Country Legend Vince Gill Endorses Taylor Swift for Country Music Hall of Fame: ‘I’m Crazy About Her’

Vince Gill was 50 years old when he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame , making him the second-youngest person to achieve the honor. Now, he’s advocating for an even younger star to make the cut. In a recent episode of Rolling Stone ‘s podcast Nashville Now , Gill talked about his 2007 induction into the Hall.

At the time, he says he feared that the honor came too soon. “I was grateful. There was a part of me that kind of thought, ‘A little early,’ honestly,” Gill says in the interview. Once he was inducted, he committed himself to working even harder on his craft. “What I wanted to do after the fact was earn it.” Gill has certainly made good on this commitment.

Over the course of his 50-year career, the “Go Rest High on That Mountain” singer has amassed 63 Billboard Hot Country Songs hits, five of which topped the chart. A whopping 16 of his albums have hit the Billboard 200. Now, as Gill works on his series of EPs, 50 Years From...