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I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.

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Vince Gill
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: April 12
Country Singer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Voice Actor
Norman
Oklahoma
Vincent Grant Gill
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