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Country music singer and songwriter

Riley Green

Best known for Hits like 'There Was This Girl' and 'I Wish Grandpas Never Died'

Born
1988
From
American
Working since
2013
Also known as
Duckman

Riley Green doesn't do glossy pop-country, and that's entirely the point. He came up the hard way, playing smoky college bars across the South with a battered acoustic guitar and an unapologetic drawl. Before Music Row came calling, he even did a turn on reality TV to get noticed. But when his 2018 smash 'There Was This Girl' blew the doors off country radio, fans realized he wasn't faking the good-old-boy routine. He genuinely lives it.

These days, Green sells out arenas by sticking to hunting trips, cold beer, and old-school heartbreak. In 2024, his sultry duet with Ella Langley, 'You Look Like You Love Me', took over charts and TikTok feeds everywhere. He knows his lane, keeps his boots muddy, and shows no signs of trading his duck blind for a Nashville boardroom.

Follows: X @RileyGreenMusic · tiktok @rileygreenmusic · instagram @rileyduckman

Latest: Ella Langley Snaps Back After Riley Green Takes Credit for Her Breakout Fame · 14 October 2026

Riley Green in brief

  • —Played college football as a quarterback at Jacksonville State University.
  • —Appeared as a contestant on CMT's reality competition show Redneck Island.
  • —Scored his first country radio number one with 'There Was This Girl' in 2018.
  • —Bagged the ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year in 2020.
  • —Teamed up with Ella Langley for the 2024 viral hit 'You Look Like You Love Me'.

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