Garland Green
| Garland Green | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Garfield Green Jr. |
| Born |
June 14, 1942 Dunleith, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Uni, Cotillion, Spring, RCA, Ocean-Front |
Garland Green (born Garfield Green Jr., June 14, 1942) is an American soul singer and pianist.
Born in Dunleith, Mississippi, Green was the tenth child of eleven in his family. He lived in Mississippi until 1958 when he moved to Chicago. While working and attending Englewood High, he sang on weekends, and one day while singing in a pool room, he was overheard by Argia B. Collins, a local owner of a barbeque chain. Collins agreed to bankroll Green's attendance at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, where Green studied voice and piano, and played in local bars and clubs.
In 1967, Green won a local talent show at a club called the Trocadero. His prize was a concert opening for Lou Rawls and Earl Hines at the Sutherland Lounge. In the audience was Mel Collins, and his wife Joshie Jo Armstead, who was a songwriter who had written tunes with Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson prior to the couple joining Motown. The couple arranged for Green to do a recording session in Detroit and released the result as a single on their label, Gamma Records, a song called "Girl I Love You." It sold well locally and was picked up by MCA subsidiary, Revue Records for national distribution. Revue released three further singles from Green who then moved to MCA's main label, Uni Records.
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