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Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He began in a number of local bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention as lead singer of the soft rock band Pure Prairie League.
Singer Brent Anderson included a portion of "Amie" in his 2011 single "Amy's Song", which featured backing vocals from Craig Fuller and Vince Gill. [6] Counting Crows covered the song on their 2011 album of covers, Underwater Sunshine. Garth Brooks covered the song on the "Melting Pot" disc of his four CD boxed set Blame It All on My Roots ...
Pure Prairie League hit the road and began playing gigs constantly, mostly in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast. As Reilly related above, as a result of their heavy schedule, particularly at colleges, their songs became well known; " Amie " (Craig Fuller's ode to an on-again/off-again relationship), from the second album, became a ...
Can't Hold Back is the seventh studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released by RCA Records. It was the first album to feature future country music star Vince Gill, who had auditioned to replace one of the Goshorn brothers. Gill jammed with the band and they offered him the position of vocalist and guitar immediately.
"Let Me Love You Tonight" is a 1980 song by the American pop and country rock band Pure Prairie League. The lead vocalist for the band at the time was Vince Gill, who would later become a successful country music singer in his own right. Noted saxophonist David Sanborn can also be heard on the track.
Bustin' Out is the second studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League. Originally released by RCA Records in late 1972, the album garnered renewed interest almost three years after its release. By then, band leader Craig Fuller was no longer in the band due to draft board issues.
The discography of albums and singles released by American country music artist Vince Gill comprises 18 studio albums, 16 compilation albums and one extended play. Between 1985 and 2017, Gill has charted 67 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including seven that reached number one.
Firin' Up is the eighth studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) on their new label Casablanca. " Let Me Love You Tonight " is the band's biggest pop hit, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard singles chart.