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Vince Gill (born Vincent Grant Gillhttp://www.ticketspecialists.com/concert/vince_gill_tickets.htm, April 12 , 1957 ) is an American Country Music musician, songwriter, and singer. BIOGRAPHY Early life Gill was born in 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; later, he became a member of Rodney Crowell 's road band, The Cherry Bombs . Career Gill 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 then-wife Janis Gill before signing as a solo 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. 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 . Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler , a fan of Gill's music, 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,""These Broken Hearts"), Amy Grant (" House Of Love "), and Barbra Streisand ("If You Ever Leave Me"). More recently, Vince and Sheryl Crow sang harmony vocals on the Brooks & Dunn 2006 hit "Building Bridges". On August 7 , 2007 it was announced that Gill along with Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery will be inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame . Personal life Gill married country singer Janis Gill of Sweethearts Of The Rodeo fame, in 1980 . The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born May 5 1982. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March of 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001. Gill, along with his wife Amy, are huge fans of the Nashville Predators . They have been season ticket holders since the opening season and are often shown on the jumbo screen. In the 2007 playoffs, he and Amy sang the national anthem for each game. DISCOGRAPHY Singles
Studio albums
Best of
Christmas collections
Compilations
Awards (selection)
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