Not Your Sideman (Feat. Vince Gill)

Is it true that while working as a session musician and living paycheck to paycheck, Vince Gill was invited by Mark Knopfler to join one of the biggest rock ’n roll bands of the ’80’s - Dire Straits - and Vince Gill passed, instead choosing to double-down on his own struggling solo career on his way to 16 Grammys? On this week’s episode of Set it Straight: Myths and Legends, Mark, Cam and Jess sit down with their old friend and collaborator, Vince Gill, to talk about how turning Knopfler down was a turning point in building his legendary career, his wide-ranging influences from bluegrass to rock ’n roll, and how his long and winding road brought him into the fold as a member of The Eagles.

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