ARTISTS RECORD SONGS WRITTEN BY VANDERBILT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Artists Record Songs Written by Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital PatientsCountry stars are generally regarded as being big-hearted individuals happy to help with a cause. So, when Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt needed assistance in putting some of its patients’ heartfelt songs to music, Faith Hill, Kix Brooks, Alison Krauss, Phil Vassar, Amy Grant and Vince Gill were only too happy to oblige.
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VINCE GILL TO HONOR BUCK OWENS AND MERLE HAGGARD WITH DUETS ALBUM
Vince Gill to honor Buck Owens and Merle Haggard with duets albumNASHVILLE, Tenn., April 19, 2013 – Country pioneer Vince Gill is poised to deliver some of the best music of his career later this year. Previously, the 56-yea
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COUNTRY WEEKLY – VINCE GILL, KEITH URBAN AND ERIC CLAPTON MEET AT CROSSROADS
Vince Gill, Keith Urban and Eric Clapton Meet at CrossroadsIt was a picking party of epic proportions! And two of country music’s favorite guitar slingers, Vince Gill and Keith Urban, were there to throw down. Eric Clapton hosted the Crossroads Guitar Festival April 12 and 13 at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Vince was one of the many pickers showcased.
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THE BOOT – ALL FOR THE HALL 2013 PICTURES: KEITH URBAN, VINCE GILL & FRIENDS PLAY TREMENDOUS FUNDRAISER
All for the Hall 2013 Pictures: Keith Urban, Vince Gill & Friends Play Tremendous FundraiserFrederick Breedon, Getty Images People seem to quibble quite a bit about what constitutes country music, but no matter your definition, it was represented in Nashville Tuesday night (April 16). We’re All for the Hall 2013, co-hosted by Keith Urban and Vince Gill, welcomed a variety of country music up-and-comers and icons to the Bridgestone Arena stage to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
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USA TODAY: COUNTRY STARS GIVE THEIR ‘ALL 4 THE HALL’
Country stars give their ‘All 4 the Hall’Keith Urban and Vince Gill play guitar in the house band for an all-star Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum benefit. Vince Gill (L) and Keith Urban trade guitar solos at the fourth We’re All 4 the Hall benefit concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on April 16, 2013.
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VINCE GILL PERFROMS AT ERIC CLAPTON’S 2013 CROSSROAD GUITAR FESTIVAL
Country music Hall of Famer Vince Gill just returned from performing at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 12 and 13. Gill performed both nights. On Friday, April 12, he accompanied guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low and host Clapton on two of Clapton’s biggest hits: “Lay Down Sally” and “Wonderful Tonight.”
On Saturday, April 13, Gill and his band performed alongside guitar great Albert Lee and fellow country music star Keith Urban. They performed the following songs: “Ain’t Living Long Like This” (Rodney Crowell song); “Leave My Woman Alone” (Ray Charles song, Lee on lead vocals); “Tumbling Dice” (Rolling Stones song, Urban on lead vocals) and “Set Me Up” (Mark Knopfler song, recorded by Eric Clapton).
Proceeds from the 2-day concert benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center located in Antigua. The concerts are intended to be a showcase for a variety of guitarists of which all were hand-picked by Clapton. Gill has appeared at all the previous Crossroads Guitar Festivals held in 2004, 2007 and 2010. For more information, go to www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com/
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