Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American neotraditional 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 20 Grammy Awards, more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at vincegill.com
- Wikipedia article on Vince Gill
- MySpace at myspace.com/vincegill
- Last.fm page on Vince Gill
- MusicBrainz entry on Vince Gill
Member Of
Collaborated on
- Byron Berline & Vince Gill,
- Vince Gill & Karla Bonoff,
- Vince Gill & Terri Clark,
- Vince Gill & Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt,
- Vince & Jenny Gill,
- Vince Gill & Olivia Newton-John,
- Vince Gill and Patty Loveless,
- Barbra Streisand & Vince Gill,
- Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklyn, Vince Gill and Steve Wariner,
- Vince Gill & Amy Grant,
- Vince Gill & Janis Oliver,
- Vince Gill & Janis Oliver & Herb Pedersen
Personal Relationships
- Is the parent of Jenny Gill,
- Is/was married to Amy Grant and Janis Oliver,
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Albums releases
| Release title | Release date |
|---|---|
| These Days | 2006 |
| Pickin' on Vince Gill: A Bluegrass Tribute | 2004 |
| Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye | 2000 |
| Breath of Heaven | 1998 |
| Let There Be Peace on Earth | 1993 |
Credits
| Role | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Vocal | Jon Randall | Walking Among the Living (2005) |
| Instrument | Cary Grace | Book of Rhymes (2004) |
| Vocal | Mountain Heart | No Other Way (2002) |
| Vocal | Alison Brown | Fair Weather (2000) |
| Vocal | Bonnie Raitt | Green Light (1982) |
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