Gil Grand

The title of Gil Grand's first album turned out to be prophetic. Famous First Words, the 1998 Monument Records release which featured five songs he penned himself and another half dozen traditional country numbers contributed by renowned Nashville songwriter Byron Hill, was nominated for Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association. Grand also has been nominated as Male Vocalist of the Year. In his native country, Grand couldn't have asked for a better kickoff to his career in country music. South of the border in the U.S., however, his timing couldn't have be...