CLEARFIELD – Country music’s Riley Green closed out the grandstand entertainment Saturday night at the 163rd Clearfield County Fair.
Green has been compelling fans to raise a drink, shed a tear, and, above all, celebrate where they are from, since first releasing his self-titled EP in 2018 with Big Machine Label Group.
His songs like the No. 1 platinum hit “There Was This Girl,” the two-time, platinum-certified heart-tugger “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” (which he performed live at the 55th ACM Awards) and his chart-topping collab with Thomas Rhett, “Half of Me,” have made Green synonymous with what Country music does best: making listeners feel something with his no-gimmick, relatable writing and classic feel.
An avid sports fan, former athlete (Jacksonville State University quarterback) and outdoorsman, Green is riding a wave of success after being named the Academy of Country Music’s 2020 New Male Artist of the Year, a former MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year, a CMT “Listen Up Artist” and one of CRS’s 2020 New Faces.
His latest full-length studio album Ain’t My Last Rodeo, produced by Dann Huff, is more of the signature Green fans have come to know and love from the good ol’ boy who still lives in his hometown of Jacksonville, Ala.
The project, which includes his third No. 1 single “Different ‘Round Here (Ft. Luke Combs)” as well as his single, “Damn Good Day To Leave” is heavily influenced by the rural, small town and slower way of life at home and time spent with his family. He recently released more music in the form of an EP titled “Way Out Here.”
