Vince Gill’s older brother Bob died from a heart attack in 1993.
Bob Coen was Vince Gill’s half-brother. At the age of 22 years, he suffered brain damage resulting from a car crash. Over the years, he struggled but did pretty well for himself.
He never married and rambled around the country, sometimes disappearing for months at a time. With the short term memory loss, he had trouble keeping a job. On March 13, 1993, his body just gave out and he succumbed to a heart attack.
According to Song Facts, Gill wrote the song "Go Rest High On That Mountain" to grieve for his brother and celebrate his life, and didn't have any idea if anybody would want to hear it, or like it.
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