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Vince Gill’s musical path began in Norman, Oklahoma, where he grew up immersed in music and learned multiple instruments at an early age. He played banjo and guitar in local bluegrass bands as a teenager, developing technical skills that would later define his career. In the late 1970s, he joined Pure Prairie League as lead singer and guitarist, gaining national exposure through recordings and tours. His most visible work with the band came on the single “Let Me Love You Tonight,” which reached the pop charts and introduced his voice to a broader audience. His time with Pure Prairie League gave him professional experience in recording studios and on the road, helping shape his transition into a solo artist.
After leaving Pure Prairie League in the early 1980s, Gill focused on building a solo career. His recording debut came with the extended play Turn Me Loose in 1984, released through RCA Nashville. The project produced several charting singles, including the title track and “If It Weren’t for Him,” a duet with Rosanne Cash that became his first Top Ten country hit. He followed with his first full-length album, The Things That Matter, in 1985, further establishing himself as a consistent presence on the country charts. Throughout the decade, he released multiple albums that steadily built his reputation as a songwriter and vocalist.
Gill’s commercial breakthrough arrived after signing with MCA Records Nashville at the end of the 1980s. His 1992 album I Still Believe in You marked a turning point in his career, producing a series of major hits that included the title track, “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away,” and “One More Last Chance.” These songs placed him firmly at the center of mainstream country music and expanded his audience beyond the genre’s traditional base. His follow-up album, When Love Finds You, continued that momentum and included “Whenever You Come Around,” which became one of his most widely recognized recordings.
Over the course of his solo career, Vince Gill has released 19 studio albums, as well as multiple compilation albums and collaborative projects. His catalog reflects a range of styles rooted in country music, incorporating elements of bluegrass, traditional country, and contemporary production. Projects such as The Key and Guitar Slinger sustained his chart presence into the late 1990s and early 2000s. At the same time, the four disc collection These Days showcased his versatility as a songwriter across multiple musical approaches and earned significant industry recognition.
Gill’s career has been defined by extraordinary recognition from the music industry. He has won twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever received by a male country artist. In addition, he has earned eight Academy of Country Music Awards and eighteen Country Music Association Awards, including multiple honors for Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, an acknowledgment of both his commercial success and his lasting influence on the genre.
Beyond his solo recordings, Gill has remained deeply connected to the broader music community. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1991 and has maintained a long-standing relationship with the institution. He has also performed extensively as a collaborator and ensemble member, including with The Time Jumpers and as a touring and recording member of the Eagles. These projects reflect his reputation as a respected musician whose skills are valued across generations and genres.
Outside of recording and touring, Gill has been closely involved in specific charitable and industry-focused efforts focused on music education and disaster relief within the country music community. He has participated in and supported initiatives linked to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, as well as benefit concerts organized for artists and industry workers facing hardship. His involvement in these efforts has been tied directly to the music community that shaped his career.
Complete List Of Vince Gill Songs From A to Z
- Ace Up Your Pretty Sleeve – These Days – 2006
- Ain’t It Always That Way – The Things That Matter – 1985
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – When Love Finds You – 1994
- All Nighter Comin’ – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- All Prayed Up – These Days – 2006
- All Those Years – The Key – 1998
- Almost Home – These Days – 2006
- A Cradle in Bethlehem – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- A Letter to My Mama – Okie – 2019
- A Little Left Over – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- A Little More Love – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- A River Like You – These Days – 2006
- A World Without Haggard – Okie – 2019
- An Honest Man – Okie – 2019
- Baby Please Don’t Go – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Baby That’s Tough – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Bet It All on You – These Days – 2006
- Black and White – Okie – 2019
- Branded Man – Bakersfield – 2013
- Bread and Water – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Blue Christmas – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Buttermilk John – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- But I Do – Bakersfield – 2013
- Cinderella – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Colder Than Winter – The Things That Matter – 1985
- Cold Gray Light of Gone – These Days – 2006
- Cowboy Up – These Days – 2006
- Danny Boy – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Do You Hear What I Hear? – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- Don’t Come Cryin’ to Me – The Key – 1998
- Don’t Let Her Get Away – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Don’t Let Our Love Start Slippin’ Away – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- Don’t Pretend with Me – These Days – 2006
- Down to My Last Bad Habit – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- Down to New Orleans – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Everybody’s Sweetheart – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Everything and Nothing – These Days – 2006
- Faint of Heart – These Days – 2006
- Feels Like Love – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Forever Changed – Okie – 2019
- Foolin’ Around – Bakersfield – 2013
- For the Last Time – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- From Where I Stand – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Girl – These Days – 2006
- Give Me the Highway – These Days – 2006
- Given More Time – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Go Rest High on That Mountain – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Guitar Slinger – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- He Don’t Deserve You Anymore – Bakersfield – 2013
- Healing Hands Of Time – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Hey God – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- High Lonesome Sound – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- High Lonesome Sound (featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station) – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Holding Things Together – Bakersfield – 2013
- How Lonely Looks – These Days – 2006
- I Can’t Be Myself – Bakersfield – 2013
- I Can’t Do This – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- I Can’t Let Go – These Days – 2006
- I Can’t Tell You Why – When Love Finds You – 1994
- I’d Fight The World – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More – Okie – 2019
- If I Can Make Mississippi – These Days – 2006
- If I Die – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- If I Didn’t Have You in My World – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- If I Had My Way – When Love Finds You – 1994
- If It Weren’t for Him – The Things That Matter – 1985
- If There’s Anything I Can Do – When Love Finds You – 1994
- If You Ever Have Forever in Mind – The Key – 1998
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- I’ll Be Waiting for You – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- I’ll Take Texas – The Key – 1998
- I Never Really Knew You – The Key – 1998
- In These Last Few Days – Next Big Thing – 2003
- I Quit – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- I Still Believe in You – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – The Way Back Home – 1987
- It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- It Won’t Be the Same This Year – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- Jenny Dreamed of Trains – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Kindly Keep It Country – The Key – 1998
- Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold) – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Let Her In – The Key – 1998
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Let’s Do Something – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Let There Be Peace on Earth – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- Like My Daddy Did – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- Lipstick Everywhere – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Little Brother – These Days – 2006
- Little Things – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Live to Tell It All – The Key – 1998
- Liza Jane – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- Look at Us – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- Look What Love’s Revealing – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Losing Your Love – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Love Never Broke Anyone’s Heart – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- Love’s Standin’ – These Days – 2006
- Make You Feel Real Good – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- Maybe Tonight – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Me and My Girl – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- Molly Brown – These Days – 2006
- My Favorite Movie – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man – The Key – 1998
- Never Alone – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- Never Knew Lonely – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- Next Big Thing – Next Big Thing – 2003
- No Easy Way – These Days – 2006
- No Future in the Past – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- Nobody’s Fool But Yours – Bakersfield – 2013
- Nothin’ for a Broken Heart – These Days – 2006
- Nothin’ Left to Say – These Days – 2006
- Nothin’ Like a Guy Clark Song – Okie – 2019
- Nothing Like a Woman – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- O Come All Ye Faithful – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Oh Girl (You Know Where to Find Me) – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- O Holy Night – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Oklahoma Borderline – The Things That Matter – 1985
- Oklahoma Swing – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- O Little Town of Bethlehem – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Old Time Fiddle – Next Big Thing – 2003
- The Old Lucky Diamond Motel – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- The Only Love – These Days – 2006
- One – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- One Bright Star (This Christmas Night) – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- One Dance with You – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- One More Last Chance – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- One More Mistake I Made – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- One More Thing I Wished I’d Said – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- One More Time – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Out of My Mind – These Days – 2006
- Pocket Full of Gold – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- Pretty Little Adriana – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Pretty Words – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- The Price of Regret – Okie – 2019
- Real Lady’s Man – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Real Mean Bottle – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Reasons for the Tears I Cry – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- The Reason Why – These Days – 2006
- The Red Words – Okie – 2019
- The Rhythm of the Pourin’ Rain – These Days – 2006
- Ridin’ the Rodeo – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- Rita Ballou – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- The Rock of Your Love – These Days – 2006
- Sad One Comin’ On (A Song for George Jones) – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- The Same Two Lips – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- Savannah (Don’t You Ever Think of Me) – The Things That Matter – 1985
- Say Hello – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- She Don’t Know – The Things That Matter – 1985
- She Never Makes Me Cry – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Shoot Straight from Your Heart – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- Sight for Sore Eyes – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- Silver Bells – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Smilin’ Song – These Days – 2006
- Someday – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Something’s Missing – The Way Back Home – 1987
- Some Things Never Get Old – These Days – 2006
- Son of a Ramblin’ Man – These Days – 2006
- South Side of Dixie – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Sparkle – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- Sweet Augusta Darlin’ – These Days – 2006
- Sweet Little Corrina – These Days – 2006
- Sweet Memories – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- Sweet Thing – These Days – 2006
- Take Me Down – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- Take This Country Back – These Days – 2006
- Take Your Memory with You – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- Tell Me Fool – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Tell Me Lover – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- Tell Me One More Time About Jesus – These Days – 2006
- That Friend of Mine – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- That Old Man of Mine – Okie – 2019
- The Bottle Let Me Down – Bakersfield – 2013
- The Christmas Song – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- The Fightin’ Side of Me – Bakersfield – 2013
- The Hills of Caroline – The Key – 1998
- The Key to Life – The Key – 1998
- The Luckiest Guy in the World – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- The Radio – The Way Back Home – 1987
- The Sight of Me Without You – These Days – 2006
- The Strings That Tie You Down – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- The Sun’s Gonna Shine on You – Next Big Thing – 2003
- The Way Back Home – The Way Back Home – 1987
- There’s Not Much Love Here Anymore – The Key – 1998
- These Broken Hearts – Next Big Thing – 2003
- These Days – These Days – 2006
- This Memory of You – These Days – 2006
- This New Heartache – These Days – 2006
- This Old Guitar and Me – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Threaten Me with Heaven – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Til the Season Comes Around Again – Let There Be Peace on Earth – 1993
- Time to Carry On – These Days – 2006
- Together Again – Bakersfield – 2013
- True Love – The Things That Matter – 1985
- True Love (featuring Amy Grant) – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Tryin’ to Get Over You – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- Two Hearts – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Under These Conditions – I Still Believe in You – 1992
- Walkin’ Slow (And Thinking ‘Bout Her) – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- We Could Have Been – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- We Had It All – Next Big Thing – 2003
- We Won’t Dance – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- Weary Blues From Waitin’ – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- What Child Is This? – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- What Choice Will You Make – Okie – 2019
- What the Cowgirls Do – When Love Finds You – 1994
- What They All Call Love – The Key – 1998
- What’s a Man to Do – Pocket Full of Gold – 1991
- What You Don’t Say – These Days – 2006
- What You Give Away – These Days – 2006
- When I Call Your Name – When I Call Your Name – 1989
- When I Look into Your Heart – Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye – 2000
- When It’s Love – Down to My Last Bad Habit – 2016
- When Lonely Comes Around – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- When Love Finds You – When Love Finds You – 1994
- When My Amy Prays – Okie – 2019
- When the Lady Sings the Blues – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Whenever You Come Around – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn) – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Which Way Will You Go – These Days – 2006
- Whippoorwill River – Next Big Thing – 2003
- White Christmas – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Who Wouldn’t Fall in Love with You – Guitar Slinger – 2011
- Winter Wonderland – Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection – 1998
- Without You – Next Big Thing – 2003
- With You – The Things That Matter – 1985
- Workin’ on a Big Chill – These Days – 2006
- Worlds Apart – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- You Ain’t Foolin’ Nobody – Next Big Thing – 2003
- You and You Alone – High Lonesome Sound – 1996
- You Better Think Twice – When Love Finds You – 1994
- Young Man’s Town – Next Big Thing – 2003
- Your Old Love Letters – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
- You Wouldn’t Know Love – Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys – 2023
Albums
The Things That Matter (1985)
The Way Back Home (1987)
When I Call Your Name (1989)
Pocket Full of Gold (1991)
I Still Believe in You (1992)
Let There Be Peace on Earth (1993)
When Love Finds You (1994)
High Lonesome Sound (1996)
The Key (1998)
Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection (1998)
Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000)
Next Big Thing (2003)
These Days (2006)
Guitar Slinger (2011)
Bakersfield (with Paul Franklin) (2013)
Down to My Last Bad Habit (2016)
Okie (2019)
Sweet Memories (with Paul Franklin) (2023)
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