[1][2] Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States, Greer was a friend of Henry Glover from childhood, and both attended college at Alabama A&M together.
Greer stayed with RCA and played with Wynonie Harris and Jackson among others.
He sang lead vocals on his biggest hit, recorded in October 1951 "Got You On My Mind".
In August 1954, he released "We Wanna See Santa Claus Do The Mambo", a Christmas hit to this day.
[1] By 1957, Greer had developed extended troubles with alcoholism, and he moved back to his home town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he died in 1972 at age 48.