others on major headliner tours.4
2005-2007
Green released his album Cannonball in 2006. The same year, he toured with labelmate Kenny Chesney.4
Green released his first book "Pat Green's Dance Halls & Dreamers".5 in February 2008. The coffee table-style book contains more than 200 photographs of 10 dance halls Green has frequented throughout his career such as Gruene Hall, Luckenbach, Floore's Country Store and Schroeder Hall, as well as behind-the-scenes interviews with Texas music artists like Willie Nelson, Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Robert Earl Keen.
Green once known as the pinnacle of "Texas Country" music with songs like "I Like Texas" and "Southbound 35" has taken a significant turn since the release of his major label albums and big act tours. Now striving for pop country stardom, Green continues to climb the Nashville charts and build a national fan base as he smooths out his sound through contemporary country releases.
2008-present
In 2008, Green released the single "Let Me", the first single for his latest album What I'm For. The single charted to #12 on the country charts, giving Green his first Top 20 single since "Feels Just Like It Should" reached #13 in 2006. After the second single, "Country Star", was released, the album's title track began receiving airplay. As a result, "Country Star" was withdrawn as a single after peaking at #32, and "What I'm For" was then shipped as the third single.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year |
Album |
Chart Positions |
RIAA |
Label |
| US Country |
US |
| 1995 |
Dancehall Dreamer |
— |
— |
— |
self-released |
| 1997 |
George's Bar |
— |
— |
— |
| 2000 |
Carry On |
— |
— |
— |
| 2001 |
Three Days |
7 |
86 |
— |
Universal/Republic |
| 2003 |
Wave on Wave |
2 |
10 |
Gold |
Universal/Republic/
Mercury Nashville |
| 2004 |
Lucky Ones |
6 |
28 |
— |
| 2006 |
Cannonball |
2 |
20 |
— |
BNA |
| 2009 |
What I'm For |
2 |
18 |
— |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified |
Live albums
| Year |
Album |
| 1998 |
Here We Go (Live at Gruene Hall) |
| 1999 |
Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
Collaborative albums
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| US Country |
US |
CAN Country |
| 2001 |
"Carry On" |
35 |
— |
* |
Three Days |
| 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 |
29 |
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"[B] |
28 |
|
|
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released
* denotes unknown peak positions |
Other charted songs
All songs charted from unsolicited airplay on the country chart.
Guest singles
| Year |
Single |
Artist |
US Country |
Album |
| 2001 |
"Texas in 1880" |
Radney Foster |
54 |
Are You Ready for the Big Show? |
Singles from collaborative albums
| Year |
Single |
Artist |
US Country |
Album |
| 2001 |
"Texas on My Mind" |
Cory Morrow |
60 |
Songs We Wish We'd Written |
- Notes
- 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^ Current single.
Music videos
| Year |
Video |
Director |
| 2001 |
"Carry On" |
|
| "Texas In 1880" (With Radney Foster) |
|
| 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" |
References
External links
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