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Vince Gill Biography
Vince Gill paid nearly a decade and a half of dues en route to
becoming one of the most popular country stars of the '90s. Starting
out as a bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist, he initially made
his name with country-rockers Pure Prairie League and spent the '80s as
part of country's new traditionalist wing before finding massive
success as a contemporary country hitmaker. Gill had strong mainstream
appeal, yet enough songwriting chops and grounding in tradition that he
could maintain his artistic credibility without being branded a
crossover-happy hack. That balance made him the kind of performer that
awards ceremonies can feel good about honoring, and honor him they did
-- Gill has won more CMA Awards than any performer in history, and his
14 Grammys tie him with Chet Atkins for the most ever by a country
artist.
Vincent Grant Gill was born April 12, 1957, in Norman, OK. His father,
a judge, played banjo and guitar, and Vince picked up both by his teen
years; he later added fiddle, dobro, mandolin, and bass to his
repertoire. In high school, Gill played in the bluegrass band Mountain
Smoke, which gained enough of a local reputation to open a concert for
Pure Prairie League. Gill graduated in 1975 and moved to Louisville to
join the band Bluegrass Alliance, with whom he stayed for a year. He
then briefly played with Ricky Skaggs' Boone Creek outfit before
setting out for Los Angeles, where he joined fiddler Byron Berline's
group Sundance. In 1979, he accompanied a friend to audition for Pure
Prairie League, mostly out of curiosity as to whether they remembered
his high-school band, and they wound up hiring him as their lead
singer. Gill recorded three albums with the band, helping them land a
Top Ten pop hit with Let Me Love You Tonight, and also began writing
songs for them. He departed in 1981 to join Rodney Crowell's backing
band, the Cherry Bombs, where he met Emory Gordy, Jr., and Tony Brown,
both of whom would later produce his solo records. In 1982, he appeared
on the David Grisman album Here Today, and the following year he landed
a solo deal with RCA thanks to his connection with Brown.
Gill, his wife Janis (née Oliver, a member of the Sweethearts of the
Rodeo), and their young daughter moved to Nashville. With Gordy
producing, Gill issued his debut mini-album, Turn Me Loose, in 1984,
with a style in keeping with his recent country-rock past. He notched
his first charting country single with the minor Top 40 entry Victim
of Life's Circumstance, and the following year completed his
follow-up, The Things That Matter. A duet with Rosanne Cash, If It
Weren't for Him, gave Gill his first Top Ten hit, and his next single,
Oklahoma Borderline, duplicated its predecessor's success. 1987's The
Way Back Home gave Gill his biggest RCA hit in the Top Five
Cinderella. In the meantime, he also worked as a session guitarist,
wrote songs for other artists, and toured with Emmylou Harris.
In 1989, Gill left RCA to sign with MCA, where he reunited with Tony
Brown, now a successful producer. Though he'd enjoyed some success in
his own right, Gill wasn't really a star. That all changed with the
release of his label debut, 1989's When I Call Your Name. A duet with
Reba McEntire, Oklahoma Swing, made the Top 20, but the title track
was the true breakout hit, climbing to number two and winning Gill his
first Grammy. Its follow-up, Never Knew Lonely, hit number three, and
the album went on to sell over a million copies. Perhaps partly as a
result, Gill declined an offer from Mark Knopfler to become a full-time
member of Dire Straits. Gill's follow-up album, 1991's Pocket Full of
Gold, was another platinum smash, giving him four Top Ten singles in
Liza Jane, the title track, Look at Us, and the number two smash
Take Your Memory with You. 1992's I Still Believe in You made Gill an
outright superstar; the title ballad was an enormous hit that became
his first number one single, and its follow-up, Don't Let Our Love
Start Slippin' Away, also topped the charts. The album took only a few
months to go platinum, and still spun off more hits: two more number
ones in One More Last Chance and Tryin' to Get Over You, and the
number three No Future in the Past. Additionally, The Heart Won't
Lie, another duet with McEntire from her It's Your Call album, went to
number one in 1993. Over the next few years, I Still Believe in You
would sell over four million copies.
Gill issued the stopgap holiday album Let There Be Peace on Earth in
late 1993, and returned with When Love Finds You in 1994, which became
his first album to break the pop Top Ten. It, too, sold over four
million copies, and gave him five Top Five country hits: What the
Cowgirls Do, the title track, Whenever You Come Around, Which
Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn), and You Better Think Twice.
Gill was clearly a country hit factory by this point, but instead of
coasting into the inevitable decline, he got more ambitious with his
next project, 1996's High Lonesome Sound. Returning to his bluegrass
roots, Gill crafted a tour of American roots music styles that earned
him some positive critical attention, even if overall reviews were
mixed. It proved commercially potent as well, giving him several more
hits, including the Top Fivers Worlds Apart, Pretty Little Adriana,
and A Little More Love. In 1998, Gill released his most universally
acclaimed album, The Key, which was both a return to hardcore country
and a chronicle of the breakup of his marriage to Janis Oliver.
Although country radio shied away from its more traditional approach
(save for the Top Five hit If You Ever Have Forever in Mind ), it sold
well, going platinum and becoming Gill's first album -- surprisingly --
to top the country charts.
Rumors about Gill's relationship with pop singer and onetime Christian
star Amy Grant proved to be true, and the couple married in early 2000.
Gill's next album, Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye, was largely a
tribute to his new romance that many critics found overly sentimental.
It gave him another Top Ten hit in Feels Like Love, but it was
uncharacteristically snubbed come Grammy time, despite securing four
nominations. Gill returned to critical favor with his next outing,
2003's Next Big Thing, which marked the first time he produced an
entire album on his own. In 2006 he released the ambitious These Days,
a four-disc set of new material, on MCA Nashville. ~ Steve Huey, All
Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey