Riley Green Wishes Grandpas Never Died

Biscuits & Jam

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Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Riley Green got his start playing in bars and restaurants around his hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama—and lately he’s been performing in stadiums for tens of thousands. He grew up with a close relationship with his two grandfathers, who were influential in his early musical development and who fueled his passion for the outdoors. His song "I Wish Grandpas Never Died," a tribute to both of them, was a major hit back in 2019, and more recently he’s recorded a couple of duets with Ella Langley – one of which, “you look like you love me,” won a CMA Award last year. In some ways, Riley has gone back to his roots by opening a bar called the Duck Blind in Nashville, which has become a favorite hangout for some of the biggest names in country music. Sid talks to the rising star about the influence of his Southern upbringing, his love of Jacksonville State football, and his new song, “Jesus Saves.” For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer & Editor/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.4	Hey y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.
0:34.5	I'm your host, Sid Evans.
0:36.2	And today I'm talking with an Alabama native
0:38.5	who got his start playing in bars and restaurants around his hometown of Jacksonville.
0:44.0	Lately, he's been performing in stadiums for tens of thousands. Raleigh Green had a close relationship
0:51.0	with his two grandfathers, who were influential in his early musical development,
0:56.1	and who fueled his passion for the outdoors. His song, I Wish Grandpa's Never Died, a tribute to both of them,
1:03.1	was a major hit back in 2019, and more recently, he's recorded a couple of duets with Ella Langley,
1:10.3	one of which, You Look Like You Love Me, won a CMA award last year.
1:15.5	In some ways, Raleigh has gone back to his roots by opening a bar called the Duck Blind in Nashville,
1:21.6	which has become a favorite hangout for some of the biggest names in country music.
1:25.9	We'll talk about all that,
1:29.7	plus the influence of his southern upbringing,
1:32.7	his love of Jacksonville State football,
1:35.4	and his new song, Jesus Saves.
1:37.2	All on this week's Biscuits and Jam. Raleigh Green, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.
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