These young artists pay homage to a family tradition.
Jenny Gill
The daughter of Vince Gill and his first wife, Sweethearts of the Rodeo member Janis Oliver, celebrates family with the video for recent single “Lonely Lost Me.” Jenny Gill sounds more like a modern jazz crooner than a country singer here, showing that she's her own person as a performer. Still, the video is a celebration of the Gills, with her son Wyatt stealing the show and mimicking his grandfather’s golf swing.
Ben Haggard
Like Ashley Campbell, Ben Haggard cut his teeth in the music business by touring with a famous father. Ben spent eight years as the lead guitarist of the Strangers, the legendary backing band of Merle Haggard, from age 15 until his father’s death last April. Ben’s only studio recordings to date are covers of his father’s hits, but that’s enough of a sample size to prove he’s inherited some of the same talents as older brother Noel. It’ll be interesting to hear this talented young vocalist and guitarist’s take on songwriting once he starts carving out his own legacy.
