Country star Troy Gentry killed in helicopter crashPOSTED 3:13 PM, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017, BY AP AND WREG STAFF,Troy Gentry of country music group Montgomery Gentry was killed in a helicopter crash in New Jersey on Friday.
He was 50 years old.
Montgomery Gentry’s official website says Troy Gentry, half of the country duo, died in a New Jersey helicopter crash.
The duo was scheduled to perform Friday night at the Flying W Airport & Resort in Medford, the website states.
The pilot declared an emergency and was trying to land when the crash happened about 1:30.
Gentry was born on April 5, 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky, where he met bandmate Eddie Montgomery and formed a group based off their last names. Gentry is on the right in the pic below.
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Montgomery Gentry was a country super group, and they scored 26 Top 40 country songs, 16 of them peaking in the Top 10 or hitting #1.
"Oughta Be More Songs About That" - #40
"Merry Christmas From The Family" - #38
"Daddy Won't Sell The Farm" - #35
"While You're Still Young" - #32
"Self Made Man" - #31
"All Night Long" - #31
"Cold One Comin' On" - #23
"Line of Losers" - #23
"You Do Your Thing" - #21
"Hillbilly Shoes" - #13
"Where I Come From" - #8
"Some People Change" - #7
"Lonely & Gone" - #5
"My Town" - #5
"Speed" - #5
"She Don't Tell Me To" - #5
"One In Every Crowd" - #5
"Hell Yeah" - #4
"Gone" - #3
"What Do You Think About That" - #3
"She Couldn't Change Me" - #2
"If You Ever Stop Loving Me" #1
"Something To Be Proud Of" - #1
"Lucky Man" - #1
"Back When I Knew It All" -#1
"Roll With Me" - #1
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