did that. That was her character and they were the biggest, hottest pot of grits you’d ever seen.”
Mary Woodson’s history of relationship woes prior to the Al Green incident:
1. Family members say that before Woodson’s second marriage, following an affair, she’d swallowed a handful of pills and had to have her stomach pumped.
2. In another relationship, Woodson was sitting in a car with her then-boyfriend and questioned him about his infidelity. After he confessed, she shot him in the foot! They eventually got back together though.
According to boombox.com all of this happened before meeting Al Green at a prison, where she was visiting a friend and he was doing a charitable performance for the prisoners. He was instantly attracted to her and they started dating. Although Green says he loved her, she seemed to have wanted to take things a lot faster in their relationship than Al was ready for. On that tragic “hot grits” night, Al Green explained in his book that he was in a Memphis recording studio when he got a call from a sheriff who said Woodson was arrested at the Peabody Hotel for smoking marijuana. Green went to the police station and Woodson was released. The two returned to the studio where Green was able to calm Woodson down with his music.
His friend, flight attendant, Carlotta Williams, later showed up unannounced and greeted Green with a big hug. Green was originally concerned about Woodson’s state of mind, but the two women seemed to get along and they both returned to Green’s home after the session. Green wrote that he made clear to the women that his home had many spare bedrooms and he had not planned “some kind of kinky encounter.”
Williams probably began to sense tension from Woodson, so she immediately retreated to the spare guest bedroom soon after they arrived; she said she had an early flight in the morning. Green found Woodson in the kitchen at the stove, stirring a simmering pot of water. Green was caught off guard when Woodson asked, “Al, honey, have you ever thought of getting married?”
“Married?” Green replied. “Maybe we should talk about this in the morning, baby.”
They kissed and Woodson whispered, “You know, Al, I would never do anything to hurt you.” Green, was confused by her statement, but didn’t suspect that anything was wrong, so he went upstairs to shower. Green stripped down to his underwear and was brushing his teeth when he…
Wow she was a troubled soul, how tragic!
Very tragic indeed Samantha. May Mary Woodson continue to rest peacefully.
Wow she was a troubled soul, how tragic!
Very tragic indeed Samantha. May Mary Woodson continue to rest peacefully.
at the time it was reported that Al Green had shot and killed her in self defense. I love that song Sha-la-la. I thought his song Belle was about her. Still love me some Al Green and all of his music.
That was a rumor that I remember hearing as well Rosa, but it turned out to be 100% false. Forensic evidence and the coroner’s examination of Mary’s bullet entry wounds proved that it was, in fact, a suicide.
at the time it was reported that Al Green had shot and killed her in self defense. I love that song Sha-la-la. I thought his song Belle was about her. Still love me some Al Green and all of his music.
That was a rumor that I remember hearing as well Rosa, but it turned out to be 100% false. Forensic evidence and the coroner’s examination of Mary’s bullet entry wounds proved that it was, in fact, a suicide.
How sad that she killed herself she was beautiful, she had a lot to live for ?! Glad Al Green is preaching and letting God use him!!! God bless him in his ministry!!!
Yeah that was extremely sad Dorothy and it sounds like she was dealing with severe bouts of depression long before she was with Al Green. I wish Mary would have been able to get some help for the sake of her four children. May she continue to rest peacefully.
How sad that she killed herself she was beautiful, she had a lot to live for ?! Glad Al Green is preaching and letting God use him!!! God bless him in his ministry!!!
Yeah that was extremely sad Dorothy and it sounds like she was dealing with severe bouts of depression long before she was with Al Green. I wish Mary would have been able to get some help for the sake of her four children. May she continue to rest peacefully.
Many quotes and lines from this story were PLAGIARIZED from my story on this incident that appeared in VIBE Magazine. The fact that myself, the writer, and the magazine, are not cited at all is disgraceful. http://tinyurl.com/l9sbz4j
Aliya we’ve just replied to you on Facebook, but here is the our message again, in case you didn’t get it:
The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion my friend.
Many quotes and lines from this story were PLAGIARIZED from my story on this incident that appeared in VIBE Magazine. The fact that myself, the writer, and the magazine, are not cited at all is disgraceful. http://tinyurl.com/l9sbz4j
Aliya we’ve just replied to you on Facebook, but here is the our message again, in case you didn’t get it:
The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion my friend.
Denise you may want to re-read the article. The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion. Thanks for commenting.
Denise you may want to re-read the article. The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion. Thanks for commenting.