BIO: Vince Everett Ellison was born on a cotton plantation in Haywood County, Tennessee.
His parents at that time were sharecroppers.
Through hard work and a belief in Jesus Christ, his parents pulled him and his seven siblings out of poverty.
His family started the Ellison Family Gospel singing group, where Vince sang and played multiple instruments as a child and young adult.
Vince worked for five years as a Correctional Officer at the Medium/Maximum Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, SC.
Afterward, Vince worked in the nonprofit arena.