Buddy Greene (born October 30, 1953) is an American

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player and

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player. Most of his recordings consist of

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with a distinctly Southern gospel flavor. Much of his music is influenced by

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and

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. Greene grew up in

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. He has written the music for many songs and also co-wrote the

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" Mary, Did You Know?" with

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; Greene also wrote "Recovering Pharisee" recorded by

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, and "He Is" recorded by

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. He is considered a harmonica legend by many, and once played a classical harmonica medley at

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Discography

*''Praise You, Lord'' (Fortress) - 1986 *''Praise Harmonica'' (Fortress) - 1987 *''Slice of Life'' (Fortress) *''Sojourner's Song'' (Word) - 1990 *''Grace for the Moment'' - 1994 *''Buddy Greene & Friends Live'' (Fortress) - 1992 *''Minstrel of the Lord'' (Fortress) - 1995 *''Simple Praise'' (Fortress) - 1996 *''Christmas …Not Just Any Night'' - 1998 *''Re: Sinners & Saints'' (Ministry Music) - 2000 *''Rufus'' (Rufus) - 2002 *''Pilgrimage: A Collection of Favorites'' (Spring Hill) *''*Hymns and Prayer Songs'' (Spring Hill Music) - 2004 *''Happy Man'' (Rufus) - 2007 *''A Few More Years'' - 2009 *''The Best of Buddy Greene: From the Homecoming Series'' (Gaither Music Group) - 2010 *''Harmonica Anthology'' (Rufus) - 2011 *''December's Song'' - 2013 *''Someday'' - 2016 *''Looking Back'' (Rufus) - 2017

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Homepage"Classical Medley" by Buddy Greene (Harmonica)Buddy Greene harmonica performance at Carnegie Hall, standing ovation
1953 births Living people American gospel singers American harmonica players Musicians from Macon, Georgia Southern gospel performers 20th-century American male singers 21st-century American male singers {{US-musician-stub