About Debbie Green
Lived 1940 – 2017 (aged 76–77). Debbie Green was an American singer.
Deborah T Green (June 28, 1940 – December 9, 2017) was an American folk singer, who had an early influence on Joan Baez, Eric Andersen, Eric Clapton and others in the 1960s. She was one of the first folk performers at the Club 47 Mount Auburn in Cambridge, Massachusetts before moving to Berkeley, California in 1960.
Early life and education Debbie Green was born on June 28, 1940 in New York City Other observers claim that Baez was a Green imitator and turned Green into an apparent Baez imitator. Eric Andersen has said that Green taught both him and Eric Clapton fingerpicking. Motherhood and pulmonary health problems put her singing career on hold.
Eric Andersen announced on his Facebook page that she died December 9, 2017.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Debbie Green?
American folk singer (1940–2017)
When was Debbie Green born?
Debbie Green was born in 1940 in New York City.
When did Debbie Green die?
Debbie Green died on 9 December 2017.
What was Debbie Green's occupation?
Debbie Green was a singer.
What nationality was Debbie Green?
Debbie Green was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Debbie Green. https://biography.guide/debbie-green/
MLA: "Debbie Green." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/debbie-green/.
Chicago: "Debbie Green." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/debbie-green/.
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