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Vince Gill
(1957-)
Who Is Vince Gill?
Country singer Vince Gill's first solo album, Turn Me Loose (1984), earned him the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Vocalist Award.
In 1989, Gill recorded When I Call Your Name, which was certified double platinum for 2 million copies sold, while the title track earned Gill a 1990 Grammy Award for best country song.
Vince gill biography rca
Gill has since won more than a dozen Grammys and several other awards.
Early Life
Vince Gill was born Vincent Grant Gill on April 12, 1957, in Norman, Oklahoma. Gill's father, an appellate judge, taught him to play the guitar at an early age.
Throughout his teens, he performed with local bluegrass groups, including the Bluegrass Alliance, Mountain Smoke and Boone Creek with future country star Ricky Skaggs.
In 1976, Gill joined the California-based band Pure Prairie League.
The group's 1980 release, Firin' Up, featured six songs by Gill, including the No. 1 country hit "Let Me Love You Tonight." Durin