George Green

born on 28/1/1952

died on 28/8/2011 in Albuquerque, NM, United States

George Green (songwriter)

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George Michael Green (January 28, 1952 August 28, 2011) was an American songwriter who is perhaps best known for his collaborations with childhood friend, John Mellencamp. His compositions included the Top 10 Billboard hits "Crumblin' Down" and "Hurts So Good" (the latter of which was an RPM No. 1 hit in Canada,) as well as another Canadian No. 1 hit in "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)."

Biography

Green was John Mellencamp's long-time writing partner; he was a classmate and childhood friend of Mellencamp's from Seymour, Indiana.[1] In 1985, Green's wife appeared in the video for Mellencamp's Top 10 hit "Lonely Ol' Night".[1] In addition to writing with Mellencamp, Green also wrote songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Hall & Oates, Jude Cole, Vanessa Williams, Percy Sledge, and The Oak Ridge Boys among others.[2] Green died on August 28, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 59 after suffering from a rapid-forming small cell lung cancer.[3]

Credits

Green's songwriting credits with Mellencamp include:

  • "Dream Killing Town" and "Sad Lady" from Chestnut Street Incident (1976)[4]
  • "Hurts So Good" (#2 Billboard hit)[5] and "Thundering Hearts" from American Fool (1982)[6]
  • "Crumblin' Down" (#9 Billboard hit)[5] and "Warmer Place to Sleep" from Uh-Huh (1983)[7]
  • "Rain on the Scarecrow" (#21 Billboard hit)[5] and "Minutes to Memories" from Scarecrow (1985)[8]
  • "Empty Hands" from The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)[9]
  • "Human Wheels" from Human Wheels (1993)
  • "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (#14 Billboard hit)[5] from Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)[10]
  • "Your Life Is Now" from John Mellencamp (1998)
  • "The Grand Blvd." from "Blue Night" by Percy Sledge (1994) co-written written with Carla Olson

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Johnson, Heather (November 1, 2007). Born In A Small Town, p. 147, 12, 77, Omnibus Press.
  2. Leonard, Mike, Songwriter George Green dies at age 59, August 30, 2011. URL accessed on August 30, 2011.
  3. | Songwriter, Mellencamp collaborator George Green dies at 59. Bloomington Herald Times.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Cougar: Chestnut Street Incident]. allmusic. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th Edition), p. 418419, Billboard Books.
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Cougar: American Fool]. allmusic. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
  7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Mellencamp: Uh-Huh]. allmusic. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
  8. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Mellencamp: Scarecrow]. allmusic. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
  9. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Mellencamp: The Lonesome Jubilee]. allmusic. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
  10. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [George Green (songwriter) at All Music Guide John Mellencamp: Mr. Happy Go Lucky]. allmusic. Retrieved on September 4, 2011.
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