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Al Green
Al Green
Forrest City, USR&B, Blues
3.3bn all-time streams (12 Jul '26)
The preeminent R&B singer of the 1970s, Al Green specialized in smooth soul that found common ground between the carnal and the spiritual.
Green's sensual falsetto found its match in the tight, immaculate Memphis funk shepherded by Willie Mitchell, the head of Hi Records who signed the Grand Rapids, Michigan singer after "Back Up Train" broke out of its regional hit status in 1967.
Green's sensual falsetto found its match in the tight, immaculate Memphis funk shepherded by Willie Mitchell, the head of Hi Records who signed the Grand Rapids, Michigan singer after "Back Up Train" broke out of its regional hit status in 1967.
