Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda Vincent (born Rhonda Lynn Vincent on November 23, 1960) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.

She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio and raised in East Peoria, Illinois. Her father was a guitar player and her mother was a piano player. When she was eight years old she started playing the mandolin because she liked the sound of it better than the guitar. She eventually learned to play all the instruments in her family’s band: banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle.

Vincent attended college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in psychology and sociology with a minor in music education. After graduating from college she taught music for two years before moving to Nashville to pursue a career as a full-time musician.

In 1986, Vincent formed Rhonda Vincent & The Rage with her husband Jeff; they were nominated for several awards including Vocal Group of The Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and Entertainer of The Year by the Academy of Country Music (ACM). In 1988 they released their first album titled “Rhonda Vincent & the Rage”, which won them their first Dove Award for Bluegrass Album of The Year. Since then, Vincent has released dozens of albums and won multiple Dove Awards, IBMA awards and ACM awards for her contributions to bluegrass music. She has also received two Grammy nominations; one in 2009 for Best Country Instrumental Performance for “Highway of Dreams”, the other in 2011 for Best Bluegrass Album for “The Storm”.

Darrin Vincent is an American musician and songwriter. His compositions have been recorded by artists such as Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart and others. He has also performed as a session musician on several albums by Vince Gill.

Vincent has appeared on many of Rhonda Vincent’s albums including “Family Ties” (1999), “Life Goes On” (2002), “The Storm Still Rages Inside” (2004), “A Family Album” (2007) and “Let Me Be Your Song” (2010). He also produced some of these albums as well as the 2003 album “I Pray Daily To Heaven Above” by his father-in-law Ralph Stanley II . He has also produced albums for artists such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs and others. In 2008 Vincent was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his production of “The Storm Still Rages Inside” by Rhonda Vincent & The Rage

Rhonda Vincent has announced her new album, Music Is What I See, is set for release on May 28. Additionally, the Grand Ole Opry member has released a new track from the project,“What Ain’t To Be Just Might Happen.” Written by Porter Wagoner and featuring upbeat banjo, the song encourages us to revel in the optimism of life.