b. June 17th, 1934 in Mont Belvieu (Texas)
d. March 13th, 1997 in Houston (Texas)
GREEN'S BLUES
Collectables
December 1958 - 1963
Frère ainé de Cal Green, Clarence joue de la guitare comme lui, influencé par T-Bone Walker et Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Il cotoie d'autres artistes texans comme LaVelle White, Johnny Copeland et Joe Hughes. Puis il rejoint le groupe du pianiste Elmore Dixon et ensuite celui de Ted Taylor. En décembre 1958, Clarence enregistre ses premiers titres pour le label C&P dirigé par Ed Williams et remporte un succès régional avec "Mary my darling" (le titre sera d'ailleurs revendu à Chess). Il passe par différentes marques comme Lynn, Bright Star, Shomar, Golden Eagle et propose des morceaux dans lesquels il se montre un guitariste virtuose : Red light", "Good thing going", "Blues all night long", "Don't let the blues get you down", "Ground hog".
Older brother of Cal Green, Clarence plays guitar like him, influenced by T-Bone Walker and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. He rubs shoulders with other Texas artists like LaVelle White, Johnny Copeland and Joe Hughes. Then he joined the band of pianist Elmore Dixon and then that of Ted Taylor. In december 1958, Clarence recorded his first titles for the C&P label managed by Ed Williams and wins a regional success with "Mary my darling" (the title will be sold to Chess). He goes through different imprints like Lynn, Bright Star, Shomar, Golden Eagle and offers tracks in which he shows himself to be a virtuoso guitarist : Red light", "Good thing going", "Blues all night long", "Don't let the blues get you down", "Ground hog".
JUMPIN' HOUSTON GUITARISTS
P-Vine
December 1958 - 1963
WORKING MAN'S BLUES
Collectables
1962
Dans cette anthologie, on trouve l'excellent "Walking the baby" gravé pour le label Golden Eagle.
In this anthology, we find the excellent "Walking the baby" recorded for the Golden Eagle label.
REAL RHYTHM & BLUES
Collectables
March 1963
THE DUKE OF SOUL vol.2 & 4
Duke
1966
I HAVEN'T GOT A FRIEND
Styletone
Late 1960's
On trouve ici un titre rare de Clarence Green ("Hurry home") enregistré pour le label Pope.
Here we find a rare title by Clarence Green ("Hurry home") recorded for the Pope label.
GUITAR CRYING THE BLUES
Double Trouble
March - June 1987
Grâce au label européen Double Trouble, Clarence Green trouve l'opportunité de graver un album complet et de sortir enfin de l'obscurité. Ce superbe guitariste n'a rien perdu de ses talents et en offre ici une démonstration éclatante. Un programme vraiment intense constellé de remarquables pépites comme "Go for it", "Hard headed woman", "Guitar crying the blues", "Little man", "You got the best to go", "Someday". Le CD reprend aussi quelques morceaux des années 60. Ce regain lui permet de faire sa première (et seule) tournée sur le sol européen apparaissant notamment au Blues Estafette d'Utrecht en 1990.
Thanks to the european label Double Trouble, Clarence Green finds the opportunity to cut a complete album and finally emerge from obscurity. This superb guitarist has lost none of his talents and here offers a brilliant demonstration. A truly intense program studded with remarkable gems like "Go for it", "Hard headed woman", "Guitar crying the blues", "Little man", "You got the best to go", "Someday". The CD also includes some songs from the 60's. This revival allows him to make his first (and only) tour on European ground, appearing in particular at the Blues Estafette of Utrecht in 1990.
SATURDAY NIGHT AT ROCKEFELLER'S
Collectables
October 1990
TEXAS GUITAR GREATS vol.2
Collectables
September 1991 - February 1992
Sur cette anthologie, on trouve un titre inédit de Clarence Green (l'instrumental "Blu Billie blues") qui fut gravé pour le producteur Roy C. Ames. Il s'agit malheureusement du seul titre d'une longue séance pour le label Home Cooking qui aurait pu déboucher sur un album complet.
On this anthology, there is an unreleased title by Clarence Green (the instrumental "Blu Billie blues") which was recorded for producer Roy C. Ames. This is unfortunately the only title of a long session for the Home Cooking label which could have resulted in a complete album.