Vince Gill and Paul Franklin will turn Savannah into Bakersfield

It’s a way of mine to say just what I’m thinkin’
And to do the things I really want to do …

Those lines open Merle Haggard’s “I Can’t Be Myself,” written in the waning hours of the 1960s. As Hag’s single was climbing the country charts, Vince Gill was turning 14 in Norman, Oklahoma.

GAC Interview Airdates

Vince Gill and Paul Franklin’s interview about the Bakersfield: Deluxe Edition on GAC’s “Great American Playlist” will air this coming Monday, Feb. 24, at 6:00 AM, 12/noon, and 4:00 PM (all EASTERN times), and will re-air on Wednesday, March 5.

Vince Gill, Josh Turner Highlight Ryman Showcase

From Little Big Town to Luke Bryan, Universal Music Group’s lunchtime showcase at the Ryman Auditorium gave attendees more than two hours of entertainment

Vince And Paul Make “The Nashville Scene”

Vince Gill and Paul Franklin made the Top Ten in several categories of the 14th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll, appearing in the latest edition of The Nashville Scene magazine.

Vince Gill, Paul Franklin revisit ‘Bakersfield’

The most important thing to Vince Gill and Paul Franklin when they were recording “Bakersfield,” an album of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens cover songs, was that Haggard approved of their work.