Ron Greene Music
There’s a little blues in it. A little rock. A lot of soul.
For more than two decades, Ron Greene has built a career around an acoustic-driven blend of bluesy rock ’n’ soul—rooted in groove, expressive guitar playing, soulful vocals, and an instinct for making every performance feel connected to the room.
A singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and bandleader, Greene has become a fixture of the Inland Northwest music scene while taking his music to stages across the country. Over the past decade alone, he has averaged roughly 110 performances a year.
But before the touring, recordings, and thousands of shows, it started with three guitar chords and a church.
Raised in a strong Christian home, Greene traces his desire to play guitar to seeing Phil Keaggy perform on video at a church event. A neighbor taught him three chords, Greene began attending that neighbor’s church, and before long he was playing in the church band.
His musical world quickly grew beyond those beginnings. Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson helped shape his appreciation for songwriting, groove, musicianship, and performance, while guitarist Dann Huff—first discovered through WhiteHeart and later Giant—became another important influence. Huff's evolution from guitarist and session player to arranger and producer offered an early example of just how many directions a life in music could take.
Greene entered Spokane’s bar and club scene as a guitarist in 2003 and landed his first solo opportunity in 2006. That solo career eventually grew into two- and three-week touring runs throughout the United States, taking him from the Pacific Northwest and West Coast to Arizona, Colorado, Las Vegas, and New York City.
Along the way, Greene has shared stages and bills with Rusted Root, King’s X, Allen Stone, Paolo Nutini, Serena Ryder, PM Dawn, and One eskimO. Career highlights include traveling to New York City to open for Rusted Root and opening in Spokane for King’s X—a band he had followed for decades.
His original catalog began with Sketches in 2008, followed by Wood & Wire EP, the live solo recording One Night Only, and In Honor of a Critic. Later singles include “Matchbook,” “Paralysis”—written by Gabriel Greene—and a 2024 interpretation of “Silent Night,” featured in STCU’s Moment of Cheer campaign.
Greene has appeared at Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival, the Tumbleweed Music Festival, and Spokane’s Pig Out in the Park, where he performed for eight consecutive years from 2013 through 2021.
One of his most meaningful musical journeys, however, happened far from the traditional touring circuit. In November 2022, Greene traveled to Nepal on a music missions trip through his church, helping support a local church and its music ministry—a fitting full-circle moment for someone whose own musical story began in much the same place.
Today, Greene's solo performances combine vocals, guitar, and live looping to move effortlessly between intimate singer-songwriter moments, gritty blues and rock, deep grooves, and familiar songs completely reimagined through his own musical vocabulary. With the Ron Greene Band, that same spirit expands into a full-band experience driven by chemistry, improvisation, and energy.
In 2026, Greene also joined longtime Inland Northwest band Rhythm Dawgs while continuing his solo schedule and select Ron Greene Band performances.
His creative work increasingly extends into the studio as well. On Jessica Haffner’s Long Came the Night, Greene served as producer, arranger, and recording engineer while contributing guitars, keyboards, drum programming, and bass alongside Eddie Ramirez. New original music is also on the horizon, with plans to release a series of digital singles throughout 2027 that will ultimately form a new EP.
Through all the different roles, stages, cities, and songs, Greene keeps coming back to one thing.
Connection.
“To me, it’s about connecting with people,” he says. “I’ve played shows where I’ve seen a ten-year-old girl moved to tears—it floored me—and I’ve played wineries where I’ve seen older people dance. Music connects people of all ages, races, and faiths. It’s such a powerful tool.”
From three borrowed guitar chords in a church to thousands of performances and a musical life that continues to evolve, Ron Greene has never needed music to fit neatly into a particular box.
He just needs it to connect.
Behind the sound
The guitars, instruments, and equipment that help shape Ron's signature blend of blues, rock, and soul.
Jennings Guitars, Citizen Guitars, Taylor Guitars, Gretsch Guitars, Fender Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Teton Guitars, Revv Amps, Fender Amps, NeuroDSP Quad Cortex, and various pedals. Ron uses Shure microphones & wireless systems & Soundbrenner headphones.