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"Vance Gilbert is truly a national treasure!
He will tickle your funnybone to just short of breaking it."
~ Ahrre Maros
Vance Gilbert was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He headed off to colege in the late 70's intending to become an R&B and jazz singer. But once at college, he discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter. He's been touring ever since.
Word spread like wildfire about Gilbert's stage-owning singing and playing. In 1992, Shawn Colvin invited him to be a special guest on her Fat City tour where he took much of America by storm and by surprise. He soon became the opener of choice for artists as varied as Arlo Guthrie, Anita Baker, The Milk Carton Kids, and Southside Johnny. Then, in the mid 2000’s Gilbert got the sweet gig of opening 150+ shows for comedian George Carlin!
Most recently he’s been the opener of choice for Mad About You/Stranger Things star Paul Reiser’s stand-up shows (50 +) for the last 7 years, along with his own busy acoustic music touring and coaching schedule.
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