Gill is known for his gentle demeanor (George Jones affectionately dubbed him “Sweet Pea”) and his strong support of humanitarian causes. His respected presence in the country music industry is perhaps best seen in his hosting of the CMA awards for 12 consecutive years, from 1992-2003.

It is a eulogic ballad. Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley, who died in 1989. Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob, in 1993, of a heart attack.

"Our friendship was deep and long,'' Gill said. "What I admired about George Jones was the honesty with which he dealt with all of his demons. Most people, if they screwed up that much, they'd write them off. He always owned it.

Content. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a tribute to Vince Gill's step brother who has died recently before the song was composed. It is composed in the key of D major with a slow tempo, largely following the chord pattern D-G-D-A-D.

3: Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away, I Still Believe In You (1992) A fun, dancehall-ready rebuke to a relationship's fading spark, this song spent three weeks atop Billboard's country chart – making it Vince Gill's biggest hit to date.

Between 1985 and 2017, Gill has charted 67 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including seven that reached number one.

• 5: Which Bridge To Cross (Which Bridge To Burn), When Love Finds You (1994)
• 4: Look At Us, Pocket Full Of Gold (1991)
• 3: Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away, I Still Believe In You (1992)
• 2: Go Rest High On That Mountain, When Love Finds You (1995)
• 1: When I Call Your Name, When I Call Your Name (1990)

Country music singer GILL, VINCE (1957– ). Country music singer Vince Gill was born on April 12, 1957, in Norman, Oklahoma, to Stan and Jerene Gill. By the age of sixteen Gill was a member of the bluegrass group Mountain Smoke.

Grand Ole Opry member Connie Smith was often called Jones' favorite singer and she shared a similar admiration for him. “He was real,” she says. “Whatever he thought you heard.

Jones, who possessed a superlative, pitch-perfect baritone - Frank Sinatra reportedly once called him "the second greatest singer in the world" - was royalty as a vocalist. But he also exemplified the tension between the beautiful and the tragic that makes country music so resonant to so many.

The Best Vince Gill Songs

1. MCA | 1994. Go Rest High on That Mountain.
2. MCA | 1992. One More Last Chance.
3. MCA | 1994. Whenever You Come Around.
4. MCA | 1992. Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away.
5. MCA | 1989. When I Call Your Name.
6. MCA | 1995. The Heart Won't Lie.
7. MCA | 1991. Look at Us.
8. MCA | 2003. Next Big Thing.

That inspired him to collaborate with guitarist Mike Taylor in 1972 to pen "Rocky Mountain High." Despite the widespread interpretation of the lyric "Friends around the campfire and everybody's high" as a reference to drug use, Denver insisted that the song was actually about experiencing the euphoria of nature.