Buddy Greene

TIFTON, Ga. – Musician Buddy Greene, best known for co-writing the Christmas favorite, “Mary, Did You Know?” and for touring with gospel greats Gloria and Bill Gaither, will perform a live concert at 7 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center June 9. This free event is open to the surrounding community and all are encouraged and welcome to attend.

The “Evening of Entertainment” will be held during the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church’s annual conference session, which is taking place June 8-11 at the conference center. The concert will honor its episcopal leader, Bishop James King and his wife, Rose King, for their eight years of ministry with and to the South Georgia annual conference.

Born and raised in Macon, Greene brings a wide variety of southern Americana influences to his music to create a unique hybrid of country, bluegrass, folk, gospel and traditional blues music. In addition to his solid reputation as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, Greene has established himself as one of Nashville’s finest harmonica stylists. His live concerts are equal parts hymn sing, jam session, revival and journey through his own musical history.

In 1991, Greene collaborated with Mark Lowry to write “Mary, Did You Know?” which quickly became a modern-day Christmas standard, recorded by many of today’s top recording artists, including Pentatonix, Clay Aiken, Kathy Mattea, Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd, Natalie Cole, Glen Campbell and Kathleen Battle.

This event is being co-sponsored by the South Georgia Conference and the Tifton-Tift County Tourism Association.