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 Crowellโs 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.
One More Last Chance
Vince Gill Lyrics
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When I came home last night
A good book in her left hand
And a rollin' pin in the right
She said you've come home for the last time
With whiskey on your breath
If you don't listen to my preachin' boy
I'm goin' to have to beat you half to death
Give me just a one more last chance
Before you say we're through
I know I drive you crazy baby
It's the best that I can do
We're just some good ol' boys, a makin' noise
I ain't a runnin' 'round on you
Give me just a one more last chance
Before you say we're through
First she hid my glasses
'Cause she knows that I can't see
She said you ain't goin' nowhere boy
'Til you spend a little time with me
Then the boys called from the honky tonk
Said there's a party goin' on down here
Well she might've took my car keys
But she forgot about my old John Deere
So give me just a one more last chance
Before you say we're through
I know I drive you crazy baby
It's the best that I can do
We're just some good ol' boys, a makin' noise
I ain't a runnin' 'round on you
Give me just a one more last chance
Before you say we're through
The lyrics of One More Last Chance is a humorous take on a man's attempt to win back his lover's trust after breaking her heart several times. The song highlights the tension between the couple when the man arrives at home, and his lover confronts him about his drinking habit. She threatens to beat him up if he doesn't listen to her. However, the man still asks for "one more last chance" to make things right. Despite driving his lover crazy with his antics, he claims that it's the best he can do.
The song's humor is evident when the woman traps the man at home by hiding his glasses, and when he escapes, he chooses to go to a party at the honky-tonk, but she forgets about his John Deere. The chorus repeats the request from the man for another chance before the lovers call it quits.
At its core, the song is about second chances, the love between two people, and the hope that the other person will forgive and forget, even after repeated mistakes. Despite the man's previous errors, he believes that he can make it right, and he asks for another chance.
Line by Line Meaning
She was standing at the front door
The singer arrives home to find his partner waiting for him at the front door.
When I came home last night
The events of this song happen the night before.
A good book in her left hand
The singer's partner is carrying a book in her left hand.
And a rollin' pin in the right
The artist's partner is carrying a rolling pin in her right hand.
She said you've come home for the last time
The artist's partner tells him that this is his last chance.
With whiskey on your breath
The singer has been drinking whiskey.
If you don't listen to my preachin' boy
The singer's partner tells him to listen.
I'm goin' to have to beat you half to death
The artist's partner threatens to physically harm him.
Give me just a one more last chance
The artist asks for another chance.
Before you say we're through
The artist wants to avoid ending the relationship.
I know I drive you crazy baby
The singer acknowledges that he is difficult to deal with.
It's the best that I can do
The artist is doing his best despite his flaws.
We're just some good ol' boys, a makin' noise
The singer and his friends enjoy having a good time.
I ain't a runnin' 'round on you
The singer is not cheating on his partner.
First she hid my glasses
The singer's partner takes his glasses from him.
'Cause she knows that I can't see
The artist's partner knows that he needs his glasses to see.
She said you ain't goin' nowhere boy
The artist's partner won't let him leave the house.
'Til you spend a little time with me
The singer's partner wants him to spend time with her.
Then the boys called from the honky tonk
The singer's friends call him from a bar.
Said there's a party goin' on down here
The artist's friends are having a party at the bar.
Well she might've took my car keys
The artist's partner takes his car keys.
But she forgot about my old John Deere
The artist still has his tractor.
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GARY NICHOLSON, VINCE GILL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@myles-spikewebby8519
The late George Jones is in the video at 3:02. Miss him! This song is masterpiece! I love 90s country music!
@deloresangel979
Couldn't agree more, Mr Gill is also a hell of guitar player as well
@Fredjohnson2920
Hello Delores,how are you doing?๐น๐น
@deloresangel979
@@Fredjohnson2920 stop Fred DO NOT CONTACT ME
@guitarsoundsaround
He plays a lot of strings in his music. A masterpiece and genius lyricist.
@hulkcommander
His guitar talent actually exceeds his singing talent and that is saying something because he is one of the best singers in all of music irregardless of genre.
@ngarloch
The fact that he passes George Jones on his way home is classic!
@boydcook9554
On John Deeres no less.
@lindajack7969
You finally told who he passed!
@guitarsoundsaround
George Jones left us with the classic โHe stopped Loving her todayโ. Recorded a version with Kenny Loggins in the early 90โs too.