September 14, 2012 Vince Gill's unearthly, beautiful tenor lifted 'Look at Us' to No. 4 on the country charts in September of 1991, and the song's romantic, haunting arrangement helped it take Song of the Year at the 1992 CMAs. It lands at No. 51 in our Top 100 Country Love Songs countdown.
Yesterday, Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill added yet another accolade to his growing list -- and this one was a big one. Accompanied by his wife, Amy Grant, and fellow country star Reba McEntire, Gill was honored to have his name immortalized in a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Most of us wake up every morning, get dressed, slip on our shoes and head out the door without a second thought. But after contributing to the song 'The Choice,' 19 of the biggest stars in country music will no longer be able to slip into their boots without thinking about the less fortunate. The recently-released single has already helped the non-profit Soles4Souls provide shoes for more than 30,000 people around the world.
June 28, 2012 Superstars Vince Gill and Amy Grant headlined a sold-out benefit concert Monday night (June 25) in Music City for a young woman who suffered a debilitating stroke in March.
'Go Rest High on That Mountain' may not have officially cracked the Top 10 on the country singles chart, but the eulogic ballad, penned solely by Vince Gill, is arguably the respected singer-songwriter's signature track. The song earned Gill a pair of Grammy Awards in 1996, including Best Country Song, and also helped the prolific songwriter win the CMA Song of the Year trophy the same year.
Hit songwriter Craig Wiseman held his annual benefit concert for the Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville Tuesday evening (June 5), bringing along some of his favorite singers and songwriters in town. Vince Gill, Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins all joined in to help Wiseman raise funding for the hungry while serving up hit after hit for a packed house inside the historic Ryman Auditorium.
Vince Gill, Jake Owen, Florida Georgia Line and hit songwriter Dallas Davidson make up the entertainment lineup for the 8th-annual Stars for Second Harvest benefit, which will be be held in Nashville on Tuesday, June 5 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The event will be just one of many musical happenings during the week, as it falls during the 2012 CMA Music Festival, which will draw in from all over the world.
Everybody knows that Vince Gill is a multi-talented country music star. After all, you don't become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and get inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame for nothing. Unfortunately, it's not often that Gill's fans get a taste of exactly how talented he is. But this year, the multi-instrumentalist will take to the road to play a 12-date bluegrass tour -- proving to fans and critics that his bluegrass roots are still intact.
Last week (April 10), Keith Urban hosted the annual All for the Hall fundraiser, which benefits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. An all-star lineup made up of Hall of Fame members, contemporary country stars and newcomers to the scene joined the Opry's newest member to put on an unforgettable show for a sold-out, rowdy crowd.
March 21, 2012 The Song of the Year category rewards the songwriters, publishers and artist for their masterpiece. Unlike previous years, there isn't a clear favorite for this award at the 2012 ACMs in Las Vegas. Typically, there is one song that fans and industry folks just can't get enough of, like Miranda Lambert's 'The House That Built Me,' which won unanimously in 2011.
