Vince Gill

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Biography

Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American 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 20 studio albums, charted over 40 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 20 Grammy Awards, more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Year Formed 1979
Number of Albums 43
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Website www.vincegill.com
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Trivia

How many studio albums has Gill recorded?

more than 20

...He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 milli...
How many singles has Gill charted on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs?

over 40

...He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 milli...
As of 2022, how many Grammy Awards has Gill earned?

22

...nd has sold more than 26 million albums. As of 2022, Gill has also earned 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other male country music artist. In 2017, Vi...
Who were hired by the Eagles in place of Glenn Frey?

Vince Gill and Deacon Frey

...ards, more than any other male country music artist. In 2017, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey were hired by the Eagles in place of the late Glenn Frey. Ear...
Where was Vince Gill born?

Norman, Oklahoma

...ace of the late Glenn Frey. Early life edit Vince Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma . He has an elder maternal halfbrother, Bob Coen. His father, J. St...
Who is Vince Gill's maternal halfbrother?

Bob Coen

...ll was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He has an elder maternal halfbrother, Bob Coen . His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judg...
Along with mandolin, what instrument did Gill play?

guitar

...ue a music career. His father encouraged him to learn to play banjo and guitar , which he did along with bass, mandolin, Dobro and fiddle. Gill attende...
Where did Gill attend high school?

Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School

...olin, Dobro and fiddle. Gill attended high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School . While there he played on the golf team and perform...
What band did Gill perform bluegrass in?

Mountain Smoke

... Classen High School. While there he played on the golf team and performed bluegrass in the band Mountain Smoke , which built a strong local following....
When Vince Gill began playing guitar, what was his first instrument?

fourstring tenor guitar

...ying guitar as a very small child, progressing quickly from the fourstring tenor guitar to a fullsize sixstring. His parents recognized and supported ...
What type of music did Vince Gill play with in his teens?

bluegrass

... rock and jazz. In his teens, Vince Gill played with a series of local bluegrass bands, performing in Oklahoma City bars with the local favorite Mount...
Which country rock band played for Vince Gill?

Pure Prairie League

... Mountain Smoke. One night, they opened for the country rock band Pure Prairie League , a group that would play a substantial role in Gills future. His...
What did Gill's parents insist he keep up in high school?

grades

...a substantial role in Gills future. His parents insisted he keep up his grades in high school, and he enjoyed outdoor sports, particularly golf, but t...
At what age did Gill move to Louisville, Kentucky?

18

...as no doubt that after graduation, he would pursue music fulltime. At age 18 , Gill moved on his own to Louisville, Kentucky to join the band Bluegrass...
What band did Gill join at 18?

Bluegrass Alliance

...t that after graduation, he would pursue music fulltime. At age 18, Gill moved on his own to Louisville, Kentucky to join the band Bluegrass Alliance ....
What year did Vince Gill break through to country music superstardom?

1990

...e than a decade before breaking through to country music superstardom in 1990 . For many years Gill's vocal and instrumental talents were put to use in...
How long did Gill work at the very edges of success?

more than a decade

...Vince Gill worked at the very edges of success for more than a decade before breaking through to country music superstardom in 1990. For many years Gi...
How long did Gill struggle to launch his solo career?

years

...country artists. Finally, after struggling to launch his solo career for years , he found his way to fame with a haunting neotraditional country single...
What was Gill's first single called?

When I Call Your Name

...d his way to fame with a haunting neotraditional country single, When I Call Your Name . Chicago Tribune music critic Jack Hurst wrote of Gill: After s...
Who wrote about Gill?

Jack Hurst

...l country single, When I Call Your Name. Chicago Tribune music critic Jack Hurst wrote of Gill: After six years in Nashville, a man who has sung backu...
How long has Gill been in Nashville?

six years

...our Name. Chicago Tribune music critic Jack Hurst wrote of Gill: After six years in Nashville, a man who has sung backup on the records of more than 1...
Where did Gill have many friends in?

Nashville

... industry from his earliest professional efforts. With many friends in Nashville and a long string of credits for session work, songwriting, and vocal...
What label did he work for for years?

RCA Records

... showcase his assets. He succeeded after years of lackluster work for RCA Records with his first MCA Nashville release, a project he called the right ...
What band did Gill work with in his early years?

Sundance

...rked with such groups as the Bluegrass Alliance and a West Coast band, Sundance . Like many of the other musicians he knew, Gill was strongly influence...
What genre of music was Gill influenced by?

rock

...ance and a West Coast band, Sundance. Like many of the other musicians he knew, Gill was strongly influenced by rock as well as country and bluegrass....
What decade was he one of the most popular country stars?

1990s

...rds, he paid nearly 15 years of dues en route to breaking out during the 1990s and becoming one of the decade's most popular country stars. He endured...
How many singles have he put in the Hot 100?

a dozen

...wideranging artists. He has placed more than ten albums in the Top 200, a dozen singles in the Hot 100, and topped the country charts several times on...
What was Gill's father's job?

judge

...c credibility without being branded a crossoverhappy hack. His father, a judge , played banjo and guitar, and Vince had picked up both by his teen year...
In what year did Gill graduate?

1975

...al reputation to open a concert for Pure Prairie League. He graduated in 1975 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to join the band Bluegrass Alliance, ...
How many albums did Gill record with Bluegrass Alliance?

three

...e band Bluegrass Alliance, with whom he stayed for a year. Gill recorded three albums with the band, helping them land a Top Ten pop hit with Let Me L...
When did Gill win Entertainer of the Year?

1993 and 1994

...the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year award two years in a row ( 1993 and 1994 ), and 21 GRAMMYs, virtually monopolizing the award for Male Country...
What instruments did my grandmother play in church?

piano

... a fly on the wall, just mesmerized by it all. And my grandmother played piano in church. And whether it was the church house, or jam sessions at peop...
Where did Vince move after high school?

Louisville

...ems to stem from family. After high school graduation, Vince moved to Louisville and joined the band Bluegrass Alliance, followed by stints in other b...
In what year did he audition for Pure Prairie League?

1979

...nts in other bluegrass outfits, including Ricky Skaggs s Boone Creek. In 1979 , he auditioned on a whim for Pure Prairie League and was hired as their ...
What year did Gill move to Nashville with his wife and daughter?

1983

...d three albums with the band, including the Top 10 pop hit Let Me Love You Tonight. In 1983 , Gill moved with his wife and young daughter to Nashville....
What was Gill's top 10 hit?

Let Me Love You Tonight

...corded three albums with the band, including the Top 10 pop hit Let Me Love You Tonight . In 1983, Gill moved with his wife and young daughter to Nashv...
Who encouraged Gill to pursue a career in country music?

father

...Gills father , a lawyer who played in a parttime country band, encouraged his son to have a career in country music. While still at school, Gill joined...
What was Gill's first solo album?

Turn Me Loose

...his solo recording career with a sixtrack minialbum for RCA Records, Turn Me Loose . His 1985 hit duet with Rosanne Cash, If It Werent For Him, was lat...
What hit duet did Gill have with Rosanne Cash in 1985?

If It Werent For Him

...RCA Records, Turn Me Loose. His 1985 hit duet with Rosanne Cash, If It Werent For Him , was later withdrawn due to contractual difficulties. Gill also ...
What was I Call Your Name named by the Country Music Association in 1990?

Single Of The Year

...t by duetting with Gill on When I Call Your Name, which was named Single Of The Year by the Country Music Association in 1990. Gills career took off a...
What instrument did Gill learn from his father?

banjo

...ellate court judge and parttime country musician, taught his son to play banjo and encouraged his career in music. He also introduced Gill to golf, th...
Who taught Gill to play the banjo?

His father

... His father , a federal appellate court judge and parttime country musician, taught his son to play banjo and encouraged his career in music. He also in...
Which sport did Gill enjoy?

golf

...lay banjo and encouraged his career in music. He also introduced Gill to golf , the sport that would become a lifelong passion. Gill quickly picked up ...
What band did Gill play briefly with while in Louisville?

Ricky Skaggss Boone Creek

... of Bluegrass Alliance, and while there he played briefly with Ricky Skaggss Boone Creek . Gill relocated to Los Angeles in 1976, where he worked with ...
When was Gill signed to MCA Records?

1989

...its, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and Bonnie Raitt. In 1989 Gill signed with MCA Records and released his breakthrough album, When I...
When did Vince Gill release Turn Me Loose?

1984

...Country singer Vince Gill's first solo album, Turn Me Loose ( 1984 ), earned him the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Vocalist Award. In 1989, Gi...
How many copies of When I Call Your Name were sold?

2 million

...ecorded When I Call Your Name, which was certified double platinum for 2 million copies sold, while the title track earned Gill a 1990 Grammy Award fo...
How many Grammys has Gill won?

more than a dozen

...Gill a 1990 Grammy Award for best country song. Gill has since won more than a dozen Grammys and several other awards. Gill's father, an appellate jud...
Who taught Gill to play the guitar at an early age?

Gill's father

...ll has since won more than a dozen Grammys and several other awards. Gill's father , an appellate judge, taught him to play the guitar at an early age....
When did Gill join the California-based band Pure Prairie League?

1976

...Mountain Smoke and Boone Creek with future country star Ricky Skaggs. In 1976 , Gill joined the Californiabased band Pure Prairie League. The group's 1...
How many songs did Firin' Up feature?

six

...d band Pure Prairie League. The group's 1980 release, Firin' Up, featured six songs by Gill, including the No. 1 country hit Let Me Love You Tonight. ...