{"id":1302283,"date":"2019-01-10T13:47:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1802133"},"modified":"2019-01-10T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:47:11","slug":"eddie-montgomery-blake-shelton-and-others-remember-troy-gentry-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/eddie-montgomery-blake-shelton-and-others-remember-troy-gentry-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Montgomery, Blake Shelton and Others Remember Troy Gentry Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">20m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>When Troy Gentry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1786334\/troy-gentry-killed-in-helicopter-crash\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died<\/a>, he left many brothers in music, and they came together to sell out the inaugural C\u2019Ya On The Flipside benefit on Wednesday night (Jan. 9) in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/blake-shelton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Shelton<\/a> and Storme Warren hosted the all-star concert at the Grand Ole Opry House to honor Gentry\u2019s memory and support several causes including the Troy Gentry Foundation, the Opry Trust Fund, T. J. Martell Foundation, Make-A-Wish and the Journey Home project, as well as scholarships and instruments for music education in Kentucky schools.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup represented artists who were impacted by Gentry in life or personally experienced Montgomery Gentry\u2019s rise in music. The inaugural concert featured performances by Shelton, Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice, Ira Dean, Colt Ford, Halfway to Hazard, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence, Dustin Lynch, Eddie Montgomery, Craig Morgan, Jon Pardi, Rascal Flatts, Ray Scott, Jeffrey Steele, Neil Thrasher and Darryl Worley.<\/p>\n<p>They were there when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/montgomery-gentry\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montgomery Gentry<\/a> ushered in a new outlaw country sound with their 1999 debut \u201cHillbilly Shoes.\u201d Behind the scenes, they all witnessed Gentry survive cancer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/2015\/06\/07\/montgomery-gentry\/28569619\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">twice<\/a>. His death in a helicopter crash on Sept. 8, 2017, left a void in the country music community that will never be filled.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery Gentry would often go see Rascal Flatts\u2019 Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney perform at Nashville\u2019s now-defunct honky-tonk the Fiddle &amp; Steel before they landed their first record deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"a6cbbf0a\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079933702-1547152686.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"C'Ya On The Flipside Benefit Concert! To Benefit The Troy Gentry Foundation\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe never forgot where he came from, and he was always true to himself,\u201d LeVox told CMT.com on the concert\u2019s red carpet. \u201cHe never sold out. He always did what he believed in. Eddie and Troy, they lived every second of every song they sang when they talk about honky-tonks, fights, blue lights, getting drunk and all that stuff. They lived that. Toward the end of his life, he had changed his life around and was really working on his faith. He was such a man of character. Him and Eddie both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gentry took time to connect with Allen in 2008 while working out at a gym where Allen was on staff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"e751a1ff\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079934218-1547152646.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"C'Ya On The Flipside Benefit Concert! To Benefit The Troy Gentry Foundation\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait p3x4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was a huge Montgomery Gentry fan,\u201d Allen recalled. \u201cI freaked out a little bit. I met him, he gave me his number that day, and we stayed friends for years. He gave me so much advice not only about the business, but about being a man and working hard to provide for your family and never quit. He was a great guy to have in your corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelton remembered Gentry as being the life of the party always.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"90569169\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907416-1547152666.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"C'Ya On The Flipside Benefit Concert! To Benefit The Troy Gentry Foundation\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait p3x4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that I ever saw him without a smile on his face and a cup in his hand,\u201d Shelton said onstage. \u201cHe loved life, and he was one of my heroes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEddie and Troy completely broke the mold of what was happening at radio at the time that \u2018Hillbilly Shoes\u2019 came out. Country music was all down the middle. It was all very positive and uplifting. For that song to come out and for everybody to realize, \u2018Oh, yeah. There used to be outlaws in country music. They could drink, and they could have fun. They could be crazy. It changed the landscape of country music and thank God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Worley remembered him for being a playful spirit who liked to joke around with his brothers in music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were first getting to know one another,\u201d Worley recalled, \u201cthere was that alpha-male thing between us, and there was a little bit of tension. It was weird because I didn\u2019t know him at all. I thought, \u2018Is he messing with me?\u2019 But he turned out to be kind of a mentor to me because we\u2019ve all been through a lot. You can\u2019t go through this and not go through a lot of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery Gentry music was the soundtrack to Lynch\u2019s early musical life when he performed the duo\u2019s material night after night in a cover band.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"77eebc6e\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-1079907124-1547152628.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"C'Ya On The Flipside Benefit Concert! To Benefit The Troy Gentry Foundation\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI grew up with Troy hearing Montgomery Gentry on the radio,\u201d Lynch said. \u201cThat\u2019s how I knew him as a fan first. I was trying to figure out how to see them live, and then being in cover bands, we covered most of their catalog. To get the call to be part of this, it\u2019s an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/shows\/hot-20-countdown\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CMT Hot 20 Countdown<\/a><\/em> will recap all the action from the benefit on an all-new episode airing Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 12-13) at 9 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1802133\/eddie-montgomery-blake-shelton-and-others-remember-troy-gentry-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 20m ago When Troy Gentry died, he left many brothers in music, and they came together to sell out the inaugural C\u2019Ya On The Flipside benefit on Wednesday night (Jan. 9) in Nashville. Blake Shelton and Storme Warren hosted the all-star concert at the Grand Ole Opry House to honor Gentry\u2019s memory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1302283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 07:16:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}