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Vince Gill

Biography

Born: April 12, 1957
City and Country of Origin: Norman, Oklahoma
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Awards: CMA 1999 - Vocal Event of the Year, "My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man;" 1996 - Vocal Event of the Year, "I Will Always Love You;" 1996 - Song of the Year, "Go Rest High On That Mountain;" 1995 - Male Vocalist of the Year; 1994 - Male Vocalist of the Year; 1994 - Album of the Year, Common Thread: the Songs of the Eagles; 1993 - Entertainer of the Year; 1993 - Male Vocalist of the Year; 1993 - Vocal Event of the Year, "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair;" 1993 - Album of the Year, I Still Believe In You; 1993 - Song of the Year "I Still Believe In You;" 1992 - Male Vocalist of the Year; 1992 - Song of the Year "Look At Us;" 1991 - Male Vocalist of the Year; 1991 - Vocal Event of the Year, Mark O'Connor & The New Nashville Cats; 1991 - Song of the Year, "When I Call Your Name;" 1990 - Single of the Year, "When I Call Your Name;" Grammy 2006 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "The Reason Why," 2005 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album, "Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith," 2003 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "Next Big Thing," 2001 Best Country Instrumental Performance, Foggy Mountain Breakdown; 1999 Best Country Instrumental Performance, "Bob's Breakdowns;" 1998 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind;" Best Country Instrumental Performance, "A Soldier's Joy;" 1997 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "Pretty Little Adriana;" 1996 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "Worlds Apart;" Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, "High Lonesome Sound;" 1995 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "Go Rest High On That Mountain;" Best Country Song, "Go Rest High On That Mountain;" 1994 Best Male Country Vocal Performance, "When Love Finds You;" 1993 Best Country Instrumental Performance, Red Wing; 1992 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, "I Still Believe In You;" Best Country Song, "I Still Believe In You;" 1991 Best Country Vocal Collaboration, Restless; 1990 Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, "When I Call Your Name"
Top Recordings: "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me," "When I Call Your Name, "Take Your Memory With You," "I Still Believe In You," "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away," "The Heart Won't Lie," "One More Last Chance," "Tryin' To Get Over You," "Whenever You Come Around," "What The Cowgirls Do," "You Better Think Twice," "Pretty Little Adrianna," "A Little More Love,"
Vince Gill Biography: Vince Gill is an American country music musician, songwriter, and singer.

He was born in Norman, Oklahoma and learned to play several instruments, including banjo and guitar, before he started high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. After he graduated, he played in a number of bluegrass bands; later, he became a member of Rodney Crowell's road band, The Cherry Bombs. Vince 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. Gill is the lead singer on their hit song "Let Me Love You Tonight" (1980), which he was still performing in concert years later - thus, he said, confusing many fans who knew him only from his subsequent solo work.

Gill appeared on two subsequent albums along with then-wife Janis Gill before signing as a solo with RCA Records in 1983. He first charted while on that label. In 1989 he switched to MCA Records where he recorded his breakthrough hit "When I Call Your Name." His 1998 album The Key received great critical acclaim.

Gill hosted the CMA Awards every year from 1992 to 2003. In 2004 he received a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. In 1997, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler, a fan of Gill's music, had asked Gill to join the band full time. Gill turned down the invitation, but did sing backup on one song ("The Bug") from Dire Straits' album On Every Street. Gill has also sung duets with numerous artists, including Dolly Parton ("I Will Always Love You"), Reba McEntire ("Oklahoma Swing," "The Heart Won't Lie," "It Just Has to Be That Way"), Amy Grant ("House of Love"), and Barbra Streisand ("If You Ever Leave Me"). More recently, Vince and Sheryl Crow sang harmony vocals on the Brooks & Dunn 2006 hit "Building Bridges."

He married country singer Janis Gill of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame, in 1980. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born May 5 1982. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince later began dating and eventually married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March of 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.

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