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Vince on a live performance of the song he wrote in tribute to his brother.
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Gill at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vincent Grant Gill |
| Born | April 12, 1957 |
| Origin | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, bluegrass, blue-eyed soul, country pop, Southern rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | RCA, MCA, MCA Nashville |
| Associated acts | The Notorious Cherry Bombs, Pure Prairie League, Rodney Crowell, Ricky Skaggs |
| Website | vincegill.com |
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill.
It was released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album When Love Finds You. It is a eulogic ballad.
Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley, who died in 1989.
Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob, in 1993, of a heart attack.
Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless sang background vocals on the record.
The song won the CMA's Song of the Year award in 1996[1] and a BMI Most-Performed Song award in 1997.[2]
It also received two Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in the 38th Grammy Awards.[3]
The single reached #14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995.[4]
| "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | ||||
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| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album When Love Finds You | ||||
| Released | August 28, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette single | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 5:15 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Vince Gill | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
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Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling the song "beautiful, majestic, and easily one of the best singles of Gill's already distinguished career."She goes on to say that the composition "boasts a touching spiritual lyric and Gill's consistently impeccable vocal delivery."[5]
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist, and a duet partner.
Gill has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 24 million albums.[citation needed]
He has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards.
Gill has also earned 20 Grammy Awards, more than any other male Country music artist. In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Early life
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma. His father, J. Stanley Gill, was a lawyer and administrative law judge[1] who played in a country music band part-time and encouraged Gill to pursue a music career.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 Revues 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 and Kiss.
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.
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".
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).
Gill provided background vocals for the song, "Tennessee Line", from Daughtry's second studio album, Leave This Town.
Gill has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1991.[2][3]
Gill provided background vocals for the song, "Tennessee Line", from Daughtry's second studio album, Leave This Town.
Gill has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1991.[2][3]
In February 2012, Gill announced "For the first time in 30 years, I don’t have a record deal. Don’t know that I want one."[5]
In March 2012, Vince Gill performed at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky for its opening night.
In April 2012, it was confirmed that Gill had been working with Bonnie Tyler on her upcoming album, performing a duet with her entitled "What You Need from Me".[6]
This song was included on her 2013 album 'Rocks and Honey'.
In June 2012, Gill was touring and performing only bluegrass songs.[7]
Gill received the 2,478th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 6, 2012.[8]
On October 15, 2012, it was announced that Gill would be featured in a song by Kelly Clarkson titled "Don't Rush," which appears on Clarkson's first ever Greatest Hits album.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and has sold 509,093 copies as of October 13, 2013.[citation needed]
The two debuted the song at the 2012 CMA Awards on November 1, 2012.[citation needed]
In 2010, Gill officially joined the country swing group The Time Jumpers.[9]
In 2013, Gill is expected to release a series of new albums.[citation needed]
Gill and Keith Urban hold an annual event We're All for the Hall.
Personal life
Gill married country singer Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame, in 1980, and they had one daughter.Gill occasionally mixed sound for his wife's band at concerts.
They separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998.[citation needed]
Gill married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March 2000.
They have one daughter.
Gill, along with his wife Grant, 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, they sang the national anthem for each game.[citation needed]
On Sunday, September 8, 2013, Gill's concert at the Kansas City, MO Kauffman Center was picketed by the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church based on claims that he is an adulterer since he divorced his first wife and married Grant.[10]
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.[citation needed]
Gill is also an avid golfer, with a handicap around 1 or 2.[citation needed]
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