Lloyd Green was born on October 4, 1937, in Leaf, MS, but moved to Mobile as a young boy and began taking music lessons there. He graduated from high school in 1955 and went on to attend the University of Southern Mississippi. Green landed in Nashville after college and soon found steady work as a road musician supporting artists like Ferlin Husky and Faron Young. He stayed with Youngs band for 18 months and then left to be with his new wife in Mobile. During those months, he appeared on one George Jones side, Too Much Water Runs Under the Bridge (1957). While in Mobile, Green played in numerous clubs and managed to save enough money to return to Nashville nine months later. But the touring life wasnt for him, and neither was the low pay or the lack of steady gigs. He left the music business for a job in retail, but returned when Fred Roses wife paid his union dues and secured him work as a supporting musician at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1964 he began working as a part-time assistant at the SESAC office for Roy Drusky. Although the pay was low, the gig was steady and did give Green the opportunity to make his own demos. He remained with SESAC for three years, and soon was earning good money from his session work. Green worked with pop musicians as well, including Vera Lynn, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, as well as on the Byrds seminal Sweetheart of the Rodeo. On February 18, 2006, Lloyd was the first member of the famous Nashville A Team of studio musicians and session players, to be featured in a new series of events, hosted by the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. The presentation featured Lloyd, talking about his amazing career as well as providing examples of his magic playing. Lloyd Green has played Steel Guitar and Dobro on more than 10,000 recording sessions. This means, on an average of three to four songs per session, he can be heard on more than 30,000 songs, thus making him one of the most recorded steel guitarist in the history of the instrument. If you havent yet, check out his music! Happy Birthday Lloyd Green.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +0000
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