Jr. Greene

All of my songs are copyrighted with the United States Copyright Office. Jr. Greene is currently ranked in the TOP 100 Unsigned Blues Musicians in the state of Mississippi by My Space in the catergory of "Top Artists".

"Jr. Greene" was born on April 30th, 1971 in Pascagoula, MS. His

parents divorced when he was only two years old yet continued to be friends.

Jr. was born into a lower class income family that was full of front porch pickers

and grinners. Fiddle players, acoustic guitar players, drummers and lots of singers

brought Jr. up into a world of music. In his child hood years while attending

elementary school and church gatherings and services, Jr. was constantly

performing for generous crowds singing gospel and many all time American

standards. In those days it would be safe to say that Jr. was influenced by artists

such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Kiss, The Eagles, Z.Z. Top,

and many more. With such a wide range of influences, Jr. grew to love

all types of music genres and styles. During his childhood it would be common to

see Jr. playing an electric organ that was given to him as a gift by his mother.

Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art and The Old Rugged cross were

favorites of his grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Conner, and were requested often.

His love for the organ faded as he began to discover the many complicated sounds

and tones of the electric guitar. Jr. never had a guitar while growing up, but

lived around many who played the guitar. In his younger days he was into

singing more than he was into instruments, but in the coming years of his

childhood, the style of music known as "The Blues" would begin to shape

and mold his mind. He was first influenced by blues music through the t.v. show

"Moonlighting" starring Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd.



At the age of 18, Jr. joined the U.S. Army and served for 8 years as a

Combat Signaler/Paratrooper. Jr. served an 8 month tour in the deserts of

Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield/Storm during the early 90's.

During his tour in the desert, Jr. became heavily influenced by the heavy metal

band Metallica. The sound of the guitars captivated him and he knew once he was

back in the U.S. he would buy his first guitar ever. He purchased his first guitar

from a pawn shop in Fayetteville, NC when he was 20 years old. It was an

Aria Pro 2 ZZ Deluxe model six string electric guitar. He purchased a small

solid state amp made by Gorilla. Putting the two together he slowly began to

develop his skills. It would be some time before he would ever perform in public

with a guitar around his neck, but the day would come. He had finally found the

one thing in music that was going to take him to the places he wanted to go.



After giving the U.S. Army eight good years of his life, Jr. took an Honorable

discharge. He settled back in to his home town of Vancleave, MS., but would not

stay long. He traveled the entire country living in many different areas and doing

many different types of work to include being a security guard, cooking in

kitchens, eterminating pests and rodents and driving trucks. By this time, Jr.

had already been through many different guitars and amps but had a few pieces

of equipment that would become signature and see him through alot of blue

times. He had an Ibanez EX Series six string electric and a small solid state

Fender amp. These two pieces of equipment would become key in his sound

and style. It was'nt until his late 20's that he became extremely fascinated with

the sounds of the blues. He also began taking an interest in mixing different

genres together just as many before him had done. Working mainly in the style

of country music, Jr. became bored quick because there was'nt much

room for his raw and raunchy guitar sound. He left the country music behind

for the most part and began focusing on mixing rock and blues together. As

time passed he began to remember his gospel roots and began mixing it

into the blues as well. Because of jazz, pop, country, gospel and rock, the

blues would never be the same for Jr. His mind drove him crazy because he

couldn't focus on just one style.



As the blues opened its heart to Jr., he was shown the many different sides,

styles and techniques of the artists he was beginning to adore. The likes of

Albert Collins, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray, Johnny Winter and many

more were some of the major influences in Jr.'s life in his late 20,s and early

30,s. Jr. found his way through many heart aches and pitfalls that life had

thrown at him, but making his way through all the many styles of music before

finding his own proved to be a tuff, and necessary challenge.