Vince Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music musician, son… Read Full Bio ↴Vince Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music musician, songwriter, singer and a member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame. He 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 (with artists including Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Amy Grant and Barbra Streisand).
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.
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.
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Vince Gill Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Vince Gill:
'Til The Best Comes Along Now I ain't the best lookin' guy in the world And…
A Cradle In Bethlehem Sing sweet and low a lullaby Till angels say Amen A mother…
A Letter To My Mama Oh, I need to write a letter Put it down in…
A Little Left Over I work my fingers to the bone But you won't hear…
A Little More Love We both went a little crazy We both did each other…
A Real Lady Oh the taste of wine and liquor and a woman's…
A River Like You A good woman's love is like a river Runnin' through the…
Ace Up Your Pretty Sleeve I take it out on you I take it out on…
Ain't It Always That Way I took chance, I took a fall Waited on love 'til…Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like t…
All Nighter Comin' Well hold on momma, cause papa done hit the skids Pink…
All Prayed Up I'm all prayed up, I'm ready to meet my Savior Eternal…
All Those Years Come on in and take your coat off Come on in…
Almost Home He was sitting in the corner At a table all alone A…
Baby please don Baby please don't go, baby please don't go Don't you leave…
Baby That's Tough I know I've said I've changed for you But I think…
Bet It All On You It feels like you're at the bottom of an avalanche You…
Billy Paul [Chorus] What made you go crazy, Billy Paul? Was it true lov…
Blue Christmas I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue…
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain In the twilight glow I see Blue eyes cryin' in the…
Branded Man I'd like to hold my head up and be proud…
Bread And Water One night he wandered into that old mission The one out…
Breath Of Heaven I have traveled many moonless nights Cold and weary, with a…
But I Do Do you long for someone's arms like I do Do you…
Buttermilk John Now Buttermilk John played the steel guitar It made a mournf…
Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
Cinderella Say you're sorry You still care She came by my place again C…
Cold Gray Light Of Gone Oh, I woke up this morning A long before the dawn I…
Colder Than Winter It's colder than winter Right here in my heart Lord I'm gonn…
Cowboy Up I'm puttin' on my favorite cowboy boots Like a crazy bull…
Cradle in Bethlehem Sing sweet and low a lullaby Till angels say Amen A mother…
Dear Hate Dear Hate I saw you on the news today Like a shock…
Dear Old Flag For the dear old flag I die Said the wounded drummer…
Do You Hear What I Hear "Do You Hear What I Hear" Do you hear what I…
Don Only a memory this morning My baby up and walked away In…Don't Come Cryin' To Me Don't come cryin' to me when it's over Don't you come…
Don't Let Her Get Away We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell …
Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell,…
Don't Let Our Love Start Slipping Away We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell …
Don't Pretend With Me They say you'll lie, they say you'll cheat And your kisses…
Don't Say That You Love Me I'm gonna tell you right up front So you will understand I…
Dont Come Crying to Me Don't come cryin' to me when it's over Don't you come…
Dont Let Our Love Start Slippin Away We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell,…
Dont Say That You Love Me I'm gonna tell you right up front So you will understand I…
Down To My Last Bad Habit Finally gave up those old cigarettes Sold that '67 red corve…
Down To New Orleans Hey Creole Darlin' Talk that French to me You know your lo…
Everybody When I told my baby Do what you wanna do Well I…
Everything And Nothing It's like jail, it's like flight It's a dream that breaks…
Faint Of Heart Love ain't for the faint of heart Timid and the weak Pour…
Feels Like Love Look what my heart has gotten into The sweetest gift I…
Foolin' Around Know that you've been foolin' around on me Right from the…
For The Last Time One look, one kiss Just a few words Showed me such kindness …
Friend Of Mine That friend of mine wears an old work shirt For a…
From Where I Stand Oh, I'm drawn to you Like a burnin' flame But somebody's wai…
Girl Girl, you can trust me with your heart We've got a…
Give Me Jesus Tell me one more time about Jesus All about forgiveness and…
Give Me The Highway Give me the highway Lord knows I love to roam Give me…
Given More Time It's been a long day, Tell me how you've been Sorry…
Go Rest High I know your life On earth was troubled And only you could…
Go Rest High On That Mountain I know your life On earth was troubled An only you could…
Go Rest High On That Mountain 1 I know your life On earth was troubled And only you could…
Guitar Slinger Well, I'm a funky low-down easy guitar slinger Big drinker a…
Half A Chance [Chorus] Give me half a chance to make you love me Give…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
He Don When I found you, darling Then he saw his big mistake Saw…
Heartaches By The Number Heartache number one was when you left me I never knew…
Hey God Hey God I just lost a dear old friend Hey God…
High Lonesome Sound Whenever my soul is lonely Whenever I'm feeling blue I start…
High Lonesome Sound 2 Whenever my soul is lonely Whenever I'm feeling blue I sta…
Holding Things Together Holding things together Ain't no easy thing to do When it …
Home for the Holidays Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays 'Cause no…
how great thou art O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all…
How Lonely Looks I've sung along with a thousand songs That talked about good…
I I wonder what the power is that you hold over…
I Can't Be Myself It's a way of mine to say just what I'm…
I Can't Do This It's always hard When I see your face No, I don't know…
I Can't Let Go Oh, I can't find a way to keep pretending I'm doin'…
I Can't Tell You Why Look at us baby Up all night Tearin' our love apart Aren't w…
I Hope You Shed A Million Tears I gave my heart and soul to you You done me…
I Know You By Heart Midnights in winter The glowing fire Lights up your face in …
I ll Be Home For Christmas I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have…
I Never Knew Lonely No other lover ever really cared When I've reached out for…
I Never Really Knew You [Chorus] Well I never really knew you 'til you said goodbye …
I Quit When you said you were leavin' I said here we go…
I Still Believe In You Everybody wants a little piece of my time But still I…
I Will Always Love You If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
I'll Be Home For Christmas I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have…
I'll Be Waiting For You I'll find a way to ease my mind Friends to occupy…
I'll Take Texas When the Texas moon is shining down on Austin When it…
I've Been Hearing Things About You Have I gone crazy Is there someone new Something strange is …
I've Been Trying to Have I gone crazy Is there someone new Something strange i…
If I Can Make Mississippi If I can make Mississippi Then I'll be alright These ol' whi…
If I Didn If I didn't have you in my world What a lonely…
If I Didn't Have You In My World If I didn't have you in my world What a lonely…
If I Die If I die a drinkin', I won't feel much pain 'Cause…
If I Don't Have You In My World If I didn't have you in my world What a lonely…
If I Had My Way If I had my way, we'd love one another If I…
If It Weren If she'd only knew what I was thinking If she'd only…
If It Weren't For Him If she'd only knew what I was thinking If she'd only…
If There's Anything I Can Do Baby I'm so sorry your world came crashing in It's times…
If You Ever Had Forever You're climbing mountains, I'm on a hill You're always runni…
If You Ever Leave Me When I fall, you're my place to land I lose my…
If You Have Ever Had Forever In Mind You're climbing mountains, I'm on a hill You're always runni…
In These Last Few Days In these last few days, you've been on my mind An'…
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, …
It Doesn There you go now baby Here am I well you Left me…
It Doesn't Matter Anymore There you go now baby Here am I well you Left me…
It Won It's time to pack our bags and hit the highway And…
it's not over You can tell everyone love is over and done You can…
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year It's the most wonderful time of the year It's the most…
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of…
Kindly Keep It Country If you're gonna play the jukebox Would you kindly keep it…
Let Her In I didn't know how love would come around Walked right up…
Let It Snow Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
Let There Be Peace On Earth Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with…
Let's Do Something Nothin' to do in this lonely town Your daddy warned me,…
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Kiss me like you'll never see my face again As soft…
Like My Daddy Did I found a little girl and I fell in love She…
Lipstick Everywhere There was lipstick everywhere Lingerie on the chandelier T…
Little Brother We were just kids growin' up in West Texas Remember the…
Little Things Me and you and the Sunday paper Spread all over the…
Live To Tell It All True love is understated True love is being known Oh I've ne…
Livin' The Way I Do Well I've gont to stop livin' the way I do And…
Liza Jane You've got my number You've got my name So why don't you…
Look At Us (Max D. Barnes - Vince Gill) Look at us after all…
Look What Love's Revealing The sweetest smile The shyest kiss Two wounded hearts Were n…
Losing Your Love Stars are falling from your eyes You don't feel what I…
Love Bug [Chorus] Oh that little bitty teeny weeny thing they call t…
Love Never Broke Anyone You say your heart has been broken And it's taking forever…
Love Never Broke Anyone's Heart You say your heart has been broken And it's taking forever…
Love Start Slippin Away We've been up All night long Trying to solve a problem Hell,…
Love's Standin' Well, every morning when I wake up And I see you…
Lucy Dee I've been sittin' here talkin' at you all night long Now…
Make You Feel Real Good You say you will but you won't You say you wanna…
Maybe Tonight We've been friends for a long, long time You had your…
Me And My Girl Girl, you can trust me with your heart We've got a…
Midnight Rider Well, I've got to run to keep from hiding, And I'm…
Midnight Train I'm a long long way from home Mendin' a broken heart Runni…
Molly Brown Molly Brown, waits for me In a little one-horse town And Bol…
Multi-Colored Lady Got on a bus in Memphis Destination Rome Georgia ain't no pa…
My Favorite Movie Midsummer night Just you and I The warmth of your skin Kiss …
My Kind Of Woman You don't need diamonds or big fancy cars You say you're…
Never Alone You were like a lost kid looking for home You found…
Never Knew Lonely No other lover ever really cared When I've reached out for…
Next Big Thing Things have changed in the modern world It makes it kinda…
No Easy Way From my room I can hear you laughing You spend all…
No Future In The Past I lie here tonight in the darkness I've never felt so…
Nobody's Fool But Yours They say for everybody there is a fool And that's the…
Nothin I work my fingers to the bone Just trying to keep…
Nothin' For A Broken Heart There ain't nothing in the bottom of your glass For a…
Nothin' Left To Say I work my fingers to the bone Just trying to keep…
Nothing Like A Woman Oh there's nothin' like a woman When you're all alone No the…
O Come All Ye Faithful Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant Oh, come ye,…
O Holy Night O holy night The stars are brightly shining It is the night…
O Little Town Of Bethlehem O Little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above…
Oh Carolina Sunrise through the evergreens Another day is born The hil…
Oh Girl Oh girl you know where to find me Oh girl you…
Oklahoma Borderline Well it's rainin' down in Houston And I got holes in…
and many more tracks by Vince Gill.
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