Vince Gill photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.

Vince Gill is one of the most talented and respected artists in country music — and on Sept. 9 the Recording Academy showed him by making Vince the first artist to be honored at their inaugural “Grammy Salute to Country Music.”

Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley, Amy Grant and many others paid tribute to Vince by performing his songs. The Tennessean reported that Alison sang Vince’s “These Days,” while Brad did “Tryin’ To Get Over You” and “Oklahoma Borderline.”

Brad told Dial-Global that he was 11 when he first met Vince at a Steve Wariner concert. Continue Reading

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Lucinda Williams photo by Danny Clinch, courtesy of UMG Nashville.

With three Grammy Awards to her credit, Lucinda Williams ranks among the top artists in Americana music, and she’s got an unusual concert plan slated this month for the night after the annual Americana Honors & Awards.

Lucinda is set to marry Tom Overby on stage during a concert Sept. 18 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Tom is originally from the Twin Cities area, though he and Lucinda both currently live in Los Angeles. They’ll tie the knot at the end of her regular set before she delivers the encore. Continue Reading

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