Vince Gill and the Art of Being Kind

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Vince Gill has earned a reputation in country music not just for his singing, songwriting, and guitar playing, but for the way he treats people. In this episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, Gill’s kindness is on full display as he walks us through his new series of EPs, 50 Years From Home, his ongoing gig as a member of the Eagles, and his own solo tours. Gill also recalls the time he was heckled by Eagles fans, reflects on his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame when he was only 50, and gives a candid answer when asked about performing at a polarizing venue last year: the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It’s an hour with a true country music legend, only in the Nashville Now cabin. Country is Here…Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Nashville Now. I'm your host, Senior Music Editor at Rolling Stone,
0:11.3	Joseph Hudak, you are here in the Nashville Now cabin tucked away in East Nashville.
0:17.0	Country is here. Nashville is now. Today's guest is truly a legend, an overused word,
0:24.7	a legend, country music hall of fame member, currently a member of the Eagles, a singer, a songwriter,
0:33.9	an unbelievable guitarist, and a very kind and open and generous human being.
0:42.0	It is Vince Gill, and we still can't believe that he came to our humble abode to talk about
0:47.9	all things country music, a series of EPs he's been putting out, of course, his time with the Eagles. And we even talk a bit
0:57.1	about his decision to perform for George Strait when George was honored at the Kennedy Center
1:05.5	honors last year. So we'll get to that in a minute. But before that, I want to talk about something
1:12.7	very cool that's coming to the five spot here in East Nashville. One of my favorite artists,
1:19.7	Brandy Zadan, performing under the name Zadan, is just an unbelievable guitarist and rock and roller
1:25.7	here in East Nashville in the Nashville music scene.
1:29.3	She is kicking off a monthly residency that's going to feature different artists.
1:34.2	We'll talk about them in a second.
1:35.9	April 17th, May 8th and June 12th, those three dates at the five spot here in East Nashville.
1:41.6	It is Queens of the Tone Age, celebrating female and non-binary shredders of all genres.
1:50.3	As she says, as Brandy says, it is one part shredding, two parts smashing the patriarchy,
1:56.8	all about creating a scene and nurturing our music community, along with Zadan, Susie Chisholm, Sophie Galt,
2:05.0	friend of ours, Ricky, Thayer Serrano, Van Plating.
2:08.7	All of these artists will be performing at the five spot
2:12.1	over various dates, so check your local listings,
2:14.8	as they say, April 17th, May 8th, June 12th.
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