On March 4, 1976, a teenage bluegrass band took the stage to open for KISS. The face-painted crowd, primed for pyrotechnics and distortion, booed and threw things at the acoustic kids almost immediately. The young frontman’s response was to flip the crowd off, moon them, and walk away. That kid was Vince Gill, who would go on to win 22 Grammy Awards.

This episode traces Gill’s path from that disastrous arena gig to becoming one of the most respected voices and guitarists in country music. We dig into the bluegrass roots that shaped him, the instincts and humor that carried him through, and the decades of craft that turned a booed opening act into genuine country royalty.

• The 1976 night he opened for KISS and got booed off the stage
• The defiant teenage exit that became part of his legend
• The bluegrass foundation behind his guitar and voice
• The road from unknown opener to 22 Grammy Awards