Montgomery Gentry, Maya Angelou: strange bedfellows perform together
Thursday, May 24, 2007 – Chances are very high that when the music of Montgomery Gentry comes to mind, the poetry of Maya Angelou does not. But the two managed to perform together this week in Tennessee at Angelou's behest.
Angelou invited the duo to open her appearance this week at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center by performing their hit, "Some People Change," with the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
"To meet someone as inspiring as Dr. Angelou and to hear her in this kind of setting has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life," said Troy Gentry.
"She is absolutely an amazing lady," added Eddie Montgomery.
Angelou first met Montgomery Gentry when she interviewed them for "Oprah & Friends" on XM Satellite Radio earlier this year. Following Monday's performance, Angelou confessed to owning all of the duo's CDs and then said, "When I listen to Montgomery Gentry, they are young men I could claim as my sons."
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Country music had an especially dark day on Sept. 8, 2017, when the world lost the voices of both Don Williams and Troy Gentry. One was an established legend, and the other was working on it. Gentry was only 50 years-old at the time of his fatal helicopter crash, but he had accomplished much: the longstanding partnership with Eddie Montgomery had yielded five number one singles, and dozens of other hits. 2018's "Here's To You" release was completed at the time of the tragedy. ...
It's impossible to listen to Montgomery Gentry's "Here's to You," without also feeling sad that it's the last studio album featuring Troy Gentry, who died in a helicopter crash. When they sing, "Here's to the ones who ain't in here tonight" during "Needing a Beer" and then go on to praise fireman and cops for being elsewhere fighting crime, you may be struck by the fact that Gentry also "ain't in here tonight. ...
Where once Garth Brooks was criticized for not being country enough, today we have hip hop artists making cameos and artists like Sam Hunt topping the country charts with EDM songs. With no release since 2011's "Rebels on the Run," we see Montgomery Gentry return to a radically different country music scene than the one they were a part of at the turn of the century. Bro country has enjoyed a large amount of success in recent years, and it is arguable that this duo is one of the ...
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