{"id":2002426,"date":"2025-09-06T18:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2002426"},"modified":"2025-09-06T18:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:42:54","slug":"country-music-star-riley-green-thanks-crowd-a-few-years-ago-i-was-doing-contruction-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/country-music-star-riley-green-thanks-crowd-a-few-years-ago-i-was-doing-contruction-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music star Riley Green thanks crowd: \u2018A few years ago I was doing contruction work\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"STY2M6D7W5C3RNXK7NIG5EOMKI\">If you check out Riley Green\u2019s background you will find the guy has had his hand in a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GDSSAEZOWNC6BMRLX7E3TUMAZM\">He was even played quarterback in college at Jacksonville State. But it was one of his less glamours gigs that had him putting things in perspective recently when he stepped onstage to perform for his fans. So, the 36-year-old made sure to let everyone in attendance know he doesn\u2019t take things for granted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BUXRCI4LPZCIVE6S3GUGRVHAOY\">\u201cThank you all very much,\u201d Green told the crowd a video from the show that was shared to TikTok. \u201cA few years ago, I was doing construction work for a living. I signed with Big Machine Records. Now I got songs on the radio. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OC6EWRNWGBBVROE3GLYGG5B25Y\">\u201cThank you all so much for supporting country music,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis right here is my first number one on country radio, a song I wrote called \u2018There Was This Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3HGOLM5POVBLPLBLT6MXFEYD2M\">Green\u2019s songs have been on the radio for a few years now, to be exact, because \u201cThere Was This Girl\u201d was his debut single back in 2018. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"S7DI3IUOLJFXFFZMTLELKU4ZQI\">And his bank account is also looking slightly better than it probably would have had he remained a construction worker. CelebrityNetWorth.com estimates that he now has a fortune of around $5 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IBJPLPXINJFGLFWBSGMHPLMO2I\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/riley-green-thanks-nashville-fans-for-taking-him-from-working-construction-to-the-top-of-the-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/riley-green-thanks-nashville-fans-for-taking-him-from-working-construction-to-the-top-of-the-charts\/\">And American Songwriter noted<\/a> that he has been on the rise of late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TU3FX6R5SVCWHNHRVPMYW7TL4M\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a really great last year and a half,\u201d Green said in an interview with MusicRow. \u201cObviously now that people are really listening, I need a lot of great songs. You just can\u2019t write enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XOPB6QR37JHWDAQCZPHHVY7VYA\">Don\u2019t expect him to let up, but the former signal caller turned construction worker admitted that he has \u201calready been way more successful in music than I ever thought I would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_pennlive__kbzmP\" data-gaid=\":Rdqaq6:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you check out Riley Green\u2019s background you will find the guy has had his hand in a little bit of everything. 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