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Mayor for a Day honored

<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Singer-songwriter and guitarist Vince Gill has sold more than 26 million records and earned 20 Grammys and 18 Country Music Awards.</p><p>The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, at 7 p.m. June 15 in support of his latest album &#8220;Down to My Last Bad Habit.&#8221;</p><p>The record showcases a wide range of styles from jazz to Chicago blues to power ballads similar to those of the 1970s.</p><p>&#8220;Forty years into this, it&#8217;s still as much fun as it&#8217;s ever been to play music,&#8221; Gill said in a press release. &#8220;At the end of the day, what I get excited about is doing something I haven&#8217;t done before. When I record a song, I feel successful if I&#8217;ve accomplished something new.&#8221;</p><p>Tickets for the performance cost $48 and go on sale at 10 a.m. March 24 through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org and by phone at 570-826-1100.</p><p>A pre-sale for Kirby members begins at 10 a.m. March 22 through the same outlets.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Country music legend Vince Gill will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_Vince-Gill-PRESS.jpg</photo0><caption0>Country music legend Vince Gill will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Matt Mattei</p><p>mmattei@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or on Twitter @TimesLeaderMatt.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Vince Gill to play Kirby Center in June