Posts Tagged "Eric Clapton"

COUNTRY WEEKLY – VINCE GILL, KEITH URBAN AND ERIC CLAPTON MEET AT CROSSROADS

Posted by adminjb on Apr 18, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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.

via Countryweekly

VINCE GILL PERFROMS AT ERIC CLAPTON’S 2013 CROSSROAD GUITAR FESTIVAL

Posted by adminjb on Apr 16, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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/

VINCE GILL HEADLINES STRING FEVER BENEFIT

Posted by adminjb on Dec 17, 2012 in News | Comments Off

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VINCE GILL’S CLAIM TO FAME

Posted by admincw on Oct 25, 2011 in News | Comments Off

The country veteran discusses his track record, work ethic and the family  affair behind his new music
By Phyllis Stark – Special to MSN Music

Vince Gill is doing his best to earn his place in the Country Music Hall of  Fame, never mind that he’s already a member.

Inducted in 2007, at age 50, Gill still admits to feeing a bit unworthy,  despite his numerous career accomplishments, which include winning a whopping 20  Grammy Awards and selling more than 26 million records.

“I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I’m so young,” says Gill,  now 54, who has been making music professionally since the 1970s. “And I can’t  help but look [at other stars] and go, ‘Well, I think THAT person should be in  this hall long before I should.’ That’s just because of my respect for what’s  come before me.

“The other side of it is I do want to go earn it,” he continues, describing  what he calls his “workingman’s mentality.”

THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH

Posted by admincw on Sep 22, 2011 in News | Comments Off

Sue Guynn – Federick News Post

Vince Gill headlines the grandstand entertainment at The Great Frederick Fair on Saturday. He will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $47 reserved grandstand seating and $52 reserved track seating.

He called me from a hotel room in Morgantown, W.Va., on a rainy day. Coincidentally, it was a rainy day here.

We both like traditional and current country music. Another coincidence! We both like to write — songs for him, stories for me. We are about the same age and our last names both start with the letter G. It’s getting eerie, now.

But that’s where the similarities end. Vince is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. I don’t play a single instrument and those occasions where I have been heard singing by others, I’ve been told to not quit my day job.