Vince Gill
Best known for
Guitar
Vince Gill is an Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist whose long path through Bluegrass Alliance, Boone Creek, Pure Prairie League, and a 22-Grammy solo career has made him one of the most decorated voices in country and bluegrass — a Country Music Hall of Famer and (since 2017) a member of the Eagles.
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- Vincent Grant Gill, born April 12, 1957 in Norman, Oklahoma; father Stan was a judge who played guitar and banjo.
- Founded teenage bluegrass band Mountain Smoke; opened for KISS at a 1976 concert.
- Played in Bluegrass Alliance and in Boone Creek with Ricky Skaggs in Kentucky in the late 1970s.
- Lead singer of Pure Prairie League 1979–1981; sang lead on the 1980 hit "Let Me Love You Tonight."
- Played in Rodney Crowell's Cherry Bombs before launching a solo country career on RCA in 1984, then MCA Nashville from 1989.
- 22-time Grammy winner — the most of any solo male country artist; member of the Country Music Hall of Fame (2007).
- Joined the Eagles in 2017 after Glenn Frey's death; member of Western swing group the Time Jumpers 2010–2020.
- Plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, and Dobro; married to Amy Grant since 2000.
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David GrismanPlayed on recordings with David Grisman
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Emmylou HarrisPlayed on recordings with Emmylou Harris
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Michael ClevelandPlayed on recordings with Michael Cleveland
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Ralph Stanley and FriendsPlayed on recordings with Ralph Stanley and Friends
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Bob MinnerPlayed on recording with Bob Minner
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Byron BerlinePlayed on recording with Byron Berline
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Dan CraryPlayed on recording with Dan Crary
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The Bluegrass AlliancePlayed on recording with The Bluegrass Alliance
