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Overview
BILL GREEN has been involved in music all his life. At seven years
old, he began playing guitar and piano until reaching high school when
he chose football over music. Upon graduation from high school and
All-State football honors, Bill received full athletic scholarships and
played football for two seasons at Texas Tech University and one season
at Sul Ross State. In 1972, due to injuries, Bill gave up football
and upon graduation from college in 1973, he re-examined his future and
began pursuing his music career full time.
From 1972-1975, Bill played steel guitar with his friend David Price
while at the same time making numerous trips to Nashville working on his
own recording sessions and writing. In 1976, he recorded his first
Billboard Chart record, “Texas on a Saturday Night”. From 1976
to 1982, Bill continued to record in Nashville, releasing other National
Chart singles including “Fool Such as I”, and “Texas Greats”. In
1976 he went to work with the legendary Johnny Bush as bass player and
front man for a two year stint. In 1978, Bill formed his own band,
the Texas Greats, and toured the Southwest U.S. working with his friends
John Wesley Ryles, Becky Hobbs, David Wills, Brian Collins, and Kenny
Dale. In 1980, he formed the San Antonio based booking agency, Texas
Greats Promotions, and handled booking duties for many local, regional,
and national acts. In 1982, Bill left the “road” to spend more time
with his family and concentrate on the business and studio production.
It was at this time that Bill formed BGM records and his publishing
company, Bill Green Music. In addition to his production and record
business duties, as a songwriter Bill has had songs recorded by Johnny
Bush, Johnny Rodriguez, Doug Kershaw, Billy O'Rourke, and others, not to
mention three of his own albums which included many of his own songs.
Working in recording studios since the early 70’s, as an artist,
musician, producer, and engineer, production has proven to be a
successful venture for Bill. In 1984, Bill had his first
Billboard production success with Bobby Jenkins', "Blackjack
Whiskey," which led to many other National chart credits including
Kenny Dale, Toby Keith & Easy Money, Billy Mata, and
a "Top 40" Billboard chart single with Doug Kershaw and Hank
Williams, Jr. More recent credits include Johnny Bush with Willie
Nelson, Johnny Rodriguez, Lantana, The Pear Ratz, Big John Mills, Billy O'Rourke, Cooder
Graw, Bobby Flores, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Stephanie Urbina Jones, and numerous others.
In
1985, he served two terms as president of the San Antonio Chapter of the
Texas Music Association and as a member of the State Board of Directors
TMA and was instrumental in the formation of the Texas Music Commission
(now the Texas Music Office, a branch of the Governors Office). In
addition to studio work, the
early 1990’s found Bill producing outdoor stage shows for special events on
artists such as Garth Brooks, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Reba
McIntire, Travis Tritt, Alabama, Tanya Tucker, and others.
With 30 years experience in the music business, Bill is currently
President of BGM Network, with offices and studios in San Antonio.
Most of his time is spent in the Studio and administering the BGM
publishing catalog. The fact that he is experienced on numerous
musical instruments and is equipped with the fundamentals of music
theory, gives him an advantage when it comes to producing and
engineering. Since 1972, Bill has accumulated over 40,000 hours of
studio and recording experience as a producer, engineer, musician,
songwriter, and artist.
Studio
Credits
(partial
list)
TJ
BROSCOFF (producer, musician, harmony vocals)
JOHNNY
RODRIGUEZ & JOHNNY BUSH (engineer, musician, harmony vocals)
JEFF
GRIFFITH (producer, engineer, musician)
THE
PEAR RATZ (producer, engineer, musician, harmony vocals-2 albums)
JAY
BOY ADAMS (engineer)
RICHIE
ALLBRIGHT (producer, engineer, musician, harmony vocals)
JOHNNY
BUSH (producer & co-producer, engineer, musician, harmony vocals-4
albums)
HERMANN
LAMMERS MEYER /Germany (engineer, musician, harmony vocals)
JOHNNY
BUSH & RAY PRICE (mix)
HALEY
SCARNATO (engineer)
JOHNNY
BUSH w/ WILLIE NELSON, KEVIN FOWLER, TOMMY ALVERSON,
STEPHANIE
URBINA JONES, and COODER GRAW (producer, engineer)
BIG
JOHN MILLS (engineer, background vocals)
RED
JENKINS / Sweden (producer, engineer, musician)
BRUCE
HUDSON w/ DAVID
LEE GARZA Y LOS MUSICALES (producer-engineer)
LANTANA
(Producer, engineer, harmonica, musician)
JIMMY
KAISER (producer, engineer, harmony vocals, musician)
JIMMY
& DAVID LEE KAISER (engineer)
RICK
SOUSLEY (Producer, Engineer, harmony vocals, musician)
LESLIE
TOM (Producer, engineer, musician, harmony vocals)
GABE
GARCIA (engineer)
LONNIE
SPIKER (Producer, engineer)
BOBBY
FLORES (engineer-3 albums)
STEPHANIE
URBINA JONES (engineer, producer)
COODER GRAW (engineer)
JUSTIN TREVINO (engineer)
GLENN
GREEN (producer, engineer-3 albums)
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (engineer/audio book)
TOBY
KEITH and EASY MONEY (producer, engineer)
COLD/
Geffen Records (engineer)
BILLY O’ROURKE (producer, engineer, musician)
RICK CAVENDER (engineer-3 albums)
BRIAN STRANGE (engineer)
CHARLIE WALKER, RED JENKINS intl. (producer, engineer)
DAVID PRICE (producer, engineer, musician)
BEN McPEAK (producer, engineer)
BILLY MATA (producer, engineer, musician-5 albums)
GEORGIA MIDDLEMAN / (engineer w/ Dick Wagner producing)
DOUG KERSHAW w/ HANK WILLIAMS, JR. (producer, engineer)
DARRELL
McCALL (producer, engineer)
KENNY DALE (producer, engineer)
JOHN WESLEY RYLES (engineer)
GLENN
BARBER (producer, engineer)
CERRITO
(producer, engineer)
THE
CONES SISTERS (engineer)
BETH
WILLIAMS (mix)
BOBBY
JENKINS (co-producer)
Bill's
Halter Ego Site here.
 
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