Video credits for Jr. Greene's "Where I'm From": Jr. Greene Lead & Rythym Guitars & All Vocals, Charlie McGuin Lead & Rythym Guitars, Ray Hanser Drums, Josh Faul Bass
Jr. Greene "Live In Mississippi 2007" album credits are as follows: Jr. Greene, vocals, rhythm and lead guitar. Butch Johnson, bass guitar. Morris Burns, drums, Jocco Rushing of "Friend Chicken and Gasoline" second rhythm and lead guitars. Thanks for the hard work.
Influences
Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Smokin Joe Kubeck, Howlin Wolf, Lightnin Hopkins, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Hound Dog Taylor, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray, Tab Benoit, Hubert Sumlin.
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.
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Hi Friends, sailing round and droppin in to see what you're doing. We hope evrything is alright with you - hold on! Your friends from across the miles - J4F
Hey Uncle scott. my mom says she loves you and wants to know where you are. i think your chillin with the asians by the size of that table. We miss you too. wish we could see you but, you getting to grow up over there so fast! we gonna go comment on some pics. see what your doing. we love you tons and hope to see you soon
hi just to tell you thanks forall your comment,s you,ve been sending me these couple of year,s maybe its been a while sine we sent a comment to each oter but now my album si ready to be launched and i really appreciate if you hear my song, when you,re free. bless. nice day
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Thanks for remaining our good friends on MySpace. Your comments and opinions are welcome in the gallery section of our page. We'd love to know what you think always. Our Very Best, Robert Ironside & Family www.ironsideguitars.com
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hey jr. how have you been hope all is well we are still trying to get up to mississippi to see you all love your music its great my husband wants to play with ya sometime...
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