He was voted the 65th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by
Rolling Stone.
His recording of 'Let's Stay Together' (Hi 2202) was the biggest R&B
hit of the 1970's, spending nine weeks at #1 on Billboard. The song
also topped Billboard's 'Hot 100' pop charts in 1972.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
During a 1979 concert in Cincinnati, fell off the stage and narrowly
escaped serious injury. Considering the incident a warning from God, he
has devoted himself to the ministry since.
While he was showering in his Memphis home in October 1974, his ex-girlfriend
Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling grits over him and proceeded to turn a gun on herself. Green himself was hospitalized with second-degree burns.