Vince Gill Lyrics

Vince Gill Info:

Birth name:
Vincent Grant Gill

Born:
April 12, 1957 ( age )

From:
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

Height:
6' 3" (1.92 m)

Genres:
Country, bluegrass, blue-eyed soul, country pop, Southern rock

Spouse:
Amy Grant (m. 2000)
Janis Oliver (m. 1980-1998)

Siblings:
Gina Gill
Bob Gill

Education:
Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School

Occupations:
Singer-songwriter

Instruments:
Vocals, guitar

Years active:
1979-present

Associated acts:
The Notorious Cherry Bombs, Pure Prairie League, Rodney Crowell, Ricky Skaggs

Vince Gill Quotes:
And just, once again, the connection there that was kind of rare was - it was - it felt - everything felt familiar, you know, when I met Amy.

And from my place, and from the time that I went through my divorce, I also had my father pass away in the middle of all that. And it kind of made everything else just kind of like the back burner, you know.

I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.

But you know the thing that I thing oftentimes gets ignored and neglected is there was 10 or 12 years of life before I met Amy and before she met me, where you know, whatever happened was probably going to happen some day.

I co-produced the whole record with Brown Bannister, who years ago produced a lot of Amy's early records.

I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

I still have to play the solos and do the things that I do on my records, I still put in the work. I think that it's more lonely, and it's hard.

It is not fun singing about losing somebody like that, but at the same time it was easy to write because the memories were so real and vivid and so much a part of who I am.

It is not that I don't like contemporary country music because I do. I love it. I have recorded a lot and have had great success recording records that have not been very traditional country records.

So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Vince Gill Awards:
2008 
Grammy Award for Country Instrumental Performance: Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner 

2004
International Bluegrass Music Association Recorded Event of the Year

1999
CMA Vocal Event of the Year
Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance

1998
Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance

1997
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance
International Bluegrass Music Association Song of the Year

1996
CMA Song of the Year
CMA Vocal Event of the Year
Grammy Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance
TNN/Music City News Vocal Collaboration of the Year

1995
American Music Awards Favorite Single
BMI Songwriters/Publishers of the Year
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
Grammy Best Country Song
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance

1994
CMA Album of the Year
CMA Entertainer of the Year
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance
TNN/Music City News Instrumentalist of the Year

1993
Academy of Country Music Top Male Vocalist
CMA Album of the Year
CMA Entertainer of the Year
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
CMA Song of the Year
CMA Vocal Event of the Year
Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance
TNN/Music City News Album of the Year
TNN/Music City News Instrumentalist of the Year
TNN/Music City News Minnie Pearl Award
TNN/Music City News Single of the Year

1992
Academy of Country Music Song of the Year
Academy of Country Music Top Male Vocalist
BMI Songwriters/Publishers of the Year
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
CMA Song of the Year
Grammy Best Country Song
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance
TNN/Music City News Instrumentalist of the Year
TNN/Music City News Song of the Year

1991
CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
CMA Song of the Year
CMA Vocal Event of the Year
Grammy Best Country Vocal Collaboration
TNN/Music City News Instrumentalist of the Year
TNN/Music City News Single of the Year

1990
CMA Single of the Year
Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance

1984
Academy of Country Music Top New Male Vocalist