ROOTS of Country Music

Lloyd Green

Lloyd Green (Oct. 4, 1937 in Leaf, Mississippi) is is most notable for his session work, having played on records with artists such as Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Lynn Anderson, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, Charley Pride and many others.

The first successful session he played on was Warner Mack's The Bridge Washed Out in 1965. For the next 15 years, Green averaged 400 sessions a year. Green has performed with over 500 artists, has played on 115 number one hits and over 100 top ten hits. Lloyd Green was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1988.