Il se fait connaître tout d'abord comme membre du groupe de country rock Pure Prairie League dans les années 1970 et comme artiste solo à partir de 1983.
Gill est né à Norman, dans l'Oklahoma. Son père, J. Stanley Gill, était avocat et juge1 mais jouait dans un groupe country pendant son temps libre. Il encouragera Gill dans sa carrière. Sa mère, Jerene, jouait quant à elle de l'harmonica2
Après les encouragements de son père, Gill apprends à jouer de plusieurs instruments de musique dont le banjo et la guitare. Il jouera pour ces tous débuts dans un groupe nommé Bluegrass Revue à la fin des années 1970. Les autres membres étaient Billy Perry au banjo, Bobby Clark à la mandoline et Mike Perry à la basse. Ensuite au lycée, il jouera avec le groupe Mountain Smoke.
Gill commence sa carrière nationale en intégrant le groupe Pure Prairie League en 1979 avec la sortie de l'album Can't Hold Back. Il se marie avec la chanteuse country Janis Oliver de Sweethearts of the Rodeo en 1980. Ensemble ils donnent naissance à leur fille Jennifer Jerene Gill, née le 5 mai 1982. Ils se sépareront au milieu des années 1990 et divorcèrent en 1998. Vince se remariera avec la chanteuse de pop Amy Grant en mars 2000. Ils auront ensemble une fille ; Corrina Grant Gill, né le 12 mars 2001.
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Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma. His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge who played in a country music band part time and encouraged Gill to pursue a musical career. His homemaker mother, Jerene, played the harmonica. At the encouragement of his father, Gill learned to play several instruments, including the banjo and guitar, before he started high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. He first played with a teenage band called Bluegrass Revue in the late 1970s. The other members were: Billy Perry on the banjo, Bobby Clark on the mandolin and Mike Perry on the bass.
While in high school, he performed with "Mountain Smoke," a bluegrass band that once opened for Pure Prairie League. After he graduated, he played in a number of bluegrass bands, including Ricky Skaggs' "Boone Creek" and Byron Berline and Sundance; later, he became a member of Rodney Crowell's road band, The Cherry Bombs.
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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".
Mark Knopfler once invited Gill to join Dire Straits, but Gill declined the offer (although he sang backup on Dire Straits' album On Every Street).
Vince Gill is scheduled to appear at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on Nov 10, 2010.
Vince Gill was mentioned at length by Lewis Black in Black's "Stark Raving Black" stand-up act. Black goes on to joke about how awful it was to follow Gill at a USO benefit show because of how well Vince and wife, Amy Grant, performed.
Is currently collaborating with Joe Bonamassa on his forthcoming album Dust Bowl.
Gill married country singer Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame, in 1980. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born May 5, 1982. Gill occasionally mixed sound for his wife's band at concerts. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill, born March 12, 2001.
Gill, along with his wife Amy, are 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.
Though Gill never attended college, he's a big fan of the University of Oklahoma football team. He also attends nearly every men's basketball game at Belmont University in Nashville.
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