William Clark Green | |
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| Born | William Clark Green May 19, 1986 |
| Origin | Flint, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2008-present [1] |
| Labels | Bill 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.
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]
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.
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 long celebrated the Texas Rose Festival. [6]
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, the Cheatham Street Warehouse founder who died in 2015. [11]
A live album, Live At Gruene Hall, was released on September 23, 2016. [12] [13]
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 iconic Cheatham Street venue in San Marcos, Texas. [15]
In 2019, Green co-founded the Texas country supergroup The Panhandlers, alongside Josh Abbott, Cleto Cordero (of Flatland Cavalry), and John Baumann. The group was formed as a tribute to the Flatlanders and their influence on West Texas country music, blending traditional country elements with contemporary Texas sounds. [16]
In 2022, Green released his sixth studio album, Baker Hotel. [17]
In 2024, Green joined Shane Smith and The Saints on their UK / EU Tour. [18]
In 2025, Green released the singles “Drinkin’ and Drivin’,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” and “Watterson Hall (Me & You),” from his forthcoming studio album Watterson Hall, scheduled for release on March 6, 2026. [19] [20]
He currently lives in Eastland, Texas.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [21] | US [22] | US Heat [23] | US Indie [24] | ||
| Dangerous Man |
| — | — | — | — |
| Misunderstood |
| — | — | — | — |
| Rose Queen |
| 34 | — | 6 | 41 |
| Ringling Road |
| 18 | 133 | 1 | 12 |
| Hebert Island |
| — | — | 6 | 11 |
| Baker Hotel |
| — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [21] | US Heat [23] | ||
| Live At Gruene Hall [12] |
| 31 | 24 |
| Live At Cheatham Street Warehouse [15] |
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