Article: Gill takes a new road out of Nashville

Fans and critics often scream for artists to step out of their molds and do something different. Apparently, Vince Gill was listening. Nashville's vaunted country gentleman knows that "dreamy ballads" are a major reason he was named entertainer of the year and best male vocalist by the Country Music Association. But there's more to Gill than ballads, as he affirms on a new disc that runs from sparse mountain bluegrass to a roadhouse rave-up reminiscent of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

After years of hits and accolades, Gill has earned the right to experiment.

"It was time to reinvent ourselves and do something a little different. I like those ballads -- don't get me wrong," Gill says of such '90s hits ...

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