Vincent Grant Gill was born on April 12,1957 and is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician.
36 Facts About Vince Gill
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Vince Gill has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of 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.
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Vince Gill has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the US Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 million albums.
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Vince Gill has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards.
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In 2016, Vince Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles.
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Vince Gill's father, J Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge who played in a country music band part-time and encouraged Gill to pursue a music career.
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Vince Gill's father encouraged him to learn to play banjo and guitar, which he did along with bass, mandolin, Dobro and fiddle.
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Vince Gill attended high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School.
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Vince 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.
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Vince Gill is the lead singer on their song "Let Me Love You Tonight".
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Vince Gill left Pure Prairie League in 1981 to join Cherry Bombs, the stage band that backed Rodney Crowell.
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However his albums achieved only moderate sales and in 1989, Vince Gill left RCA to sign with MCA Records.
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Vince Gill has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since August 10,1991.
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Vince Gill celebrated his 25th Opry anniversary with a tribute show on August 13,2016.
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In 2010, Vince Gill officially joined the country swing group The Time Jumpers.
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In July 2011, Vince Gill appeared as a guest on NPR's news quiz show Wait, Wait.
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At the ceremony, Vince Gill introduced Underwood and presented her with the special award.
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Vince Gill sang one of her hits, "Jesus, Take The Wheel", and joined Underwood on a rendition performance of "How Great Thou Art".
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Vince Gill was recruited for the show at the 11th hour when singer LeAnn Rimes canceled the day before the opening.
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Vince Gill drove up from Nashville that night with only his guitar and played to repeated standing ovations from a standing-room only house.
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Vince Gill received the 2,478th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 6,2012.
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In 2014, Vince Gill received the Country Music Awards Irving Waugh Award of Excellence.
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Vince Gill was only the sixth recipient since the inception of the award in 1983.
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In 2016, Vince Gill was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on Forever Country, which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards.
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Vince Gill joined the Eagles, alongside Deacon Frey, following the death of Glenn Frey.
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Vince Gill serves as co-lead guitarist, in addition to providing rhythm guitars, singing background, and frequently handling lead vocals in place of Glenn Frey's role.
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Vince Gill initially started touring with the band in 2017, and continues to serve as a member of the band.
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Vince Gill subsequently struggled in life and would lose contact with his family and friends.
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Vince Gill wrote the song "It Won't Be the Same This Year" for his brother.
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Vince Gill dedicated his 1993 Christmas album Let There Be Peace on Earth and his first televised Christmas special that year to Bob.
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Vince Gill met country music singer Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo in Los Angeles when they were both starting out in music.
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Vince Gill worked as a session guitarist, sang back-up, and continued to write songs while his wife's career took off.
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Vince Gill met Christian music artist Amy Grant in 1993 when he asked her to perform in his first televised Christmas special.
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In 1993 Vince Gill founded the Vinny Pro-Celebrity Golf Invitational, which serves as the primary beneficiary for the Tennessee Golf Foundation.
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Vince Gill was honored with the 2022 Old Tom Morris Award by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, for his lifetime commitment to the game of golf and help molding the welfare of the game.
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Vince Gill is a member of the board of directors of the Nashville Predators Foundation charity organization, affiliated with the Nashville Predators National Hockey League team.