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mixed in too . “ Mike Ryan , Jon Pardi , Eric Church … when I listen to a song that I like a lot it kind of gets me excited about writing because I think ‘ Hell , all I gotta do is write one ’.”
Green ’ s authentic sound holds a purity that speaks to thousands of country music fans , and he writes music that is relatable , especially to those of us in Alabama . “ You look at a song like “ Bury Me In Dixie ”, and I tell everybody I cheated . You know , you write a song like that , you ’ re going to pick some fans up in the state of Alabama .”
“ I played every hole-in-the-wall bar in Alabama for about 8 years before I really made any money playing , or really had any success , or anybody in Nashville even knew who I was ,” Green says . “ It ’ s one of those things where I think that a lot of my fans have seen me play , and it ’ s almost like I ’ m the hometown guy for the Southeast .” Green says he feels like everybody is pulling for him , and he
“ People know that I ’ m not going to go anywhere if they don ’ t come to my shows and they don ’ t download the music ,” Green says . “ And they ’ re not only doing that , but they ’ re sharing it and they ’ re telling everybody else about it .”
As his career in music heats up , Green has not forgotten his roots . He plans to continue hosting the Back 40 Bash in Pleasant Valley saying , “ It ’ s worth the time and effort to keep putting it on .” The event earlier this year welcomed more than 2,500 people .
Green also sees the opportunity Back 40 Bash provides to promote new , local musicians by giving them a platform to get in front of people . He says he wishes he had someone to do that for him when he was first starting out . “ I ’ ve played several gigs for a bar tab … Back 40 is a great way to get locals out there , whether they ’ re trying to make a career out of it or just doing it for fun .”
Green expects that he will have to find
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