subject: Vince Gill Tickets - These Days Are Just As Good As Before [print this page] As the decade comes to a close, names are being thrown left and right for best albums of the past 10 years. For country sets, one album couldn't be forgotten - These Days by Vince Gill. An epic release with four CDs in total that had him touring in support of the 2006 release for nearly three years, These Days was a Top Five Country Album that eventually went platinum.
An entirely new sound from the Oklahoma native, its 43 new singles, most of which were penned or co-written by the veteran act, featured top country collaboration after collaboration - from Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Rodney Crowell, Phil Everly and more. What separated each album was the sound - from rock to ballads, vintage honky tonk and acoustic, the distinction was both legendary and innovative. For Amy Grant's husband, the tunes were unmistakably the best in his career, and have helped to maintain this Country Music Hall of Famer's reputation for years. See how he continues to improve by getting Vince Gill tickets online.
According to the 9513, Gill's These Days hits the spot just above the Top 20 Albums of the Decade at No. 21; for many more, he leads the pack, particularly because of his crossover appeal. One of the first true country boys to hit the mainstream with a sound other than straight country music, Gill embraces the changes that country music is currently enduring.
As President of the Board of Officers and Trustees of the Country Music Hall of Fame, these alterations are something that he appreciates. "I always root for the lines to be blurry," he said to Rolling Stone. "The Eagles were always country, but the records in 1975 weren't country at all in comparison. Music is so much more important than the label you stick on it." The labels haven't stuck on Gill either, who has been performing for over three decades and originally embarked on a career in the bluegrass industry.
Born in Norman, Okla. and raised on pure bluegrass, Gill learned how to play the banjo, guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin and bass young, joining the bluegrass outfit Mountain Smoke in high school. After several more bluegrass groups, Vince headed to sunnier pastures (aka Los Angeles) for a chance to work with Byron Berline's group Sundance. Eventually he began singing with Pure Prairie League before joining a few more bands through the early '80s.
It was in 1982 after recording several band albums that Gill struck a solo record deal with RCA and released Turn Me Loose. The small set embraced Gill's roots of broad country rock as "Victim of Life's Circumstance" hit the Top 40. It was three sets later, in The Way Back Home, which gave him his first Top Five hit with "Cinderella."
With the '90s approaching, Gill moved to MCA and finally saw mainstream success with When I Call Your Name and the title track, a No. 2 hit and a Grammy Award winner. The million dollar seller was followed up by Pocket Full of Gold, a hit with "Liza Jane," "Look at Us" and "Take Your Memory with You." He remained at the top with the next albums, I Still Believe in You, the holiday album Let There be Peace on Earth and When Love Finds You. Gill continues to be a leader in country music, thanks to These Days and more.
