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Al Green

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Also known as Albert Greene, Albert "Al" Greene, Reverend Al Green, Albert Leornes Greene

American singer

Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
12

Top works

  • Stand by Me
  • The Belle album
  • I'll rise again
  • The best of the gospel sessions
  • Greatest hits

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Forrest City, Arkansas, USA

Known for

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
  • The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Self (archive photo)2020
  • Mr. SOUL! — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - I'll Take You There — himself2009
  • Classic Soul at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974 — Self (archive footage)2007
  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers — Self2006
  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles — Self2004
  • Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels — Self2004

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,305,075
Total plays
38,847,447

Tags

soulfunkrhythm and blues70srnb

Reverend Albert Green (born April 13 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is an American Grammy award winning soul and gospel singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 70s with hit singles such as "Let's Stay Together", Tired of Being Alone", and "You Oughta Be With Me". Green has boasted a voice capable of both fluid high streams of sugar and deep south growls and rasps. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide, and he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 <a href="http

via Last.fm · Al Green

Key facts

Also known as
The Reverend Al Green; Bishop Al Green
Born
Albert Leornes Greene , ( 1946-04-13 ) April 13, 1946 (age 80) , Forrest City, Arkansas , U.S.
Genres
Soul R&B gospel Southern soul progressive soul
Occupations
Singer songwriter pastor record producer
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Works
Al Green discography
Years active
1966–present
Labels
Hi Myrrh The Right Stuff Fat Possum A&M Word Epic MCA Blue Note
Website
al-green .com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness" (1973), "Take Me to the River" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together" (1972). Green became an ordained pastor and recorded gospel music during the 1980s.

Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the BMI Icon award and is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He was included in Rolling Stone's 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", ranking at No. 65, as well as its 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", at No. 10.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Green” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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