Jacksonville State: ~8,000 students
Jacksonville, Alabama, where Riley Green grew up, had a population of around 8,000 when school was in session at Jacksonville State.
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Coming Up: Florabama, John Pardi & the Alabama Music Scene
At 16:52 · chapter starts 12:00
Riley Green maps his career trajectory through the Alabama bar circuit: opening for Corey Smith and John Pardi at the Soul Kitchen on Dolphin Street in Mobile before graduating to the Sanger Theatre and then Florabama. He reserves special reverence for John Pardi as a model of how to write commercial radio hits without sacrificing artistic integrity. The Florabama spring break story is the episode's first great set piece — Riley was paid $150 a show to play noon to 4 PM under a camping tent he set up himself, moving it as the shade shifted, with one free drink per break. He did this every day for three straight weeks, covering Alabama week, LSU week, and more, then staying up all night partying with the touring bands in the river house across the street. [1] — Riley Green "Riley Green played solo four-hour sets under a camping tent on the beach at Florabama during spring break — $150 a show, one free drink per…" 13:33 It nearly killed him and he talks about it with a fondness that only distance can provide. The Red Clay Strays get a nod as a band Riley watched rise before they broke nationally.
Florabama Survival: $150 Shows, Three Weeks, Nearly Killed Him
Riley Green played solo four-hour sets under a camping tent on the beach at Florabama during spring break — $150 a show, one free drink per break, setting up his own speakers, then partying all night with touring bands. He did it every day for three weeks straight. It took ten years off his life.
Florida-Bama gigs paid $150/show
Riley Green was paid $150 per show to play four-hour sets at Florabama during spring break, getting one free drink per break.
Played Florabama spring break 3 weeks daily
Riley Green played Florabama every day for three weeks straight during spring break, performing noon to 4 PM and partying all night.
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