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MONTGOMERY GENTRY

    Hi!  My name is Kimberly Kunath and this is my website on my favorite duo Montgomery Gentry. 

    The best and most memorable country music happens when life and art come together.

    Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry show themselves to be heirs to that legacy, singing songs that strip life to the marrow, that make passion and loss, pride and heartache into palpable entities. They are singers at the peak of their form, making music that is as raw and powerful as it is compelling.

    Theirs is a world where muscle cars, honky-tonks and hell-raising are the hard-earned rewards for the toil and struggle that make up the working-class landscape. It is a world they know well.

    The upshot is that they maintain a seamless connection with their legions of fans, voicing their triumphs and frustrations, sharing their love of family, community and country, spending time with them after concerts on their "honky-tonk on wheels." It is a camaraderie that grows out of their fans' perceptions that these are not guys chasing trends or singing songs that are more craft than substance, but two men who sing the truth and let the chips fall where they may.

    Their backgrounds in Kentucky, in fact, provide the keys to their personas.

    The Montgomery brothers and Gentry joined forces in a band called Young Country until John Michael landed a record deal. His brother joined his band and Gentry went solo, winning the national Jim Beam Talent Contest in 1994 and opening for Patty Loveless, Tracy Byrd, and others. When Eddie returned to Kentucky, he and Gentry found themselves on stage together at various charity concerts and they decided to get back together.

    Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry admit that they are not a "polished crew," but they sing about real life... and in real life, who really is polished?  With their true-to-life lyrics, Montgomery Gentry will either keep you rockin' "All Night Long," or rip your heart clean out of your chest.  If you have ever worked a 60 hour week in your life, you will instantly relate to their music.  Women love them... Guys relate to them... and in the end, the real-life music of Montgomery Gentry will help bring country music back to the huge level of popularity is once achieved in the 90's.

 

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