September 8th, 2017 – Another Tragic Day in Country Music History
Today, September 8th, 2017, would have been the 85th birthday of Patsy Cline—one of the most iconic, influential, and immediately recognizable voices in the history of country music. Her recordings of Hank Cochran’s “She’s Got You,” Harlan Howard’s “I Fall to Pieces,” and Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” mark some of the most legendary recordings ever made in country music. But that is where her career ended, tragically, in a 1963 plane crash near Camden, Tennessee that also killed country starts Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Yesterday, September 7th, was the birthday of Buddy Holly—another American music icon who lost his life in an aviation accident, along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a crash now known now as “The Day The Music Died.” Country Outlaw legend Waylon Jennings was also supposed to be on that plane as one of the stand-in members of Buddy Holly’s Crickets at the time, but had given up his seat last minute to ride in an unheated tour bus. Buddy joshed with Waylon that he hoped the old bus he was traveling on would freeze up. Waylon joshed back with Buddy that he hoped the plane would crash.
The year after Patsy Cline died, another legendary voice of country music, Jim Reeves, also died tragically in an aviation accident. While Reeves was at the controls of a single-engine Beechcraft Debonair aircraft, he encountered a thunderstorm just over Brentwood, TN near Nashville, sending the small craft into a tailspin.
1990 saw seven members of Reba McEntire’s touring band, along with her road manager and two pilots, all die when their charter jet crashed on the side of Otay Mountain near San Diego. Poor visibility was blamed on the crash.
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jim Croce, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and John Denver are some other names with ties to the country music world who lost their lives while flying via plane or helicopter to or from stages to perform for devoted fans who ultimately ended up heartsick when word came down about their favorite stars’ untimely deaths.
Nestled between heart-wrenching stories of hurricanes battering the Southern United States, and the sad news of the passing of Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams, came the equally tragic news that Troy Gentry of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry died in a helicopter crash Friday (9-8) on the way to a show in New Jersey. The duo’s management said in a statement:
It is with great sadness that we confirm that Troy Gentry, half of the popular country duo Montgomery Gentry, was tragically killed in a helicopter crash which took place at approximately 1:00 pm today in Medford, New Jersey. The duo was scheduled to perform tonight at the Flying W Airport & Resort in Medford. Troy Gentry was 50 years old. Details on the crash are unknown. Troy Gentry’s family wishes to acknowledge all of the kind thoughts and prayers, and asks for privacy at this time.
Montgomery Gentry is no stranger to tragedy. In October of 2015, Eddie Montgomery’s son Hunter was taken off of life support after an overdose. The duo, which formed in 1999 after numerous incarnations of bands with Eddie Montgomery’s brother and solo artist, John Michael Montgomery, had some major hits in the early and mid 2000’s such as “If You Ever Stopped Loving Me” and “Something to be Proud Of.” But like so many performers who do not adhere to the here-and-now sound of mainstream country, they fell out of favor recently, with their last few singles failing to chart on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
But the duo remained a favorite among their loyal fans, and a solid touring draw known for their fun and up-tempo shows. The loss of Troy Gentry leaves country music fans raw on a day, and in a month, and during a year that feels fraught with tragedy and depressing news.
But it’s on these days—of which the historical timeline of country music has seen far too many of—that it puts into perspective that country music, despite all the bickering about definitions or influences, remains a family. From the traditional fans of Don Williams, to the more contemporary fans of Montgomery Gentry, the shared narrative is that the music touched our lives in a way that is universal, that means something to us deep inside, and it hurts when artists that at times feel like part of our families, that sing us through tough times and help us celebrate good ones, pass on, especially in a tragic accident, and especially when two pass on in the same day, and even seemingly in the same hour.
September 8th, 2017, just like other tragic days in country music, will go down in the history books. But the music still remains due to the contributions of Troy Gentry and Don Williams. And so even though our hearts are broken, the circle remains, in the sky.
September 8, 2017 @ 6:49 pm
I saw them in concert less than a month ago. I still can’t believe it. Today the country music community lost two amazing icons.
September 9, 2017 @ 3:25 am
When a tragedy like the death of Troy Gentry and the passing of a legend like Don Williams I am deeply saddened. I am profundly grateful that they shared there talents with us. Both of these artist have me much enjoyment through there music.????
September 8, 2017 @ 6:52 pm
Nice tribute, Trigger.
September 8, 2017 @ 7:15 pm
I saw on twitter that Troy’s dad passed away last month
Horrible time for the family
September 8, 2017 @ 7:28 pm
Very well put, Trigger. I have often described us
(real) country fans and artists as a big family. I may have to work tomorrow, but…i’m drinking tonight. This has been a shit-show of a day (and a pretty bad year, as well) for country music. We HAVE had a lot of incredible albums come out this year and underground artists making history but that doesn’t take the sting from losing Don and Troy in the same afternoon. Their friends, fans, and families are in my thoughts. Much love and respect.
September 8, 2017 @ 7:29 pm
I posted this is the Don Williams thread but Montgomery Gentry was my first country concert at our state fair back in 2005 i wanna say?
To this day I remember it as a great show full of energy
When I left high school in 2006, I left country music. Frankly I was bored of it and got really into classic rock and metalcore so I lost touch with Montgomery Gentry and the country acts I had enjoyed
Over the last year or so I’ve been more in tune with the country I grew up to (Montgomery Gentry, George Strait, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence etc…) and of course classic country.
Though I like all types of music (except pop, pop country, rap, r and b) I always get a smile on my face when I hear that country music I grew up with. Being in the country, being with friends, just being young
Montgomery Gentry was a huge part of that and I have nothing else to say but Thank You to Troy. Without a doubt for teh rest of my life, I will be enjoying the hard work and dedication he put into his music and the joy it brought me and still brings me to this day.
I certainly will be praying for his family, friends and of course Eddie, who basically is family to him.
Thank You Troy and may you rest in peace
September 8, 2017 @ 7:32 pm
I can’t say that I was much of a fan, but I mostly respected what Montgomery Gentry were doing. They always struck me as genuine. Even at their most pandering (to all of the small town Southern clichés), they were somehow believable. When “Folks Like Us” failed two years ago, I wasn’t surprised. Country radio had long moved beyond them, and they never could have transitioned into the pop-r&b mold that is perfectly on display in both Dustin Lynch’s and Thomas Rhett’s new albums, both released today.
By the way, both Lynch and Rhett’s new albums are every bit as excruciating as you would expect. (Lynch in particular is pathetic. At least Rhett can pull it off, on its own terms.)
It is indeed a sad day with the loss of Don Williams and Troy Gentry.
September 8, 2017 @ 7:35 pm
And do not forget that Eddie Montgomery lost a 3-year son in an auto accident. That’s were the song “Clouds” comes from as I recall. Very tragic.
September 8, 2017 @ 11:20 pm
Been a long time since I’d listened to Clouds. Damn that is some good stuff.
September 8, 2017 @ 8:10 pm
Are we going to address the bear in the room?
September 8, 2017 @ 8:16 pm
Obviously what he did was stupid and I disagree with it 100% but I think weve all done stupid things in our life ( I know I have). Everything I’ve seen about his is he was a very nice man who always took time out of his day for his fans.
Yes it was wrong of him but I won’t let that affect that his music to this day brings me much happiness
September 9, 2017 @ 12:32 pm
I agree, Yep.. it was dumb and egotistical and ethically wrong. But…..it was years in his past. He obviously didn’t do it again. Humans believe in forgiveness , right? I really don’t see it as defining who Troy Gentry was. In fact he was a well loved and respected man. we all have flaws and make mistakes. It’s where we are at the end of our life that matters.
September 8, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
What is the bear in the room?
September 9, 2017 @ 4:45 am
He payed money to slaughter a domestic bear – Cubby – and staged a video of it. Extremely heartless and cruel. He did plead guilty to the crimes.
September 9, 2017 @ 8:16 am
I remember hearing about that now. I don’t know all the details and really don’t care. I am a hunter myself so it makes me no difference if he liked bear hunting or not.
September 9, 2017 @ 8:49 am
Nope. This has NOTHING with hunting. It’s an insult to all hunters to even suggest his crime was hunting. He did not hunt this bear. He purchased it for thousands of dollars from a refugee in Minnesota, kept it as a pet for a lengthy period of time, then decided one day to kill it in its enclosed habitat (that’s the crime) and film it like he was some big bad hunter. So he’s a psycopath and a liar. You and I would have went to jail for committing such a crime, but he had good lawyers and paid $15,000 in fines.
September 10, 2017 @ 5:17 pm
As if “hunters” hunting down bears with guns is so noble.
September 11, 2017 @ 7:19 am
Like i said… I could care less either way. I’m here for the music. If I wanted to talk politics I’d watch fucking CNN and subscribe to a political blog.
December 31, 2021 @ 11:35 pm
Disgusting. ????
September 9, 2017 @ 12:02 am
After that, I stopped listening to Montgomery Gentry. Anyway, this is not the proper time to discuss it after this tragic death. (“Hillbilly shoes” was a great song to start their career)
September 9, 2017 @ 4:40 am
I stopped listening to them too after that incident. It wasn’t just a mistake; a little too psycho for me. When I heard about the accident involving a helicopter, I just assumed he was hunting antelope with a high powered rifle from a helicopter on some animal refugee.
September 9, 2017 @ 5:10 am
And I do think it’s fair and relevant to discuss today because after that incident, MG commercial appeal declined. As I recall, no one – hunters or gun rights groups – defended Gentry’s actions.
September 14, 2017 @ 5:30 pm
A refugee is someone forced from their home for whatever reason. You’re looking for refuge.
September 14, 2017 @ 5:36 pm
Damn Tom Petty!
September 9, 2017 @ 11:14 am
What the hell does that have to do with the guy dying tragically? Lots of people blast away at pheasants or grouse right as they come out of the cage. Its not very sporting, but why anyone would care is beyond me.
September 9, 2017 @ 11:31 am
It was domesticed bear. Google Troy Gentry and bear, you’ll see pics of Troy feeding him from his hand. The bear was a pet.
My bigger point is we tend to romanticize people after their deaths and say how great they were and over blow their accomplishments. I’m not doing that with Gentry (especially on a day when a real gentleman died, Don Williams). A lot of bad shit happened to Gentry and I don’t think that was by chance. He made some bad decisions and wasn’t wired right.
September 9, 2017 @ 12:06 pm
“He made some bad decisions and wasn’t wired right.” Isn’t that a prerequisite for most country artists?
September 9, 2017 @ 6:41 pm
I remember a video interview, referring to the incident, in which he grinned smugly and said, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone!” Pretty much provoking his detractors on the issue. No contrition at all. It’s on YouTube.
Consequently, I don’t care if he has been killed. After all, he killed something similarly defenceless.
And I say that as someone who liked many of their songs.
September 10, 2017 @ 5:19 pm
All hunters kill defenseless animals. Should that preclude anyone from saying condolences to his family and friends, that he was a gifted musician, that it’s tragic to die so young?
September 10, 2017 @ 5:19 pm
I prefer glue traps for mice, because they work better. I happen to not care that the mice might suffer more.
September 12, 2017 @ 3:29 pm
Some animals aren’t so defenseless.
September 12, 2017 @ 3:13 pm
I’d assume those people, as unsporting as they may be, are probably eating the birds they kill since they’re good eating. Folks typically don’t eat bear meat, so there’s really no justification for killing it in my mind.
September 12, 2017 @ 3:26 pm
The bear had a cutesy name and Americans, being the silly, sentimental people that they are, like to ascribe all sorts of virtues and nobility to animals.
Bears in developed areas taste like garbage, because they eat garbage. I have a Canuck friend who told me that bear meat is excellent if you kill one that doesn’t live in a landfill or eat out of dumpsters.
That being said, what the guy did was certainly bizarre, but it was his property.
September 9, 2017 @ 12:53 pm
Why is it when someone dies,there ALWAYS has to be that One person who has to bring up a bad or unflattering episode in the person’s past ? Just Saying,, I’d bet almost everyone has something they did they,given a 2nd chance,would not do..
September 9, 2017 @ 6:17 pm
Dude kills a pet bear in a cage and films it so he can watch it later (Jeffrey Dahmer?) and I’m THAT GUY because I don’t want his name in a story with Don Williams.
I’m happy to be that guy!
September 10, 2017 @ 3:54 pm
Couldn’t agree more, hoptowntiger.
September 11, 2017 @ 10:14 am
I agree too. And for people saying that all hunters do it, then they are wrong and just as bad. Killing animals isn’t normal anymore. It’s just something crazy, evil Americans do.
September 11, 2017 @ 11:53 pm
Lol. Man, you act like he killed your fishing buddy or something. Jesus.
September 10, 2017 @ 11:07 am
What a asshole you are…… address the bear in the room, his family is grieving Eddie Montgomery lost his singing partner they got a entire band and road crew mourning and now out of work with there own familys to support and thousand of dedicated fans hurt right now and you bring this up??? I think your a pathetic S.O.B……. Go Fuck Yourself.
September 8, 2017 @ 8:17 pm
The second concert I ever went to was MG at my county fair just before they released “My Town”. What a great show that was. Troy was one of the most underrated talents in mainstream country in the early to mid-2000s.
September 8, 2017 @ 9:23 pm
It’s been a bad day. For whatever reason I was never the biggest fan of Don Williams; not that I was a critic, he just wasn’t really a favorite. That said, he had my utmost respect as a statesman of country music. His two most recent records finally won me over and I became a genuine fan rather than casual appreciator a few years ago. One of my buddies is a huge fan of Don and we were set to go see him in concert on his most recent tour before he cancelled the dates. I really wish we could have gone to the show. The Gentle Giant has left some big shoes that won’t likely be filled.
Montgomery Gentry has been a huge part of my musical life for several years. I didn’t care much for Folks Like Us and it turned me off from their at the time, but whenever I happen to cue up one of their older albums it’s like an old friend stopping by for a visit. No, they were never traditional country, but as Kevin Davis put it they were always genuine, and that won me over. They sang about rural archetypes because they believed in what they represented, not because it was a trend. Supposedly the duo was working on a new album to be released this year, but I don’t know how much of it was actually completed. MG will perhaps never have the legacy of someone like Don Williams, and their most recent output was questionable, but I’m gonna miss ol’ T-Roy.
September 8, 2017 @ 11:27 pm
Montgomery Gentry was a large part of the soundtrack of my formative years. (I’m 24). I had just found out about Don Williams, and then I was hit with the news about Troy. And damn if I didn’t come close to shedding a tear thinking about the three times I’d seen MG in concert. I’ll never tire of hearing Some People Change, Lonely and Gone, Cold One Coming On, Scarecrow, Break My Heart Again, Long Line Of Losers, and more.
September 9, 2017 @ 12:14 am
It has been easy to forget that MontGen was a outlaw bar act for their first 2 albums til they really hit big with My Town. They kept their shithot Kentucky road band with them..and the band looked like David Allan Coe’sband back in the d-d-day. I lost interest after awhile (& after Troy was busted for fenced hunting), but I can still go back & listen to their first 3 albums and respect what they did. God Bless.
September 9, 2017 @ 12:14 am
Troy Gentry was a fine Country Singer. There is a Haggard accoustic tribute on YouTube from Troy and you can hear he
Has a very good Country Tone, Pitch, and Country Soul in his voice. He was a good guy as well! Sad Day
September 9, 2017 @ 12:23 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8uIsJ6oTqY
September 9, 2017 @ 1:32 am
RIP.
” I come from a long line of losers… half outlaw, half booozerrrsss…. “
September 9, 2017 @ 1:58 am
I can’t say I was the hugest fan of Montgomery Gentry’s recent catalogue, but they did some songs that made me think like “I’ll Keep The Kids” – still on my playlist to this day. His tragic death in simple words hit me so hard this past day, and then right after, I read about Don’s passing after an illness. What came to my mind after a little while was “I wonder how most of today’s and yesterday’s artists will react to this”, and like I thought, most mainstream artists as well as old timers said things among the lines of calling him a friend, or just a real nice guy they’ve seen who got the crowd going. Bobby Bare and Charlie Daniels even had some statements about both Don’s and Troy’s passings- especially Bobby Bare mentioning that he knew Don before he was even a singer. Moments like this though reminds us fans that in spite of their styles and corporate “chasers” for some, country artists are just as human as the rest of us.
September 9, 2017 @ 2:00 am
My wife and I from Scotland, spent our honeymoon in Nashville in 2004. We were in one of the popular Steak Bar restaurants near Music Row having a drink in the bar which at the time was relatively quiet. We got talking to the man standing next to us at the bar who happened to be Troy Gentry. He was a very genuine person and totally surprised that people from Scotland had heard of him and recognised him. We spent about an hour in his company, in that time he nipped out to his car to get a copy of the new Montgomery Gentry cd for us and we swapped stories about life in Nashville and life in Scotland.
My wife and I had ordered a meal and were eventually called to our table leaving Troy and his assistant still at the bar. A couple of minutes later a waitress appeared at our table with a bottle of wine saying ” You must be very famous if Troy Gentry buys you a bottle of very expensive wine”
It was a wonderful gesture from a very lovely, chatty, friendly man who helped make our honeymoon even more memorable with his act of kindness. So sad to hear of his passing.
September 9, 2017 @ 8:41 am
RIP Troy and Don. :'(
September 9, 2017 @ 8:53 am
Yesterday should have been an interesting one with a ton of releases across the spectrum for country music fans to debate.
Instead it was a tragic/sad one. Thoughts are with the families.
September 9, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
Definitely sad news on both accounts… Referring to the article,,just thought it might be informative to mention a couple of tidbits.. Waylon said in an interview,it took him 10 years to get over the guilt he felt for telling Buddy ” I hope your plane crashes”…..
The day SRV died in the Heli crash,,he had asked Eric Clapton if he could take his turn,as Stevie wasn’t feeling well.. Eric,a sympathetic recovering addict himself,said yes.. Fate ? Coincidence ? Either way, It sucks… RIP
September 9, 2017 @ 11:07 pm
RIP.
I was kinda 50/50 on Montgomery Gentry music.
Don Williams with all due respect only liked a handful of songs of his.
September 10, 2017 @ 12:12 am
I have been really upset about this since i heard about it. I grew up with Montgomery Gentry’s music and when i was going through the roughest times in my life their music helped me pick myself back up and stay strong. They were always a very under-rated and very overlooked, regardless of their popularity through the 2000’s. Troy was a great man that everyone loved, he was so great to everyone. He had one of the best voices in country music. Him and Eddie were an inseparable team that worked perfect together. I will never understand why the best people get killed at a young age, usually in tragic freak accidents like what happened to Troy. I will regret for the rest of my life not going to a concert a few years back they had in my area, the tickets included meet and greet. R.I.P. Troy, you are already dearly missed. And for anyone that is wondering, Average Joe’s is going to release a final album of their music i just heard about it today….they completed the album a little bit ago. I will forever miss Montgomery Gentry and all the joy and strength their music has brought me.
September 10, 2017 @ 11:17 am
Troy was a great guy. These so called “animal lovers” that want to say a guy died due to “karma” over a bear hunting incident over 10 years ago are very sad people. He made a mistake and paid for it dearly both personally and professionally, apologized profusely time and time again, and asked for forgiveness. That incident doesn’t define him at all. The way he treated people and lived his life speaks for itself. I have not heard anyone have one bad word to say about him other than these supposed animal lovers who can’t get over something that happened a long time ago. If you have that much hate in your heart, I truly feel bad for you. RIP Troy, I will be enjoying your great music for the rest of my life.
September 10, 2017 @ 12:23 pm
Thoughtful piece.
One correction, though. John Denver died in a crash, but he was flying his own plane for pleasure, not between gigs. His father was in the Air Force, and he was a licensed pilot.
September 10, 2017 @ 2:59 pm
Look at the crappy post modern architecture in that picture with the saying WTCBU! Meant to normalize the marginalization of human greatness while invoking the greats — that’s satanic just like the upside down pentagrams you see everwhere.
September 10, 2017 @ 3:05 pm
Now if you had real institutions there would need to be the sort of architectural symbolism of idol worship, just look at it! You talk to any of those sterilized goers in their beach sandals and aloha shirt and tell them about the NWO agenda and how humanity’s loosing “are you awake!” they’ll just shrug — pathetic excuse for a ~.
This instead of modernist architecture, the standard of tape, analog, and dreams of space and 50’s conservative and classically liberal at the same time and then some; the shattered LR paradigm to humanity’s extraterrestrial migration.
September 10, 2017 @ 5:37 pm
Sounds more musical than satanic.
“When viewed from the air, the building forms a massive bass clef. The point on the sweeping arch of the building suggests the tailfin of a 1959 Cadillac sedan. The building’s front windows resemble piano keys. The tower on top of the Rotunda that extends down the Hall of Fame is a replica of the distinctive diamond-shaped WSM radio tower, which was originally built in 1932 just south of Nashville and is still in operation.
The Rotunda itself is replete with symbolic architectural elements. For example, the exterior of this cylindrical structure can be viewed variously as a drum kit, a rural water tower, or grain silo. The four disc tiers of the Rotunda’s roof evoke the evolution of recording technology—the 78, the vinyl LP, the 45, and the CD. Stone bars on the Rotunda’s outside wall symbolize the notes of the Carter Family’s classic song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” while the title of the song rings the interior of the structure. The Hall of Fame member’s plaques housed within the Rotunda are reminiscent of notes on a musical staff.”
September 10, 2017 @ 5:21 pm
There was one more person who died on Sept. 8 that should be considered. The pilot of the helicopter. I’m sure he had a large life insurance policy to protect his family, it’s a risky job and they must be prepared. Every day could be their last. But that doesn’t relieve his family’s burden now.
If there is a positive, he is said to have died instantly and it wasn’t painful. Having a profession where you know you are going to die helps you prepare for it so it’s less terrifying when it happens.
Hopefully he is in a better place.
Never turn your back on the ones you love. Tomorrow they could be gone for good.
September 10, 2017 @ 5:44 pm
Sympathy is a very powerful emotion. A lot goes out to Mister Gentry and his fans. They should be careful of websites and email compaigns soliciting funds for foundations in his name. Save the animals and that sort of thing. Yes he killed a bear and filmed it and some say it’s a step to bigger game. Such a man and those who were loyal, needs all our sympathy for having to endure such low I.Q.s.
There is a prayer out there that goes:
Thank you for showing me that there is difference. I wouldn’t be me if you werent you. I wouldn’t know that there are colors. People everywhere are saying there are only shades of grey, buts it’s always been blue. Without you, there’s very little to compare. Thank you, for being you.
September 10, 2017 @ 6:49 pm
My great uncles killed as many deer and bear as was needed. They kept the populations in check and used every bit of protein. Anyone who objects is a whiner who can’t be trusted to tend to things, and that’s all I’d like to say about that. Music-wise, good on Gentry for contributing to the craft.
September 10, 2017 @ 9:53 pm
RrIGHt! You’re telling the truth. Poor darlin, sounds like a story I was once told by a seemingly nice but not aware man, that his father was an African American homeless man living in the woods. He went on to say that his mother met him after she was dumped off by her own father and brother, who abused her over and over again until she got too old, they didn’t want her any more. Why would a person question someone telling such a story? Right? Who would feel anything but sorry for such an entry into this mean ole world? Right? What could conjure more sympathy? Strange thing his dad turned out to be a white guy after meeting him. Still, who would question such a story? Makes you not believe in the color you’re seeing. He must’ve had a 5 minute memory, poor sweetheart. Sympathy still goes out to the bear, snuff film lovers are just plain weird people. weird. The cosmically compassionate part is that snuff film makers don’t get their feelings hurt no matter what you say to their face, so no harm done. The just don’t like the boos, the only thing that makes them change their behavior. Boo to the person who told me that story and his “classic” reality show. Snuff film makers can’t comprehend their own death, the way one might think all humans do, making them unique beings in the universe. This makes them SEEM fearless, they fear boos and moans from crowds thus the sympathy, followed by glee for using a powerful emotion against them. Forgive me, And if you dont, who has the problem? They just forget in half a second, and can’t follow a thought through to their own death. While we feel bad we’re hurting someone’s feelings. Sweetheart, I’m always here. I’m not gone, I will never turn my back on you…not ever. How many times did I lose you? “You’re doing the world a favor, not hiding the pride you have in yourself”, is all you can say to snuff film makers. They cry unless they are recognized as artists too. Umconditional love for them as well. Right? Oh the look in their eyes when they realize no one is who they think they are. Whatever. It’s all good. Thank you
September 12, 2017 @ 3:09 pm
Killing a penned up, tame bear is not even remotely the same thing as killing deer for food or WILD bears that attack livestock. I grew up hunting deer, hogs, squirrels, and occasionally duck, but I ate every single thing I killed. I wasn’t killing these animals for sport, I was killing them because they provided sustenance. Gentry killed that bear because he got off on the thought of being a bear-killing Davey Crockett badass.
September 13, 2017 @ 4:41 pm
Who the HELL cares WHY he shot the bear?! All these armchair quarterbacks and judges/jury/executioners have the nerve to continually bring up one incident in his past! Yes, it was bad, yes, I l or respect for him after that, and I still loved their music. That’s all that need be said about the man, is he was a great musician, an amazing singer, and apparently, generally a great guy. Give up on the damned bear! You’re not bring it back by rehashing the incident and beating the dead horse straight into the ground. Let it go, already!
September 14, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
Sometimes it seems like trig forgot to flush the toilet…
August 23, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
He was set up he was,a acm board member kix and Ronnie were president and vice president of the,acms they part one of the video from an mg webisode and,part two from the video you do your thing he knew kix and Ronnie were cheating when it came to the vocal duo award