10 Curiosities About The Renowned Country Singer Vince Gill
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. Info.
1. His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge who played in a country music band part-time.
2. His father encouraged Gill to pursue a music career.
3. On February 4, 2016 Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. His father encouraged him to learn to play banjo and guitar, which he did.
7. He can also play bass, mandolin, dobro and fiddle. Gill attended high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. While in high school, he performed bluegrass in the band Mountain Smoke, which built a strong local following. After graduating from high school in 1975, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to join the band Bluegrass Alliance.
8. Gill and Oliver married in 1980. After Gill and Oliver's daughter Jenny was born in 1982. In 1983 the couple moved to Nashville. The two divorced in 1997.
9. In 1968, Gill's older brother, Bob Coen, was involved in a severe car crash. Bob was 22 years old at the time, while Gill was 11. The accident placed him in a coma for three months and left him with non-reversible brain damage. Coen subsequently struggled in life and would lose contact with his family and friends. He died in 1993.
10. Gill has a keen interest in golf and has been playing since early childhood. A scratch golfer, he has organized and participated in many charity events centered around golf.
10 Curiosities About The Renowned Country Singer Vince Gill
1. His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge who played in a country music band part-time.
2. His father encouraged Gill to pursue a music career.
3. On February 4, 2016 Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles.
4. 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.
5. 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.
7. He can also play bass, mandolin, dobro and fiddle. Gill attended high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. While in high school, he performed bluegrass in the band Mountain Smoke, which built a strong local following. After graduating from high school in 1975, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to join the band Bluegrass Alliance.
8. Gill and Oliver married in 1980. After Gill and Oliver's daughter Jenny was born in 1982. In 1983 the couple moved to Nashville. The two divorced in 1997.
9. In 1968, Gill's older brother, Bob Coen, was involved in a severe car crash. Bob was 22 years old at the time, while Gill was 11. The accident placed him in a coma for three months and left him with non-reversible brain damage. Coen subsequently struggled in life and would lose contact with his family and friends. He died in 1993.
10 Curiosities About The Renowned Country Singer Vince Gill
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