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, where he was described as “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. Rolling Stone included him at No. 65 on its 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and at No. 10 on its 2023 list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Green is considered a canonical Memphis soul artist. He collaborated closely with many of the city’s leading R&B musicians and maintained a long partnership with producer/arranger Willie Mitchell and the Hi Rhythm Section, which produced his greatest commercial successes. Albert Leornes Greene was born on April 13, 1946, in Forrest City, Arkansas, as the sixth of ten children of Cora Lee and sharecropper Robert G. Greene Jr. Around the age of ten, he began performing with his sister in a group called the Greene Brothers. In the late 1950s, the Greene family relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Take Me To The River
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Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Lets Stay Together
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Tired of Being Alone
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