Liza Jane

Vincent Grant Gill was born April 12, 1957 in Norman, Oklahoma to Stan and Jerene Gill. He has a brother, Bob and a sister, Gina. On his birthday in 1980, he married Janis Oliver who you may remember from Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Together they had one child, daughter Jenny, who was born on May 5, 1982 in Los Angeles. Janis filed for divorce and the marriage ended on June 30, 1998. He married Amy Grant on March 10, 2000, and had another daughter, Corrina Grant Gill. She was born on March 12, 2001 in Nashville. The 6'3" singer-songwriter lives with his family in Nashville.

Below is a list of selected awards collected by Vince over the years:

Academy of Country Music:

1984: Top New Male Vocalist; 1992: Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis “I Still Believe in You”; 1992: Top Male Vocalist; 1993: Top Male Vocalist.

Country Music Association:

1990: Single of the Year “When I Call Your Name”; 1991: Male Vocalist of the Year; 1992: Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year with Max D. Barnes “Look at Us”; 1993: Album of the Year I Still Believe in You, Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year with John Barlow Jarvis “I Still Believe in You”, Entertainer of the Year; 1994: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year; 1995: Male Vocalist of the Year; 1999: Vocal Event of the Year with Patty Loveless “My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man”; 2014: Irving Waugh Award of Excellence and BMI Icon Award

Inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Grammy Awards: (20 awards from 40 nominations)

1990: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male “When I Call Your Name”; 1991: Best Country Vocal Collaboration with Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner “Restless”; 1992: Best Country Song with John Barlow Jarvis “I Still Believe in You” and Best Country Vocal Performance, Male “I Still Believe in You”; 1993: Best Country Instrumental Performance with Asleep at the Wheel, Chet Atkins, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Marty Stuart & Reuben “Lucky Oceans” Gosfield for “Red Wing”; 1994: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male “When Love Finds You”; 1995: Best Country Song & Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Go Rest High on that Mountain”; 1996: Best Male Country Vocal Performance “Worlds Apart”; 1997: Best Country Instrumental Performance with Randy Scruggs “A Soldier’s Joy” & Best Male Country Vocal Performance “Pretty Little Adriana”; 1998: Best Male Country Vocal Performance “If You Ever Have Forever in Mind”; 1999: Best Country Instrumental Performance with Tommy Allsup, Asleep at the Wheel, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, and Steve Wariner for “Bob’s Breakdowns”; 2001: Best Country Instrumental Performance with Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer and Marty Stuart for “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”; 2002: Best Male Country Vocal Performance “The Next Big Thing”; 2006: Best Male Country Vocal Performance “The Reason Why”; 2007: Best Country Album These Days; 2008: Best Country Instrumental Performance with Brad Paisley, James Burton, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner for “Cluster Puck”;

Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.

Vince is known for songs such as “When I Call Your Name”, “Go Rest High on that Mountain”, and “I Still Believe in You”.

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