The country duo Montgomery Gentry consists of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry.
Name: Gerald Edward Montgomery
Birthdate: September 30, 1963
Birthplace: Danville, KY
Early Influences: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams, Jr., Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard
First band: At around age 5, Eddie began performaing with his parents' band, Harold Montgomery & Kentucky River Express. When he was a teen, he joined the band full-time, replacing his mom on the drums. "I basically grew up in honky-tonks," he says. "We had music equipment in our living room instead of furniture."
Hobbies: hunting, fishing, motor-cycle riding, horseback riding
Name: Troy Lee Gentry
Birth date: April 5, 1967
Birthplace: Lexington, KY
Early Incluences: George Jones, Randy Travis, Hank Williams Jr., Merle Haggard.
Early gig:As a teenager Troy began doing guest vocals with area bands and eventually landed a gig with a local Lexington, KY group. Due to his outstanding talent, Troy won the 1994 Jim Beam National Talent Search in Nashville, which led to opening slots for Patty Loveless, John Michael Montgomery, Tracy Byrd and Eddie Rabbitt
Hobbies: hunting, fishing, motorcycle riding, horseback riding.
- 2000 Country Music Association Awards - "Duo of the Year"
- 2000 American Music Awards - "Favorite New Artist - Country"
- 2000 Academy of Country Music Awards - "Top New Vocal Group or Duo"
- 2000 Radio & Records Readers' Poll - "Top Country Duo
- 2001 Radio & Records Readers' Poll - "Top Country Duo
- "Lucky Man" - #1
- "She Don't Tell Me To"
- "Something To Be Proud Of" - Two Weeks at #1
- "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" - #1
- "Gone" - Most-played country single by a duo in 2005
- "Hell Yeah"
- "Speed"
- "My Town"
- "She Couldn't Change Me"
- "Lonely & Gone"
- "Hillbilly Shoes"
- Carrying On
- Tattoos and Scars
- My Town
- You Do Your Thing
- Tattoos and Scars
- My Town
- Carrying On
- You Do your Thing
- Something to Be Proud Of: Best of 1999-2005
- Some People Change
