Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the home of the University of Oklahoma Sooners 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. He 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 his then-wife Janis Oliver.
Departing Pure Prairie League in 1981, Gill joined Rodney Crowell’s backing band The Notorious Cherry Bombs, where he met and worked with Tony Brown and Emory Gordy Jr., both of whom would later produce many of his future solo albums.
Signing as a solo artist 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. His other albums include Next Big Thing (2003) and Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000). The Guitar Slinger Songfacts says that Gill released his twelfth studio album, Guitar Slinger, on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. It was his manager, Larry Fitzgerald, who came up with the title, as he felt there was something different the way Gill was playing the guitar on the record.
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.
He married country singer Janis Oliver (of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame) in 1980. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born 5 May 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 12 March 2001.
Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler was a fan of Gill's, and 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"); his other credits as a backup vocalist have included "Girls With Guitars" by Wynonna Judd (written by Mary-Chapin Carpenter, who, coincidentally, had a country hit with her cover of "The Bug") and "Nothing Left Behind Us" by Richard Marx.
O Come All Ye Faithful
Vince Gill Lyrics
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Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem
Come and adore him he's the King of angels
Oh, come let us adore him, oh, come let us adore him
Oh, come let us adore him Christ the Lord.
The song "O Come All Ye Faithful" by Vince Gill is a beloved Christmas hymn that calls all those who believe and have faith in Christ to come and adore Him. The lyrics state "Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant" which is speaking to those who believe in Christ and have found triumph in their faith. The song then calls on the faithful to come to Bethlehem, the place where Christ was born. The line "Come and adore him he's the King of angels" is a reminder that Christ is not only human but also divine, and should be worshiped as the King of all angels. The lyrics repeat the phrase "Oh, come let us adore him" three times, emphasizing the importance of worship and adoration of Christ.
The song conveys the message of joy and the triumph of faith, reminding people of the birth of Christ and his importance to Christianity. The song encourages people to gather and celebrate the season by worshiping and praising the Lord. The song is believed to have been written in the mid-1700s, but this adaptation by Vince Gill retains its original meaning and message.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
Gather together, all who have steadfastly believed, with hearts full of joy and victory
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem
Travel to the humble town of Bethlehem
Come and adore him he's the King of angels
Bow down and worship the heavenly King
Oh, come let us adore him, oh, come let us adore him
Let us all kneel down and pay homage to him
Oh, come let us adore him Christ the Lord.
Let us worship the incarnate God, the anointed Lord
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