{"id":15189,"date":"2025-04-18T15:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15189"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:54:01","slug":"country-legend-vince-gill-delivered-a-deeply-emotional-performance-of-go-rest-high-on-that-mountain-at-opry-100-a-live-celebration-dedicating-the-heartfelt-ballad-to-his-late-mother-jerene-with-hi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15189","title":{"rendered":"Country legend Vince Gill delivered a deeply emotional performance of Go Rest High On That Mountain at Opry 100: A Live Celebration, dedicating the heartfelt ballad to his late mother, Jerene. With his voice full of emotion, Gill shared a touching moment with the audience, paying tribute to the woman who shaped his life and career. 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While performing that song at\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>, Gill said he was performing the song in tribute to his mother, Jerene.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"video-header\" class=\"\"><span id=\"Videos_by_Wide_Open_Country\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>Videos<\/h2>\n<p>Gill was joined on stage by Ricky Skaggs, Sonya Isaacs and Jeff Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna sing this song for my mama tonight,\u201d Gill says ahead of his performance. \u201cMy mama is turning 100 on October 28th. Same age as the Grand Ole Opry. This song\u2019s about her son.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-719\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-719-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"dieroseinforinread-NtCBitRCpt\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Prior to his performance, Gill shared his thoughts on being part of the Grand Ole Opry since 1991, when he was inducted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been part of this Opry family for nearly half of my life, and it continues to enrich my life, this family out here,\u201d the 67-year-old says. \u201cThis great night, this celebration that we\u2019re having, let\u2019s try to remember the friends that we said goodbye to, and hold them dear in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"v31716840328720508\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pattywatkins7\/video\/7483719218291035434\" data-video-id=\"7483719218291035434\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7483719218291035434?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Flitaglobal.com%2Fmaiplinh%2Fcountry-legend-vince-gill-delivered-a-deeply-emotional-performance-of-go-rest-high-on-that-mountain-at-opry-100-a-live-celebration-dedicating-the-heartfelt-ballad-to-his-late-mother-jerene-with-hi%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJvVL5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHuArpT18dGKow-1CNVx8HxlJMyC49XkC7TFXyeErGBkgveM7gTrXfVOH6r7J_aem_bXKrwUzuYM3u2dAGZp8l0w\" name=\"__tt_embed__v31716840328720508\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pattywatkins7\/video\/7483719218291035434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on TikTok<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"h-vince-gills-heartbreaking-story-behind-go-rest-high-on-that-mountain\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"&quot;Vince_Gills_Heartbreaking_Story_Behind_%22Go_Rest_High_On_T&lt;\/p\"><\/span>Vince Gills\u2019 Heartbreaking Story Behind \u201cGo Rest High On That Mountain\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Gill started writing \u201cGo Rest High On That Mountain\u201d after the death of Keith Whitley in 1989. The song remained unfinished, until Gill\u2019s own brother Bob passed away from a heart attack four years later, in 1993. His sorrow propelled him to complete \u201cGo Rest High On That Mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote this song, and I didn\u2019t have any idea if anybody would want to hear it, or like it\u201d Gill\u00a0says. \u201cAll I wanted to do was grieve for him and celebrate his life. That\u2019s how I always process grief\u2014sit down with a guitar and make something up. Turns out that if anybody remembers any of my songs, it\u2019ll be this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Gill debuted a third verse to the song, while performing at the Ryman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all these years of singing that song, truthfully it felt just the slightest bit incomplete to me,\u201d Gill explains (via\u00a0<em>The Boot<\/em>). \u201cI always thought it needed to tie itself up in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gill performed the third verse as part of\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>. The lyrics are \u201c<em>You\u2019re safely home, in the arms of Jesus \/ Eternal life my brother\u2019s found \/ The day will come I know I\u2019ll see him \/ In that sacred place on that holy ground<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince Gill Dedicates Emotional Performance \u201cGo Rest High on That Mountain\u201d To His Mother\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vince Gill dedicated an emotional performance of \u201cGo Rest High On That Mountain\u201d&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Country legend Vince Gill delivered a deeply emotional performance of Go Rest High On That Mountain at Opry 100: A Live Celebration, dedicating the heartfelt ballad to his late mother, Jerene. 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