Although Vince Gill is not yet 60, he is already in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Known as a singer with many No. 1 hits over the years, he is considered a musician’s musician and his varied schedule proves it.
Gill is a world-class guitarist who collaborates on occasion with other top artists, plays a weekly gig in Nashville, Tenn., with the renowned Western Swing band The Time Jumpers and gets his mandolin chop in order every summer when doing the occasional Bluegrass gig.
When he comes to the Taft Theatre this Saturday, however, it will be a “Vince Gill & Friends” show where he and his longtime band share the stage with lesser-known talent deserving of recognition. Joining Gill will be Ashley Monroe, Charlie Worsham and his daughter, Jenny Gill.
“It is a lot about having some fun at this point in life,” Gill says of the current mini-tour. “These three young artists that are coming, one is my daughter Jenny.
Ashley Monroe and Charlie Worsham are two young artists that have come along that I have the highest hopes for and the highest beliefs in. They are out there touring and traveling and paying a band and taking a bus and probably not making a penny when they go out and play gigs. So, I thought this would be fun if I took those three young artists and provided a band for them and we had a revue-type of show. “
VINCE GILL & FRIENDS hit the Taft Theatre Saturday. Tickets/more info: tafttheatre.org.
This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2015.
