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Montgomery Gentry is an American Country Music duo, founded in the 1990s , consisting 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 ). 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 {Link without Title} 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. 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.”
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