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Amy Grant, Jenny Gill bring musical joy to West Texas

In this Aug. 24, 2017 photo, Misti Hagler, right, pauses during her workout to talk to singer Amy Grant at the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene, Texas. A year ago, Hagler met Vince Gill, Grant's husband, at the center. (Greg Jaklewicz/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
In this Aug. 24, 2017 photo, Misti Hagler, right, pauses during her workout to talk to singer Amy Grant at the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene, Texas. A year ago, Hagler met Vince Gill, Grant's husband, at the center. (Greg Jaklewicz/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

ABILENE, Texas (AP) – Sara Snowden and Jenny Gill had something uniquely in common to talk about.

So did Misti Hagler and Amy Grant.

The Abilene Reporter-News reports Grant and Gill, after finishing the last bites of her peach cobbler, toured the West Texas Rehabilitation Center on Thursday afternoon, before both singers entertained another large audience at the nonprofit summer dinner event downtown.

“It’s like a posse,” Gill commented, turning back to see a large group following her and Grant through the facility. They met staff and patients, including Hagler, who was at a machine that exercised her arms.

Hagler knows Vince Gill.