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BLP sources|date=July 2007Infobox musical artist| name = Vince Gill| image = VinceGillCrossroads2007.jpg| caption = Gill playing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Vincent Grant Gill| birth_date = birth date and age|1957|04|12| origin = Norman, Oklahoma , United States|U.S. | instrument = singing|Vocals , Electric guitar , Mandolin , Dobro , Banjo | genre = Country music|Country Bluegrass music|Bluegrass Blue-eyed soul Country pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1979–present| label = RCA Records|RCA MCA Records|MCA Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville | associated_acts = The Notorious Cherry Bombs Pure Prairie League Rodney Crowell Amy Grant Dolly Parton Ricky Skaggs Emmylou Harris Carrie Underwood Sara Evans Alice Cooper |Spouse(s): = Amy Grant (2000-present) 1 child|website = http://www.vincegill.com/main/index.php VinceGill.com Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an united states|American country music|country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist . He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist, and a duet partner. Gill has recorded more than twenty studio albums, charted over forty singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs , and has sold more than 22 million albums. He has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards , including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. Gill has also earned 27 Grammy Awards , more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame .
Biography
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma . His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2003/news_081303_vgill.html The 85th PGA Championship / News / Vince Gill: A man whose life is in tune (8/13/03) who played in a country music band part time and encouraged Gill to pursue a music career. At the encouragement of his father, Gill learned to play several instruments, including the banjo and guitar , before he started high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School . He first played with a teenage band called Bluegrass Revues in the late 1970s. The other members were: Billy Perry on the banjo, Bobby Clark on the triangle and Mike Perry on the bass.
While in high school, he performed with Mountain Smoke, a bluegrass band that once opened for Pure Prairie League and Kiss (band)|Kiss . After he graduated, he played in a number of Bluegrass music|bluegrass bands, including Ricky Skaggs ' Boone Creek and Byron Berline and Sundance; later, he became a member of Rodney Crowell 's road band, The Cherry Bombs .
Career
Gill debuted on the national scene with the country rock band Pure Prairie League in 1979, appearing on that band's album '' Can't Hold Back (Pure Prairie League album)|''Can't Hold Back . Gill is the lead singer on their hit song " Let Me Love You Tonight ".
Mark Knopfler once invited Gill to join Dire Straits , but Gill declined the offer (although he sang backup on Dire Straits' album On Every Street ).
Gill provided background vocals for the song, "Tennessee Line", from Daughtry 's second studio album, Leave This Town .
Gill was scheduled to appear at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on Nov 10, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/44th-annual-cma-awards/307881 |title= Country Music Awards|date=2010-11-04|publisher=TVGuide.com
Gill was mentioned at length by Lewis Black in Black's "Stark Raving Black" stand-up act. Black goes on to joke about how awful it was to follow Gill at a USO benefit show because of how well Vince and wife, Amy Grant , performed.
Gill is currently collaborating with Joe Bonamassa on his forthcoming album Dust Bowl .
In July 2011, Gill appeared as a guest on NPR 's news quiz show '' Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me .
On February 23, 2012 Vince announced after 23 years with MCA Nashville that he had parted ways with the label
On April 14 2012, it was confirmed that Gill had been working with Bonnie Tyler on her upcoming album, performing a duet with her entitled " What You Need From Me ". http://www.bonnietyler.com/news.html Bonnie Tyler updated news, Bonnie Tyler's official website, Retrieved April 19, 2012
Personal life
Gill married country singer Sweethearts of the Rodeo|Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame, in 1980, and they had one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born May 5, 1982. Gill occasionally mixed sound for his wife's band at concerts. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.
Gill, along with his wife Amy, are fans of the Nashville Predators . They have been season ticket holders since the opening season and are often shown on the jumbo screen. In the 2007 playoffs, he and Amy sang the national anthem for each game.
Though Gill never attended college, he's a big fan of the University of Oklahoma football team. He also attends nearly every men's basketball game at Belmont University in Nashville.
Discography
Main|Vince Gill discography Albums
1984: Turn Me Loose (Vince Gill album)|Turn Me Loose
1985: The Things That Matter
1987: The Way Back Home
1989: When I Call Your Name (album)|When I Call Your Name
1991: Pocket Full of Gold
1992: I Still Believe in You (album)|I Still Believe in You
Academy of Country Music|1984 Top New Male Vocalist
Academy of Country Music|1992 Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis - " I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)|I Still Believe In You "
Academy of Country Music|1992 Top Male Vocalist
Academy of Country Music|1993 Top Male Vocalist
Country Music Association
Country Music Association Awards|1990 Single of the Year - "When I Call Your Name"
Country Music Association Awards|1991 Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1992 Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1992 Song of the Year with Max D. Barnes - "Look At Us"
Country Music Association Awards|1993 Album of the Year - " I Still Believe in You (album)|I Still Believe in You "
Country Music Association Awards|1993 Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1993 Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis - " I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)|I Still Believe in You "
Country Music Association Awards|1994 Entertainer of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1994 Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1995 Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Awards|1999 Vocal Event of the Year with Patty Loveless - " My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man "
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame|Inducted in 2007
Grammy Awards
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1990 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "When I Call Your Name"
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner - " Restless (Carl Perkins song)|Restless "
Grammy Award for Best Country Song|1992 Best Country Song with John Barlow Jarvis - " I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)|I Still Believe in You "
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1992 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - " I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)|I Still Believe in You "
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|1993 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Asleep at the Wheel , Chet Atkins , Eldon Shamblin , Johnny Gimble , Marty Stuart , and Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield - "Red Wing"
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1994 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - "When Love Finds You"
Grammy Award for Best Country Song|1995 Best Country Song - " Go Rest High on That Mountain "
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1995 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - " Go Rest High on That Mountain "
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1996 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Worlds Apart"
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|1997 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Randy Scruggs - "A Soldier's Joy"
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1997 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Pretty Little Adriana"
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|1998 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind"
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|1999 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Tommy Allsup , Asleep at the Wheel , Floyd Domino , Larry Franklin, and Steve Wariner - "Bob's Breakdowns"
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|2001 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Jerry Douglas , Gen Duncan, Albert Lee , Steve Martin , Leon Russell , Earl Scruggs , Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs , Paul Shaffer and Marty Stuart - " Foggy Mountain Breakdown "
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|2002 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "The Next Big Thing"
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|2006 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "The Reason Why"
Grammy Award for Best Country Album|2007 Best Country Album - " These Days (Vince Gill album)|These Days "
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|2008 Best Country Instrumental Performance with Brad Paisley , James Burton , John Jorgenson , Albert Lee , Brent Mason , Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner - "Cluster Pluck"
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame|Inducted in 2005
See also
Best selling music artists
References
Reflist
External links
official website| http://www.vincegill.com
http://www.umgnashville.com/artist.aspx? ob=ros& src=lb& aid=4 Official Vince Gill UMG Nashville Artist Page
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/how-to-capture-vince-gills How to Capture Vince Gill’s Guitar Tone
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/inductees.aspx? cid=2286 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/G/GI006.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Gill, Vince
http://www.dvdlyrics.com/albums-v-vince_gill-guitar_slinger.html Vince Gill - Guitar Slinger Album Tracks Lyrics
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