Johnny Gill

Gill was born on May 22, 1966 in Washington, D.C., the son of Johnny Gill Sr., a Baptist minister, and his wife Annie Mae Gill, who had four boys. He started singing at the age of five singing along in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and "Wings of Faith" which included his brothers Bobby, Jeff, and Randy Gill (himself a solo recording artist and member of the group II D Extreme).[clarification needed] Gill attended Kimball Elementary, Sousa Junior High, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts. His career dictated that he complete his high-school education through the services of a tutor. Gill planned to attend college to pursue a degree in electrical engineering, but decided instead to focus on his singing career.\n', '

Gill\'s recording career began in 1982, at the age of 16, when his childhood friend Stacy Lattisaw convinced him to record a demo. This demo fell into…