He is a member of the group Masters of Groove with Bernard Purdie and Reuben Wilson.
[1] Born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 4, 1955, Green Jr. began playing guitar at the age of fourteen.
[citation needed] In 1969 he moved to Detroit with his father, who died ten years later.
His neighbors included Stevie Wonder's parents, Marvin Gaye, and members of the Four Tops.
[citation needed] He has worked with Richard "Groove" Holmes, Leon Thomas, Jimmy McGriff, Lou Donaldson, and Lonnie Smith.