William Clark Green

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William Clark Green
Birth nameWilliam Clark Green
Born (1986-05-19) May 19, 1986 (age 38)
Origin Flint, Texas
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2008-present [1]
LabelsBill Grease Records LLC
Website http://www.williamclarkgreen.com/

William Clark Green (born May 19, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Flint, Texas. He has released six studio albums and two live albums, the most successful of which is Ringling Road from 2015.

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Early life

Green is from Flint, Texas. He attended A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, graduating in 2004 before he went to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. [2] It took six years for him to graduate as he concentrated on his music career. [1]

Career

Green recorded his debut album in 2008 while attending Texas Tech in Lubbock. On September 24, 2008, the album Dangerous Man was released. In 2010, he released Misunderstood, his second album, as a follow-up.

2012: Rose Queen

In 2012, Green recorded his third album, Rose Queen, at Sixteen Ton Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was released on April 30, 2013. This became his breakthrough album. The first single from the album was "It’s About Time," which became his first Top Ten song on Texas Radio. [3] He had a No. 1 regional hit with the song "She Likes the Beatles," [4] and the album yielded three top ten singles on the Texas country charts. [5] According to Green, the album was inspired by the town of Tyler, Texas which has a local tradition called the Texas Rose Festival. [6]

2015: Ringling Road

On April 21, 2015, Green released his fourth album, Ringling Road. [7] The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 133 and the Top Country Albums chart at No. 18, with 4,600 copies sold in the US. [8] The first single from the album was "Sympathy" which topped the Texas Music Chart. [9] [10] The second single was "Sticks and Stones". According to Green, the album was inspired by the town of Eastland, Texas. [7]

Green contributed a song to Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay, an album released in early 2016 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, titled "Still Think About You." This work is a co-write with Finlay. [11]

A live album, Live At Gruene Hall, was released on September 23, 2016. [12] It sold 1,100 copies in its debut week. [13]

2018–present: Hebert Island and Baker Hotel

A fifth album, Hebert Island, was released on August 10, 2018. [14]

In November 2019, he released his second live album, Live At Cheatham Street Warehouse, recorded at the Cheatham Street venue in San Marcos, Texas. [15]

In 2022, Green released his sixth studio album, Baker Hotel. [16]

Personal life

He currently lives in Eastland, Texas.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Country
[17] 		US
[18] 		US
Heat
[19] 		US
Indie
[20]
Dangerous Man
  • Release date: September 24, 2008
  • Label: William Clark Green
  • Formats: CD, music download
————
Misunderstood
  • Release date: March 5, 2010
  • Label: William Clark Green
  • Formats: CD, music download
————
Rose Queen
  • Release date: April 30, 2013
  • Label: Bill Grease Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
34—641
Ringling Road
  • Release date: April 21, 2015
  • Label: Bill Grease Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
18133112
Hebert Island
  • Release date: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Bill Grease Records
  • Formats: CD, music download, stream
——611
Baker Hotel
  • Release date: March 25, 2022
  • Label: Bill Grease Records
  • Formats: Music download, stream
——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Country
[17] 		US
Heat
[19]
Live At Gruene Hall [12]
  • Release date: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Bill Grease Records LLC
  • Formats: Music download
3124
Live At Cheatham Street Warehouse [15]
  • Release date: November 8, 2019
  • Label: William Clark Green
  • Formats: Music download

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References

  1. 1 2 "William Clark Green". CMT. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, Jordyn (December 9, 2015). "Texas Country Star William Clark Green". Maroon Weekly.
  3. ↑ "William Clark Green: Artist Bio". Reverbnation.
  4. ↑ Mario Tarradell (July 18, 2013). "Spotlight on Texas Artists: William Clark Green grows into his songwriting maturity on 'Rose Queen'". Dallas News.
  5. ↑ Derek Hudgin (April 27, 2015). "Album Review – William Clark Green's 'Ringling Road'". Country Perspective.
  6. ↑ "On the Edge: Willam Clark Green" (PDF). Country Weekly.
  7. 1 2 Chris Parton (April 17, 2015). "Hear William Clark Green's Cleverly Twisted 'Ringling Road'". Rolling Stone.
  8. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 29, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  9. ↑ Eric Woods (November 14, 2014). "Green's 'Ringling Road' inspired by towns". Lubbockonline.
  10. ↑ Carl Hoover (April 2, 2015). "Texas country's William Clark Green rolls into Waco, toward new album release". WacoTrib.com.
  11. ↑ "Various Artists: Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay". AllMusic.
  12. 1 2 Parton, Chris (September 23, 2016). "Hear William Clark Green's Rowdy New Live Album 'At Gruene Hall'". Rolling Stone.
  13. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 5, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016". Roughstock.
  14. ↑ Wiggins, Mark (August 6, 2018). "William Clark Green: The Texan opens about 'Hebert Island', how he wouldn't change being a songwriter for anything and much more in this revealing interview!". Six Shooter Country.
  15. 1 2 "William Clark Green Releases Live Album and Video". KOKE FM. November 8, 2019.
  16. ↑ Messick, Mike Ethan (March 23, 2022). "William Clark Green: 'Baker Hotel'". Texas Music.
  17. 1 2 "Top Country Albums". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "BILLBOARD 200". Billboard.
  19. 1 2 "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard.
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