The 9 1/2 ft. tall bronze figure was unveiled in front of the high school auditorium/performance hall on October 29, 2014 by the 20x Grammy winner himself. Gill is depicted by sculptor Jack Nortz with his 1952 Fender Telecaster guitar. The statue was made in 2012 and dedicated on October 29, 2014 by Gill himself. The statue was made by Willis Granite Products of Granite OK.
Vince Gill was born in Norman OK in 1957. He moved with his family to Oklahoma City in 1961 and attended Cleveland Elementary School, Taft Junior High and Northwest Classen High.
Vince released his first album in 1984 and, to date, he has sold more than 26 million albums. He has earned 18 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 2993 and 1994, and has won 5 Male Vocalist Awards. He is the only songwriter to win Song of the Year 4 times and has accumulated the second-most CMA Awards in history. Vince has received 20 Grammy Awards, the most of any male country artist. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and, in 1997, was inducted into the Oklahoma all of Fame. In 2001, the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation inducted Vince into the Wall of Fame, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and, in 2012, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk off Fame.
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