2009
American country music duo Montgomery Gentry (Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry )were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Montgomery Gentry released six studio albums which produced more than twenty chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Gentry died in a helicopter crash in Medford, New Jersey on September 8, 2017,where the duo was scheduled to perform that evening. Despite Gentry’s death, Montgomery continues to tour under the Montgomery Gentry name and has pursued a solo career.