After that sex and death came religion… albeit a religion reluctantly arrived at. “I thought I’d sing the newest song I’ve written,” said Gill. “I’m not going for adds. It’s just a sweet song.” The “somewhat vulnerable” ballad he unveiled, “When My Amy Prays,” reflects...
Emery, Gill and Tillis will be officially inducted this October during the traditional Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
While playing with the band, Gill met singer Janis Oliver, of the country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. They married in 1980 and had a daughter two years later, a storybook beginning to a decade that saw him jump at the chance to join The Cherry Bombs, led by Rodney Crowell. Gil...