Country star Vince Gill was a hit at his grandmother's nursing home in St. John, Kan.

"He introduced himself . . . and was swamped by everyone," said Susan Kersenbrock, administrator of Hearthstone Nursing Home. "It was very exciting."Lucy Kachelman called her grandson "just a plain ordinary guy." During his visit Monday to the central Kansas nursing home, Gill signed autographs and gave a picture of himself and his band.

"We had hoped he would sing in our Christmas program," Kersenbrock said. "However, he was cutting a recording in Nashville so he couldn't be with us this time. Maybe next year."

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