Biography Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of Eddie Montgomery (born Gerald Edward Montgomery in Danville, Kentucky on September 30, 1963) and Troy Gentry (born Troy Lee Gentry in Lexington, Kentucky on April 5, 1967). Eddie is the brother of John Michael Montgomery, a country music artist who had considerable crossover success in the 1990s and 2000s; both brothers, along with Troy Gentry, were originally members of the same band in the early 1990s.
In 1999, Montgomery Gentry signed to Columbia Records, releasing their debut album Tattoos & Scars that year. The album produced five hit singles on the Billboard country charts, and helped the duo to garner a Duo of the Year award from the Country Music Association in 2000. Between 1999 and the present, Montgomery Gentry has charted twenty-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, three of which have reached Number One. The duo has also recorded five studio albums, plus a Greatest Hits package; three of their albums have been certified platinum, and three have been certified gold.
In 1994, Troy won the Jim Beam National Talent Contest and he began to open for acts such as Patty Loveless, Tracy Byrd and John Michael Montgomery.
Gentry was unable to find a solo record deal, so he teamed up with Eddie Montgomery once again to form the duo Montgomery Gentry, debuting in 1999. The pair won the Vocal Duo of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 2000.Montgomery Gentry - 2005 CMA Nominee Profile [1]
In the summer of 2007, Troy Gentry stated that a new album should be coming from the duo in early 2008. "We've been hearing from a lot of fans ? they want some more raucous kind of stuff out of us, some of the in-your-face, hard rock kind of stuff. So we're going to bring some of the older Montgomery Gentry style back into the music, as far as twin lead guitars and hard-driving kind of sounds that we had in the past," he said in reference to the sound the new album will have. GACTV.com - Montgomery Gentry Ready to Rock Again [2]
A statement has been put up on the official Montgomery Gentry website. Troy Gentry quotes, ?I did participate in improperly tagging the animal I shot, without realizing the seriousness of what I was doing. For that, I am truly sorry. I relied on the experts around me for guidance, and I regret that today. Not so much because I was fined and punished, but because it appears that I don?t have respect for the law. This has been a humbling experience for me, and one which I deeply regret.?Press Statement on behalf of Troy Gentry [4]
American country music groupsCountry duos2000s music groupsKentucky musical groupsColumbia Records artistsPeople from Danville, Kentucky
In 1999, Montgomery Gentry signed to Columbia Records, releasing their debut album Tattoos & Scars that year. The album produced five hit singles on the Billboard country charts, and helped the duo to garner a Duo of the Year award from the Country Music Association in 2000. Between 1999 and the present, Montgomery Gentry has charted twenty-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, three of which have reached Number One. The duo has also recorded five studio albums, plus a Greatest Hits package; three of their albums have been certified platinum, and three have been certified gold.
Bio
Eddie Montgomery and his brother John lived in Garrard County, Kentucky. Before the duo's formation, Eddie and Troy sang together with Eddie's younger brother, John Michael Montgomery in a band called Early Tymz. In the early 1990s, John Michael left the group and started a highly successful solo career that is ongoing. Eddie and Troy, the remaining members of the group, then went through several name changes before they decided to call themselves Montgomery Gentry.In 1994, Troy won the Jim Beam National Talent Contest and he began to open for acts such as Patty Loveless, Tracy Byrd and John Michael Montgomery.
Gentry was unable to find a solo record deal, so he teamed up with Eddie Montgomery once again to form the duo Montgomery Gentry, debuting in 1999. The pair won the Vocal Duo of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 2000.Montgomery Gentry - 2005 CMA Nominee Profile [1]
In the summer of 2007, Troy Gentry stated that a new album should be coming from the duo in early 2008. "We've been hearing from a lot of fans ? they want some more raucous kind of stuff out of us, some of the in-your-face, hard rock kind of stuff. So we're going to bring some of the older Montgomery Gentry style back into the music, as far as twin lead guitars and hard-driving kind of sounds that we had in the past," he said in reference to the sound the new album will have. GACTV.com - Montgomery Gentry Ready to Rock Again [2]
Legal troubles
On November 27, 2006, Gentry pleaded guilty to a charge of falsely tagging a bear as if it had been killed in the wild. Troy Gentry pleads guilty to bear charge [3] It had actually been killed on a private game reserve. Under the plea agreement, he agreed to pay a $15,000 fine, give up hunting, fishing and trapping in Minnesota for 5 years, and forfeit both the bear hide and the bow used to shoot the caged animal in 2004.A statement has been put up on the official Montgomery Gentry website. Troy Gentry quotes, ?I did participate in improperly tagging the animal I shot, without realizing the seriousness of what I was doing. For that, I am truly sorry. I relied on the experts around me for guidance, and I regret that today. Not so much because I was fined and punished, but because it appears that I don?t have respect for the law. This has been a humbling experience for me, and one which I deeply regret.?Press Statement on behalf of Troy Gentry [4]
Awards
- 1999 - ACM Top New Vocal Duo/Group
- 2000 - CCMA SOCAN Song of the Year
- 2000 - CMA Vocal Duo of the Year
Band Members
- Eddie Montgomery - Vocals
- Troy Gentry - Vocals and guitar
- Frank Bowers - Lead guitar
- Jimmy Matajek - Guitar
- Randy Sorrels - Steel guitar and piano
- Bo Garrett - Guitar and mandolin
- Eddie Kilgallon - Keyboards (former member of Ricochet)
- Andy Bowers - Bass guitar
- Tony Hammons - Drums and percussion
- Billy Moore - FOH Engineer
- Alan Ditch - Sound Crew
Discography
Albums
Singles
- A "Gone" also peaked at #92 on the US Pop 100.
- B Current single.
References
External links
American country music groupsCountry duos2000s music groupsKentucky musical groupsColumbia Records artistsPeople from Danville, Kentucky
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery Gentry
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