{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = William Clark Green | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = William Clark Green | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|05|19}} | occupation = Singer, songwriter | origin = Flint, Texas, U.S. | genre = Country | years_active = 2008-present<ref name="cmt">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/william-clark-green/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405233903/http://www.cmt.com/artists/william-clark-green/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |title=William Clark Green |work=CMT }}</ref> | label = Bill Grease Records LLC | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.williamclarkgreen.com/ http://www.williamclarkgreen.com/] }}
'''William Clark Green''' (born May 19, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Flint, Texas. He has released six studio albums and two live albums, the most successful of which is ''Ringling Road'' from 2015.
==Early life== Green is from Flint, Texas. He attended A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, graduating in 2004 before he went to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maroonweekly.com/texas-country-star-william-clark-green/ |title=Texas Country Star William Clark Green |first= Jordyn |last=Smith |date= December 9, 2015 |work=Maroon Weekly }}</ref> It took six years for him to graduate as he concentrated on his music career.<ref name="cmt"/>
==Career== Green recorded his debut album in 2008 while attending Texas Tech in Lubbock. On September 24, 2008, the album ''Dangerous Man'' was released. In 2010, he released ''Misunderstood'', his second album, as a follow-up.
===2012: ''Rose Queen''=== In 2012, Green recorded his third album, ''Rose Queen'', at Sixteen Ton Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was released on April 30, 2013. This became his breakthrough album. The first single from the album was "It’s About Time," which became his first Top Ten song on Texas Radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reverbnation.com/williamclarkgreen |title=William Clark Green: Artist Bio |work=Reverbnation }}</ref> He had a No. 1 regional hit with the song "She Likes the Beatles,"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/arts/columnists/mario-tarradell/20130718-spotlight-on-texas-artists-william-clark-green-grows-into-his-songwriting-maturity-on-rose-queen.ece |title=Spotlight on Texas Artists: William Clark Green grows into his songwriting maturity on ‘Rose Queen’ |author=Mario Tarradell |work=Dallas News |date=18 July 2013}}</ref> and the album yielded three top ten singles on the Texas country charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countryperspective.com/2015/04/27/album-review-william-clark-greens-ringling-road/ |title=Album Review – William Clark Green’s ‘Ringling Road’ |date=April 27, 2015 |author=Derek Hudgin |work=Country Perspective }}</ref> According to Green, the album was inspired by the town of Tyler, Texas which has long celebrated the Texas Rose Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.williamclarkgreen.com/WCG%20CW%20On%20The%20Edge.pdf |title=On the Edge: Willam Clark Green |publisher=Country Weekly }}</ref>
===2015: ''Ringling Road''=== On April 21, 2015, Green released his fourth album, ''Ringling Road''.<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-william-clark-greens-cleverly-twisted-ringling-road-20150417 | title=Hear William Clark Green's Cleverly Twisted 'Ringling Road'|author= Chris Parton |date= April 17, 2015 |work=Rolling Stone }}</ref> The album debuted on ''Billboard 200'' at No. 133 and the Top Country Albums chart at No. 18, with 4,600 copies sold in the US.<ref name="sales">{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34665-country-album-chart-report-for-april-29-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For April 29, 2015 |author=Matt Bjorke |date=April 29, 2015 |work=Roughstock |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505040733/http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34665-country-album-chart-report-for-april-29-2015/ |url-status=dead }} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ioGGYQZAR9S3KGRifUYU0peTSyuHChJRE6s9C0J2sfg/edit#gid=0 here]</ref> The first single from the album was "Sympathy" which topped the Texas Music Chart.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://lubbockonline.com/go/music/2014-11-14/greens-ringling-road-inspired-towns |title=Green's 'Ringling Road' inspired by towns|date=November 14, 2014 |author=Eric Woods |work=Lubbockonline }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/entertainment/accesswaco/music/texas-country-s-william-clark-green-rolls-into-waco-toward/article_7a72da5c-ee76-5fc2-b70d-d067dd96f66e.html |title=Texas country’s William Clark Green rolls into Waco, toward new album release |author=Carl Hoover |work=WacoTrib.com |date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> The second single was "Sticks and Stones". According to Green, the album was inspired by the town of Eastland, Texas.<ref name="rollingstone"/>
Green contributed a song to ''Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay'', an album released in early 2016 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, titled "Still Think About You." This work is a co-write with Finlay, the Cheatham Street Warehouse founder who died in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamer-a-tribute-to-kent-finlay-mw0002916063 |title=Various Artists: Dreamer: A Tribute to Kent Finlay |work=AllMusic }}</ref>
A live album, ''Live At Gruene Hall'', was released on September 23, 2016.<ref name="gruene hall"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/10/40922-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-october-3-2016 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 3, 2016 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=October 5, 2016 |work=Roughstock |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006175900/http://roughstock.com/news/2016/10/40922-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-october-3-2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===2018–present: ''Hebert Island'' and ''Baker Hotel''=== A fifth album, ''Hebert Island'', was released on August 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sixshootercountry.com/2018/08/06/william-clark-green-interview-hebert-island/ |title=William Clark Green: The Texan opens about ‘Hebert Island’, how he wouldn’t change being a songwriter for anything and much more in this revealing interview! |date= August 6, 2018|first=Mark |last=Wiggins|work=Six Shooter Country }}</ref>
In November 2019, he released his second live album, ''Live At Cheatham Street Warehouse'', recorded at the iconic Cheatham Street venue in San Marcos, Texas.<ref name=cheatham>{{cite news |url=https://kokefm.com/2019/11/08/william-clark-green-releases-live-album-and-video/ |title=William Clark Green Releases Live Album and Video |date=November 8, 2019 |work=KOKE FM}}</ref>
In 2019, Green co-founded the Texas country supergroup The Panhandlers, alongside Josh Abbott, Cleto Cordero (of Flatland Cavalry), and John Baumann. The group was formed as a tribute to the Flatlanders and their influence on West Texas country music, blending traditional country elements with contemporary Texas sounds.<ref>{{cite web |title=With Debut Album, The Panhandlers Take Pride in West Texas |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/with-debut-album-the-panhandlers-take-pride-in-west-texas/ |website=The Bluegrass Situation |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=January 4, 2026}}</ref>
In 2022, Green released his sixth studio album, ''Baker Hotel''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://txmusic.com/william-clark-green-baker-hotel/ |title=William Clark Green: 'Baker Hotel'|first= Mike Ethan |last= Messick |date=March 23, 2022 |work=Texas Music}}</ref>
===2018–present: ''Hebert Island'' and ''Baker Hotel''===
== Personal life == He currently lives in Eastland, Texas.
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US <br />Country<br /><ref name="billboard country">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-clark-green/chart-history/clp/ |title=Top Country Albums |work=Billboard}}</ref> ! width="45"| US<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6546574/william-clark-green/chart?f=305 |title=BILLBOARD 200|work=Billboard}}</ref> ! width="45"| US <br />Heat<br /><ref name="heatseekers">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-clark-green/chart-history/tln/ |title=Heatseekers Albums |work=Billboard }}</ref> ! width="45"| US <br />Indie<br /><ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-clark-green/chart-history/ind/ |title=Independent Albums |work=Billboard }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Dangerous Man'' | * Release date: September 24, 2008 * Label: William Clark Green * Formats: CD, music download | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Misunderstood'' | * Release date: March 5, 2010 * Label: William Clark Green * Formats: CD, music download | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Rose Queen'' | * Release date: April 30, 2013 * Label: Bill Grease Records * Formats: CD, music download | 34 | — | 6 | 41 |- ! scope="row"| ''Ringling Road'' | * Release date: April 21, 2015 * Label: Bill Grease Records * Formats: CD, music download | 18 | 133 | 1 | 12 |- ! scope="row"| ''Hebert Island'' | * Release date: August 10, 2018 * Label: Bill Grease Records * Formats: CD, music download, stream | — | — | 6 | 11 |- ! scope="row"| ''Baker Hotel'' | * Release date: March 25, 2022 * Label: Bill Grease Records * Formats: Music download, stream | — | — | | |- ! scope="row"| ''Watterson Hall'' | * Release date: March 6, 2026 * Label: Bill Grease Records * Formats: Music download, stream | — | — | | |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US<br /> Country<br /><ref name="billboard country"/> ! width="45"| US<br /> Heat<br /><ref name="heatseekers"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Live At Gruene Hall''<ref name="gruene hall">{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-william-clark-greens-new-texas-dancehall-live-album-w441725 |title=Hear William Clark Green's Rowdy New Live Album 'At Gruene Hall'|first=Chris|last= Parton|date=September 23, 2016 |work=Rolling Stone }}</ref> | * Release date: September 23, 2016 * Label: Bill Grease Records LLC * Formats: Music download | 31 | 24 |- ! scope="row"| ''Live At Cheatham Street Warehouse''<ref name=cheatham /> | * Release date: November 8, 2019 * Label: William Clark Green * Formats: Music download | | |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, William Clark}} Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:Country musicians from Texas Category:1986 births Category:People from Smith County, Texas Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas Category:People from Eastland, Texas Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American male singers Category:Thirty Tigers artists